A depiction of Mary
Today,
the reply is on the holiness and virginity of Mary, the mother of
Jesus Christ. Ordinarily, a woman loses her virginity, and sheds her
blood of innocence during her first sexual intercourse when her hymen
(i.e., a small piece of flesh within her vagina that serves as a seal
upon her womb) is broken by the penetration of a male penis. The
hymen of the mother of Jesus Christ was broken at his birth, and his
coming was by water and the blood. The importance of Mary is not due
to her own merit, divine nature, and sacred accomplishments, rather,
it is because she has been an instrument for fulfillment of sacred
prophecy, divine promises, eternal purpose, and the revelation of
Jesus Christ. As we ourselves also are to be, Mary appears as a
vessel to contain spirit substance imparted from the makeup of GOD,
and to whom sin is no longer imputed. A
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and
Spirituality who uses the ID “Nathan
H” (Level 3 with 1,856 points, a member since April 17, 2008)
posted the following:
Why
does the people of the Catholics beleivesing that Mary was always
virginized, when Mattnew says Joseph had sex with her?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When
as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not willing to make her a public
example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on
these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee
Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name
Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this
was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall
bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did
as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and
he called his name Jesus. (Matthew 1: 18-25, King James Version,
KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Divinity Embodied In Flesh (12/30/2018); Mysteries Of
The Kingdom? (09/28/2018); Benefits of the Rosary (02/14/2017); About
Praying to Mary (08/21/2015); Sodom and Gomorrah Again? (05/30/2016);
It Is Our Wisdom To Ask (05/18/2015); The Power in Prayer?
(08/22/2014); The Rosary and Other Prayers? (08/23/2014)
“Nathan
H”, many mature Christians acknowledge that, in the same way Mary,
who gave birth to their Savior Jesus Christ, experienced having
gender as a human female, she also experienced human sexuality as a
female with the birth of her other children. Even so, these same
believers understand that her virginity was, and continues to be, a
spiritual condition established through operations of the same Holy
Spirit that performed to create heaven and earth. Inseparable
aspects from the makeup of divinity appear that include faith,
holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, meekness, purity, and
simplicty.
Mary
is important to Christian belief as an instrument of GOD for the full
revelation of divinity. The birth of Jesus was not through human
reproduction and sexuality: Jesus was made to be and exist within
Mary by operations of the Holy Spirit. Believers are to see the
workings of divine authority, love, eternal purpose, and the
sovereign will of GOD. The embodiment (we say, Incarnation) of
divinity appearing as Jesus Christ, and using the human forms of
flesh and mind, required both the birth and death of Jesus to
establish his humanity as authentic. Similarly, the humanity of Mary
is shown to be genuine, and displays the full range of human
challenges, needs, and possibilities that include humility and
covenant relationship with GOD.
There
is no report in the holy writings, that Mary was baptized as Jesus
was by John the Baptist. Even so, after fasting and prayer in the
Upper Room, Mary received the gifts of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
along with the apostles of Jesus. She served as one of the witnesses
to his crucifixion, and to his resurrection. To those of the early
church, Mary was an evidence of things unseen, and a “foretaste”
of things to come.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, because the character, makeup and
substance of GOD are the actual focus, many Christians are
comfortable with the Scriptures and teachings concerning Mary that
can only be embraced correctly through operations of faith and of the
Holy Spirit. Included are the ascension of Mary, the coronation of
Mary as Queen of Heaven, the acknowledgment of sacred mysteries from
the lives of Jesus and Mary using the Rosary prayers, and the
sanctification of Mary as a perpetual virgin.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
Washington,
DC
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