And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Luke 1:30
The first doctrine we covered yesterday was that of Mary being a perpetual virgin. Because of Mark 6:3, we understand that Mary and Joseph had other children besides Jesus, so to state that Mary was a continuing virgin would not be Scriptural. What other doctrines are there concerning Mary that we need to consider?
Another teaching about Mary is that hers was an immaculate conception--two big words with very simple meaning. When someone says that they believe in the immaculate conception, they are saying that they believe Mary was not tainted by original sin. However, the Bible declares:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans 3:23
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Romans 5:12
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;
Isaiah 53:6
The Scriptures declare plainly that there was only One who was without sin---the Savior, Jesus. Mary was a Godly young woman, there is no doubt. She worshipped God in truth, this is not disputed. She was an example to all women, of this I'm certain. However, she was not sinless. Mary was just a young woman who was doing her best to serve God---but, she was not perfect.
"How can you be sure of this, Mrs. Kim?" you may be wondering. The word "all" means everyone. There are no exceptions given in the above verses. The Lord didn't say, all have sinned except Mary. He said all, He meant all. These references are plain, but the one verse that settled this question in my heart as a young Christian woman many years ago was Luke 1:45-46,
I ask you one question: if Mary wasn't a sinner, as some teach, then why did she need a Savior? She plainly calls Jesus her SAVIOUR.
More to come about Mary tomorrow!
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