I suspect Mary was chosen because of Joseph.
Why Hell is Going to be Full of Religious People
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I suspect Mary was chosen because of Joseph.
WatchmanOnTheWall
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It was because she found favour with God. I suspect that favour was because of her heart.
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For non-Christians yes, but for Christians we have an opportunity to earn eternal rewards. These are very real rewards but if we ignore that then we'll always wonder what could have been if I'd only tried to fulfil my destiny in Christ. When you get your calling it gives your life direction like you've never known because it comes from God rather than yourself.
That's a given, but it was from his dad that he learned a trade.
Jesus was a working man.
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Yes I believe Joseph was destined by God to be Jesus' step Dad but Mary was chosen by God for her own heart, not because of who her husband was.
How was her heart any different to any other young woman's heart?
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God judges the heart not the outside appearances. God judged Mary heart and He favoured her heart over any other woman's heart.
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So David was also favoured by God because he was obedient to God:
Acts 13:22
After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.'
Just as Mary was was obedient to God:
Luke 1:34-38
34“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be calledb the Son of God. 36Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37For no word from God will ever fail.” "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May your word to me be fulfilled." Then the angel left her.
God favours those who are not only obedient to not His Laws but particularly those who can hear God speak and do as He says. This is a rare gift.
So is marrying a pregnant woman and raising someone else's child.
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But Joseph didn't want to until God told him to (via a messenger):
Matthew 1:20
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
So Joseph was obedient to God too and so their marriage was put together by God. In a marriage God should come first then the spouse.
Matthew 1:20
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
So Joseph was obedient to God too and so their marriage was put together by God. In a marriage God should come first then the spouse.
WatchmanOnTheWall
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Not to be a pedant but:
obedience
noun
compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
I think the realisation that one is a sinner and incapable of any good thing is an 'epiphany'.
Sorry
Epoisses
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Not to be a pedant but:
obedience
noun
compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
I think the realisation that one is a sinner and incapable of any good thing is an 'epiphany'.
Sorry
Captain of the grammar team are you a sinner or not?
I am not a captain but I know we are all sinners because we are not perfect like Jesus..
Why are you not?
Paul said that he was... "The Chief of Sinners" 1 Timothy 1:15.
If Paul confessed that he was the chief of sinners, where does that leave you and me?
It means we're not the chief of sinners. So what is your point?
The point is that Paul was the only apostle that received the Gospel directly from Jesus Christ.
Paul was special. We are not special like Paul was.