Originally posted by no1marauderYou're right - it doesn't solve the problem. Anyhow, the Immaculate Conception is unnecessary to the issue of the sinless nature of Christ.
Was Mary's mother conceived without sin? or her father? Even kicking the can down the road an extra generation doesn't solve the problem, LH; it just makes JC 1/4 of a sinner rather than a 1/2.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageShe would've eaten what any other expectant mother at the time would've eaten.
I've never really thought about it, but I wonder what Mary ate while she was pregnant. Her diet would certainly have affected the development of the Jesus-foetus.
And, unless her diet was extremely deficient in one or more nutrients (quite unlikely since women have been giving birth to healthy children as long as there have been human beings) or she was on drugs, there is no reason to suppose it had a significant impact on the fetal development of Christ.
Originally posted by kirksey957That's a tricky question.
Is it your belief that arousal comes from satan and not God?
God invented sex and the feelings that go along with it.
God intended it between a man and his wife.
Satan also can influence, but it is always a counterfeit to Gods intent.
God's intent is to enjoy sex with your wife.
Satan has corrupted it with selfishness and evil.
And now some will say I am old fashioned and living in the 1950's or something like that...so be it.