RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 22, 2015 at 2:54 pm
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2015 at 2:54 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 22, 2015 at 2:31 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:
Quote:I'll admit, after I responded, it did cross my mind that perhaps you were referring to the Virgin Mary. But it was consensual. As the story goes the angel appeared to her and asked her if she accepted this. So I was confused...
She wasn't asked for consent; she was told what was going to happen. What would have happened if she had said "no"?
Fair enough, I stand corrected.
You have to keep in mind though, that God already knew she would consent to this. And of course, even though she was told and not asked, she still gave consent.
I think if she had said no, then she would not have been the right person for the "job" in the first place and would never have been asked.
(June 22, 2015 at 2:33 pm)Neimenovic Wrote:Quote:30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
...“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
