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To: knarf

On the night Gabriel visited Mary, as the biblical story goes, he asked her to bear a child who would be called Emmanuel, a name that means: ‘God is with us. She answered, ‘Adsum’ which is the Latin expression for, ‘I am here.’ Not a word easily translated into the English language, ‘Adsum’ means being in a state of mind where the person is completely available and willing to serve God.


220 posted on 03/27/2015 4:51:03 AM PDT by anton
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To: anton

The angel never asked her.

He told her what God was going to do in her life, through her.


236 posted on 03/27/2015 5:43:14 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: anton; knarf

The words were recorded according to the Holy Spirit in Greek, not Latin. She said “be it unto me according to the word of you”. There was no “asking” by the angle involved. The angle Gabriel told her what was going to happen. He didn’t ask her permission. To change the words to Latin to inject a meaning not there is changing the words of the Holy Spirit.


237 posted on 03/27/2015 5:52:03 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: anton
On the night Gabriel visited Mary, as the biblical story goes, he asked her to bear a child who would be called Emmanuel

Gabriel didn't ask Mary anything...

259 posted on 03/27/2015 8:08:39 AM PDT by Iscool
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