#279 Does Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Matter? - Jimmy Akin
Daily Defense Podcast
DAY 279 CHALLENGE “What difference does it make if Mary remained a virgin? Couldn’t God have continued Jesus’ mission if she had other children?” DEFENSE God is omnipotent and can do anything he chooses, but this doesn’t mean his choices are arbitrary. This objection is a subcase of a broader one: Why should Mary be a virgin in the first place? Couldn’t God’s Son be born of a woman who wasn’t a virgin? He could have. Being omnipotent, God could do that. He even could have had his Son born of a prostitute if he chose. It isn’t intrinsically required that Mary be any special kind of wo...
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