Umm_Zachariah,
I'd be fine with dropping the subjects as these discussions of Christianity generally lead to nowhere with Muslims, but...
Quote:''..reflects a Catholic belief that Mary was cleansed from all forms of sin''
So it is only CATHOLICS that share the Islamic belief of Mary's purity?
IF that is a condition for her virgin birth, does not Christianity teach that everyone, except Jesus, pbuh, is born sinful?
In 2 recent posts, you have quoted me but you cut off my parts of my statements. It's probably best to look at all that a person says in it's entirety.
The way my statement was chopped off changes the meaning of what I said.
You cut off the TRULY VITAL part of my statement about ORIGINAL SIN.
So, your question really does not fit in when you take my statement as a whole as opposed to cutting part of it out; it is <b>NOT</b> a requirement for Mary to be free from Original Sin in order to be the mother of the Messiah.
Christianity teaches that everyone is born in a state of "GUILT" because of sin, for all men can recognize that they are not as holy and righteous as God is. <b>ALSO</b> that man is born with a TENDENCY towards sin.
Little children, very early on in life, often start doing mischievous little things here and there, hoping they don't get caught. They know that what they're doing will bring mommy or daddy's anger, yet they try to get away with it.
If people WEREN'T born with a tendency towards sin then there would be little to zero need for parents to spank or correct or discipline or otherwise punish their children because all children would "naturally" act good.
Frankly.... I have yet to see a parent who has been able to say this about their child.