Mary was chosen because she was a virgin (meaning she was pure and Jesus would be the firstborn), and she was God's servant. God knew that she would obey Him and do whatever she was told to do by Him. He chose her since before Creation; the plan was laid out already.
Yes, there must have been other women at that time. Take Elizabeth, wife of Zachariah, for instance.
Mary is Jesus earthly mother , and nothing more then that. Spiritually speaking God chose her from all women.
Mary is important because God chose her to be the mother of His son.
The reason God chose Mary is simple. He is God and He can do as He pleases because He is sovereign. In Lukes Gospel chp. 1:30 the angel Gabriel tells Mary she is favored with God. Translated ,"favor" means grace and only God is the one who can give grace. If we say that God chose Mary for any other reason it would be based upon something but Gods grace,love,favor is based solely upon Gods sovereignty and He can chose whom He pleases.
Esther, Mary, and Mary Magdalene loved God, I think. Mary was the mother of Christ Jesus Himself.
God chose Jesus to be the father of his people. He didn't chose Joseph because God is Jesus' true father, not Joseph. Mary is the mother of His people and Jesus and God are the father of all people.If the children of Irsael are God's people then God chose Abraham to be the father of His people.If Christians are God's people then God is their Father.
No. Mary wouldn't exist if it wasn't for God Almighty. God simply chose Mary because she was a virgin woman from the tribe of David [which fulfilled the prophecies] and Joseph because he was a just man of the tribe of David.
Mary Jesus' mother of God to carry His Son.
Joseph chose to marry Mary despite her unexpected pregnancy because he believed that the child she was carrying was a result of a divine miracle, as explained to him by an angel in a dream. He trusted in God's plan and chose to support Mary and raise the child as his own.
Yes. In the Gospel according to St. Luke, she had a vision of St. Gabriel the archangel telling her that God Chose her to be the Mother Of His Divine Son.
The Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, had to become a human being, a sinless human being to save mankind from their sin. So Jesus had a human mother, Mary, and His Father had to be God, because He was the Son of God. The angel Gabriel told Mary when he came to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. God chooses men and women to do certain things upon this earth for His (God's) own good pleasure. Mary was chosen as she had found favor with God (Luke 1:26-38).
Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, our Lord. She was blessed with the Holy Spirit as God came down upon her and allowed her to give birth to the Lord. Jesus was God's son, therefore she chose the mission to bring the Lord into this world.
In Egypt god chose Moses as the deliverer.