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[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Luke 1:38 ‘And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”

This was mentioned as evidence that she consented. Do you have any evidence to suggest otherwise?

[–] UnPassive@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Seems like a bit of a power dynamic problem... one could argue Job consented to all his bad treatment by trusting in the lord. Abraham was gonna kill his son. But I'd wager if I asked them, as a stranger, there's no way any of them would consent. It's the threat of etarnal fire that inspires such devotion and sacrifice. Bit of an unhealthy relationship if you ask me... my Christian parents are happy to ruin their lives for a better afterlife - including eroding their relationships with their kids. Bit sad. If I did believe in a god, I wouldn't believe that he sent us here to make us suffer and make sacrifices.

But you are correct, the gospel I was looking at didn't mention Mary giving consent. Just one of the problems of having 4 conflicting accounts...