Why was Mary chosen to be the 'virgin' mother?

Question

Was she like Mother Teresa in her day? What did she do?

Answer 1

First of all, Mary was not a virgin. The word used to describe Mary in the bible is more accurately translated as "maiden", a young woman. The virgin birth is a myth created from not only the mistranslation, but the need of some people to form miraculous and superstitious occurrences surrounding important events. God is perfectly capable of placing the personality of his son Jesus into an egg that was already fertilized, which is exactly what happened. I think that's actually more amazing and miraculous than any supposed "virgin birth".

As to why Mary and Joseph were chosen as the earthly parents of Jesus, this is what the Urantia Book has to say about it.

122:1.2 Mary, the earth mother of Jesus, was a descendant of a long line of unique ancestors embracing many of the most remarkable women in the racial history of Urantia. Although Mary was an average woman of her day and generation, possessing a fairly normal temperament, she reckoned among her ancestors such well-known women as Annon, Tamar, Ruth, Bathsheba, Ansie, Cloa, Eve, Enta, and Ratta. No Jewish woman of that day had a more illustrious lineage of common progenitors or one extending back to more auspicious beginnings. Mary's ancestry, like Joseph's, was characterized by the predominance of strong but average individuals, relieved now and then by numerous outstanding personalities in the march of civilization and the progressive evolution of religion. Racially considered, it is hardly proper to regard Mary as a Jewess. In culture and belief she was a Jew, but in hereditary endowment she was more a composite of Syrian, Hittite, Phoenician, Greek, and Egyptian stocks, her racial inheritance being more general than that of Joseph.

122:1.3 Of all couples living in Palestine at about the time of [Jesus]'s projected bestowal, Joseph and Mary possessed the most ideal combination of widespread racial connections and superior average of personality endowments. It was the plan of [Jesus] to appear on earth as an average man, that the common people might understand him and receive him; wherefore Gabriel selected just such persons as Joseph and Mary to become the bestowal parents.

Answer 2

God's choice does not always have to be according what good thing one is doing or has done. The Old Testament's word written in Aramaic or Hebrew also does not clearly say if she has to be a virgin. The literal translation being discovered lately means that she is young. Reading many characters playing important roles in the Bible has shown us that He did not choose those people to be good and sinless except for coming from lineage of Abraham or David.
Some does not even come from that line but one thing is that everyone chosen has the capability to carry out a mission. Read Jacob's life, David and Solomon in particular. These people are sinners and with many flaws in life to consider them holy yet God was pleased with them.

Answer 3

She was willing to be obedient - No matter the cost. She surrendered her desires for her Lord's desires above all. His came before hers and she still got hers in the end.

She still got the husband, the children and the love that she desired all by willing to be a vessel in her God's hand.

Not many of us are willing to let go of our desires.

Mother Teresa wanted to be a modern day Mary. Not the other way. Mary should be an example to all women. Surrender and submit to the will of the Father. For it is Good.

Answer 4

According to extra-biblical scripture, Mary's birth was somewhat of a miracle too, as she was born of a supposed barren mother. Due to this the birth of Jesus through her and the holy spirit would produce a man not stained by original sin... therefore fit to play the role that Jesus did.

Answer 5

Because she was from the tribe of Levi. The prophecy said that Abraham would have errs that would out number the stars in the sky. The Messiah had to come from the house of David.

Answer 6

She was a good woman. That is really all that I know. Maybe it was seen that she would know the right avenues in which to get her son educated in the manner in which he needed education. He studied under certain people that might not have been known about if it wasn't for Mary and Joseph. Their families had ties to certain levels of knowledge that was very very beneficial to Jesus.

Answer 7

She was only 17 at the time and in that day it was very dangerous for a women to say that she was pregnant before she was married. They would be stoned to death and Im not talking about pebbles, im talking about large boulder type stones from the tops of buildings. Thats the truth !

Answer 8

First, if you go back and read the original Hebrew text, this is *no* reference to her being a virgin. It actually translates as 'young woman'.

Second, she was a cheap skank that doinked every guy in town. That's why she didn't know who the father was and had to make up a story that nobody could *prove* was bull pucky.

Third, momma theresa was a glory hound.

Answer 9

She was a pious young woman who could bring a son into the line of David per the prophecy.

Answer 10

The Holy Mother of God hadnt made any sin in her life and that's why She was chosen from God to born Jesus