The greatest excuse in history?

Question

I don't think there will ever be a better excuse for an unwanted pregnancy than the one Mary came up with.... brilliant. Immaculate conception - wow.

While 'god/jesus told me so' is a nice excuse - think of mary's stunt especially in the light of 'how many people actually bought her crap'...that is what is truly amazing about it..... most of the others in her position were stoned to death on those days......

Answer 1

That is brilliant. Another one: "God told me that you are not living according to his will."

Answer 2

Two accounts of Jesus’ birth appear in the gospels - one by Luke and the other by Matthew. In this article we shall analyse Luke’s version.


Luke as Gospel Writer

Luke was a physician who conducted himself like the professional he was. His gospel was written for a prominent Roman official. He chose his sources carefu1ly. He talked to eyewitnesses. He recorded truth.

It is unthinkable that Luke would produce a careless assemblage of half-truths. Notice Luke’s prologue: "Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us, just as they were delivered to us by those who were from the beginning eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, I seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed. (Luke 1-1:4).


Luke’s sober intention was to convey truth -not myths or half truths. This Greek-speaking physician was nobody's fool. He was a well-educated man.

Here is the thoughtful conclusion of Professor A. Plummer about Luke the physician and gospel writer and the apostle Paul: "It is not improbable that it was at Tarsus, where there was a school of philosophy and literature rivalling those of Alexandria and Athens, that they first met. Luke may have studied medicine at Tarsus. Nowhere else in Asia Minor could he obtain so good an education" (St. Luke. pp. 20-21, T.&T. Clark, 1896).

Luke is one of the most versatile and prolific of all the New Testament writers. He uses 800 Greek words not employed elsewhere in the New Testament. He spent valuable time with another prolific writer - the apostle Paul who, like Moses, was not only educated in biblical doctrine, but in this world's secular and legal knowledge as well.


Only Luke sets the birth and ministry of Christ in the wider context of the Roman Empire. Considerable historical and chronological data are used in his account. He is conscious of the impact of Christ's teaching in the whole of the civilised world. He realises the gospel goes far beyond Palestinian borders.

The point is, here is a man uniquely equipped to write an account of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ to one in high office. Luke understands the Greco-Roman world. He possesses literary gifts and historical awareness. He has professional experience.

You have to understand and make a choice by faith whether you believe or not.

Answer 3

"But everyone who looked at the evidence thought that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction."

Answer 4

"Im a good person . . . A loving God would not send me to Hell!"

Answer 5

God told me so...