2007-12-05 16:24:56 · 13 answers · asked by cfrequillo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Immaculate Conception / December 8 marks the occasion of the experience Mary's MOTHER had to become pregnant with Mary, not to the one Mary herself did NOT have to become pregnant with Jesus.
(The Catholic doctrine of Immaculate Conception maintains that Mary herself never had any original sin. Although her parents came together to make her, from the time she existed in her mother she was pure.)
Dec. 8 is when Jesus's GRANDmother became pregnant with His mother; it would have no bearing on the date of her Grandson's birth.
2007-12-05 16:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Immaculate Conception is NOT the conception of Jesus, that is the Virgin Birth. Immaculate conception refers to Mary's very human conception (conceived in the normal way with her parents having sex) but remaining free from the taint of original sin to be the theokotos (godbearer).
The Christian Church's hold the day of Jesus' conception as the same as his death, March 25. (this is part of the integral age theory of Jewish prophets. Die the same day conceived. This death/conception date was fixed in the late 200's by Eusebius (early Church Father) I believe, but I cannot remember for sure who.
Edit: Mrs S you are completely wrong on a couple of your gods.,
Buddha- Buddha's birthday is in May. Based on the Lunar calendar it falls between gregorian Calendar May 8 and May 28, varying by year. But never in December
Krishna- also based on a lunar calendar fall between Mid August and Mid September, never past September. So again nowhere near December 25.
2007-12-09 20:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ was not born on December 25th. That's just the day the world has set to celebrate his birth. Never heard of the Dec 8th conception...
2007-12-06 00:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by bumpsetspike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth are two different things.
The IC is the doctrine that Mary was conceived without the taint of original sin.
2007-12-06 00:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Pagans celebrated the Solstice and the Yule on the 25th Christs birthday was assigned to that day to stomp it out however the Pagan tradition has overwhelmed it; the Christmas tree Santa gift giving is all Pagan,Jehovah's witness you know the ones standing outside with "Awake" and the "Watchtower" refuse to acknowledge it at all ,I enjoy the celebration but I don't find Christ in it
2007-12-06 00:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by Will 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
December 25, is a day chosen to represent the day of christ's birth.
I don't think anyone out there actually believes it is a true birthdate..
2007-12-06 00:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure where you got your date of December 8 from. but I do know that the Hebrew calender has diffrent days in the year than ours does. and we as a nation choose to celebrate Jesus's Birthday on the 25, We picked that day years ago.
2007-12-06 00:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by john d 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is celebrated on December 25 because it was an easy date to remember for converts in the early church. The 25th is also the "birth date" for
Buddha
Mithra (Zoroastrianism)
Krishna (Hinduism)
Horus (Egyptian)
Attius (Greek)
2007-12-06 00:40:57 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs.S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that sounds reasonable...He was born around Sept 1st as Elizabeth gave birth 6 months earlier and they know when John was born. Mary was 6 months behind Elizabeth
2007-12-06 01:16:22 · answer #9 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ was not born on December 25. If he was born at all.
2007-12-06 00:27:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋