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Case Study : Carrying The Savior

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Carrying the Savior Grace Canfield Columbia Christian 10/30/17

When influential figures from history are discussed, sometimes people neglect to remember Biblical figures. It can be argued that the lives of the people from the Bible are more impactful than for example; Hitler or Genghis Khan (Makinson,2017.) Jesus is definitely realized as more than just a man who influenced others, but today the discussion is about his mother who has changed generations of people, both for good and bad. Most people are aware of the story of Mary, whether they believe the miracle of a virgin birth or not. Mary was a Jewish girl in Nazareth who was engaged to Joseph. The angel,Gabriel visited her, and explained that God had chose her to carry His son. And He needed to be named Jesus. She decided to follow God, and submit to His plans however difficult they may be. She became pregnant , before she was married, which was very unfortunate in that time for any woman. She told Joseph that the baby was God’s, and eventually he came to believe her. She was by Jesus’s side, raising Him, and learning to have more faith through watching His life. A pivotal moment in her story was when Jesus went missing on a trip to Jerusalem. His parents were forced to turn back after they had left the city and find Him. When they did this, after much searching, they found Him at a temple, answering questions for the elders. This experience reminded Mary to take Jesus a little more seriously as He clearly had knowledge that she couldn’t understand. She was by Jesus’s side when he died on the cross, and her faith was very strong by witnessing everything her son had done throughout His life, and after His death. The name “Mother Mary” has carried on throughout history, and is immortalized in the pages of the Bible. Not many women are, since the people who wrote the Bible are men and women did not have as much value in those times. There are some influential women mentioned, but they are

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