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Matthew 1:
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
Shouldn't this say that Joseph was a lawless man? He did not want to "disgrace her"?
Could she not have been stoned for being found with child outside marriage?
If Joseph was righteous by his actions, it was not by the Law, but by faith. The fact that
Mary was expecting could not be denied, but he still had faith that she was not in sin.
Galatians 3:11. Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident;
for, “THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
Shouldn't this say that Joseph was a lawless man? He did not want to "disgrace her"?
Could she not have been stoned for being found with child outside marriage?
If Joseph was righteous by his actions, it was not by the Law, but by faith. The fact that
Mary was expecting could not be denied, but he still had faith that she was not in sin.
Galatians 3:11. Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident;
for, “THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”