Mary in the Life of Jesus.

Title: Mary in the Life of Jesus.
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Mary in the Life of Jesus.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, had a very significant influence in the life of Jesus. Many of Mary's own words and sentiments as expressed in Luke chapter 1 are echoed in Jesus, life, ministry and teachings. The concepts illustrated are: 1) Servitude (Luke 1:38.) Here Mary states, "I am the LORD's servant." The gospels make clear that Jesus took the same attitude. 2) Humbling the prideful and exalting the lowly (Luke 1:52.) Jesus illustrates this through parables as well as …showed first 75 words of 985 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 985 total…he goes away sad (or empty) in Matthew 19:16-26 and Mark 10:17-27. The influence of Mary, mother of Jesus' ethics on him are apparent throughout the Gospels- evident in Jesus' life, ministry and teachings. In particular, they are: servitude, the humbling of the prideful and exaltation of the lowly and filling of the hungry, while sending away of the rich empty. They become readily apparent in Jesus' actions, parables and the performance of signs, miracles and wonders.

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