Cape Town – South African media personality and actress Pearl Thusi recently sparked a controversial religious debate after she took to social media to question one of the key points of the Christian religion.
Pearl questioned whether Mary, the mother of Jesus, had any choice in getting pregnant, carrying, delivering, and raising baby Jesus, or whether God made the whole decision, then simply informed her of what was to be her fate.
“A controversial take… Did God ask Mary for permission? Like this thought has me so messed up right now. Like love God and I’m Christiaan essentially so I’m scared as I type this even. So because he’s God we not questioning it, right? (Don’t drag me- I’m really just asking),” wrote Pearl wrote in a tweet.
A controversial take…
Did God ask Mary for permission?
Like this thought has me so messed up right now. Like love God and im Christiaan essentially so im scared as I type this even. So because he’s God we not questioning it, right?
(Don’t drag me- im really just asking)— Pearl Thusi (@PearlThusi) March 8, 2022
Pearl’s tweet was met with a rather civil and intense discussion on the Bible, as many other Christian tweeps came in to talk about how they interpreted the message of Mary being chosen to be Jesus’s mother.
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Some tweeps who no longer identified as religious also came in to applaud her for asking the tough questions.
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions below:
Nothing wrong with asking controversial questions, actually helps grow faith. I think with Mary “finding favor with the Lord” and Luke 1:38 with Mary saying “Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word”. I think its Mary happily accepting the situation
— Jay Seth 健全な心 ?? (@SND_MND) March 8, 2022
There are many examples of God doing things that at first glance seem wrong, unwarranted or overly forward, but turn out to be the best thing. That‘s because he knows us better than we know ourselves and that the kingdom he speaks of is so beyond anything we can olan ir Imagine.
— Markus (@Haggiesm) March 8, 2022
When you read the word of God in Mark 2:17 ,it says the well do not need a doctor but the sick do. So David needed doctor Jesus and what made the Lord to favor him it says David was a man after God’s heart (1 Samuel 13:14). This means his heart desire was to always please God.
— Kholie03 (@KholiweDlamin10) March 9, 2022
He didn’t. God doesn’t ask he does as he pleases. Mna I don’t trust God sometimes shame, that man can allow the worst to happen to you ?
— MamaKaLiyana (@ThaBongc) March 8, 2022
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
