Expert: Griff Ruby - 10/14/2008

Question
Mary is the sinless Mother of God<<you said this. i have to say if she is sinless as was Christ then if she were crucified then she would have been a ((perfect sacrifice)) as was Christ, please tell me how Christ was unique if his earthly mother was perfect, Christ is not unique if other people are perfect. perfect is God alone, a perfect sacrifice was required, because no one else was perfect, but Christ alone on earth was...right?his perfect mother might as well be God then wouldnt you say?

Answer
For the second time, Mary was perfect in her creatureliness, that is, without sin, without defect of health or appearance or of manner or anything else.  But this is a purely human perfection, identical to that enjoyed by Adam and Eve before the Fall.  The sacrifice of such a perfect human would have only the value to redeem one sinner.
But the perfection of God is of a whole different order.  His perfections are not only of these but additionally of perfection in strength and knowledge and wisdom and goodness and so forth.
The death of Jesus the God-Man was therefore a sacrifice of the infinite God and thus able to redeem an infinite number of sinners.