Why aren't I considered illegitimate?
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So, apparently (or at least according to a deacon who is citing a canon lawyer), Canon law would say that my parent's marriage was putative and, as such, I can be considered a legitimate son.
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Define legitimate.
If your definition is - Children born by the union of a man and wife married by God’s law.
Then what about the following verse –
And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. (Mat 3:9)
Would such children be legitimate?
God uses the term legitimate in different contexts -
The term is applied to those who aren’t obedient to God.
“If God doesn't discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.” (NLT Heb 12:8)
God calls the Israelites illegitimate because their mother Israel prostituted herself to foreign gods. (Can't remember the reference though)
God’s perspective on legitimacy is not limited to physical circumstances of one’s birth.
But supposing that one is born illegitimately, so what? Remember John 3:5? (One must be reborn of the spirit).
“Shouldn't I be considered illegitimate?”
By whom? God? Nope. I don’t think so. There are illegitimate parents, but there aren’t any illegitimate children.
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