ok. no qualms. But I do not think your agreeing with him makes his belief absolutely right.
No, my agreeing doesn't make him right; his being right makes him right. LOL
ok. no qualms. But I do not think your agreeing with him makes his belief absolutely right.
Well, to each according to his belief. I know that the explanation he has given does not agree with the meaning the Roman Catholic attaches to Mary's immaculate conception. If his source is the Catholic official source, let him quote it; we can then discuss it further.No, my agreeing doesn't make him right; his being right makes him right. LOL
God the Father has no mother. Agree, or disagree?
Thanks for the link. I must confess it is too long and the English is too big for me to understand all . But it kind of confirmed my thoughts.
You can make as many myths and fairy stories as you wish but we go by what the Holy Spirit has recorded for us in the scriptures ... the scripture makes no mention of such doctrines.Thanks for the link. I must confess it is too long and the English is too big for me to understand all . But it kind of confirmed my thoughts.
@Evmur said and I quote " if they suppose that Mary had to be immaculate in order to conceive Christ then all of Mary's line would of necessity stretching back to Adam have had to be immaculate". I do not think this has any bearing to what was explained in that link and this is the point I was stressing. Being sinless or not subject to original sin does not mean, to them, that her parents were sinless too. Her immaculateness began at conception through the sanctifying grace of God, through which the effect of the original sin was "removed" from her. So, she had no need of repentance or baptism they way we need.
I cannot really doubt or fault this because
1. nothing is impossible to God
2. God is holy. Therefore, I find it inconceivable that he will manifest himself through a sinful body. He prepared her in a unique way full of grace , for this unique purpose. I cannot remember who else in the scripture was testified to be full of grace
3.
Well, to each according to his belief. I know that the explanation he has given does not agree with the meaning the Roman Catholic attaches to Mary's immaculate conception. If his source is the Catholic official source, let him quote it; we can then discuss it further.
Remain blessed.
Thanks for the link. I must confess it is too long and the English is too big for me to understand all . But it kind of confirmed my thoughts.
I think that there is no forgiveness of sin apart from Jesus. I think salvation comes through Jesus alone. I think we are to worship Jesus. Not Mary. Not any saints.
"When I find myself in times of trouble,There seems to be a lot of acrimony on this board toward Jesus' mother Mary. So, let me put it simply. If God the Father Honored Mary by choosing her to be the mother of Jesus, and if Jesus, obedient to all the Father's commandments honored His mother, and if the Holy Spirit honored Mary, then surely Mary is worthy of our honor too. It honor for Mary is good enough for God, it's good enough for me. Simple as that. If you can't find it in your heart to honor Mary, then you are not with God.
Myth? Fairy tale? I do not think we should call it that.You can make as many myths and fairy stories as you wish but we go by what the Holy Spirit has recorded for us in the scriptures ... the scripture makes no mention of such doctrines.
We have scriptures to prove that Christ was without sin.
To you according to your beliefJesus is sinless, not Mary.
Jesus was the beginning, He was exist before Mary and who create mary
How sin Mary give birth to sinless Jesus
Everything is possible with God.
The fact Jesus sinless doesn't mean Mary sinless
Do you pray for others or request others to pray for you? if you do, why cant we request for prayers from her too? Even Paul always asked his converts to pray for him. At least we know, unlike us, she was testified to be full of grace and did intercede for people at the wedding at Cana and her request granted by her Son.Jesus is God, Mary is human. Jesus the creator who create Mary.
Don't pray to Mary, she not going to heir your pray
Everybody knows that the RCC view of sexual intercourse is warped. There is nothing in the sex act between husband and wife that would make anybody unclean.Myth? Fairy tale? I do not think we should call it that.
St John tells us that there were many things Jesus did/said which were not recorded in the scriptures. We are talking about things done more than 2000 years ago. I think people might have talked about these unwritten things for a long time or even written about them in other ways other than the scripture. And passed on through traditions or legends. Paul told his converts to hold fast the traditions (you might call it teachings) which they were taught whether by word of mouth or his epistles. It is very unlikely that everything Paul taught through the spoken word was recorded in the scripture. Some things would have been passed down the line via word of mouth too. Even in this madness of social media, so many things still circulate via word of mouth without entering the net, passed on from mouth to mouth, not to talk about then.
I do not think we should dismiss issues just because they are not written in the bible. The burden on us is to prove all spirits. ---is it in line with the truth of the scripture; is it in line with the nature of God etc. To me, in this case, the answer is yes because as I said before, it is unthinkable that God would manifest himself as man through a sinful body. Even we are made righteous so that the holy Spirit will dwell in us and walk in us to guide us to renew our mind day by day and quicken our mortal body. How can it be wrong to say that God made her pure right from the womb to shield her from the original sin because of her unique mission on earth? This is not out of God's character. He prepares his anointed ones for unique purposes in any way he deems fit. e.g. John the Baptist etc.
I believe it. I am not saying you or anyone else should believe it too But the least we can do is not to twist other people's doctrine or even the scripture in order to serve our purpose, though, I recognize that sometimes, we do this for lack of knowledge, out of the integrity of our heart in a bid to defend the gospel. Maybe, "to twist" is not the right word. Only God knows the heart. Provided we are persuaded in our heart that we are not saying things out of grudges, hatred, animosity or malignity, it is all good and well.
To digress a bit, I think that original sin is passed on by means of reproduction (sexual), hence, the need for her to be made pure right from the womb. This purity was preserved to conceive Jesus. Recall she conceived Jesus being a virgin, therefore, her purity was intact.
Jesus is the central figure in the gospel and not his mother, so, it is expected that revelation of his being would take the focal point of discussion/teaching and not his mother's.
Are you sure your interpretation is right? I doubt."For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."
Ecclesiastes 7:20, KJV
This verse say Mary is also sinner
It said that there is not a just man on earth, does not say that there was or was not a just woman on earth. Still, it is common to use the word 'man' to not be totally exclusive to males but to include females as well."For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."
Ecclesiastes 7:20, KJV
This verse say Mary is also sinner
First I must say that the opinion I expressed is my personal opinion and has nothing to do with RCC. Just for the recordsEverybody knows that the RCC view of sexual intercourse is warped. There is nothing in the sex act between husband and wife that would make anybody unclean.
God manifested Himself through the apostles by His Spirit. God spoke to Balaam through a donkey.