Even if Mary remained a virgin her entire life, she was STILL a sinner in need of a Savior, STILL born in sin as ALL men and women are, and her body is STILL in the ground awaiting the return of Jesus Christ.
Are you making up words again?
No Orthodox Church beleives Mary is a “a mediatrix or co-redemptress”. Further the Orthodox assuredly beleive Mary needed to be saved, which is why she says in Holy Scripture that Christ has saved all of us (inclusive) instead of all of you.
As for the intercession of the saints it’s mentioned in the Bible.
As for Mary’s Body where precisly do you folks beleive it is?
One of our Sundays School men was talking about listening to John MacArthur preaching recently in Calvin’s pulpit in Geneva. What caught me was that someone commented that MacArthur was the first Calvinist to preach there in years.
It had been a procession of buddhists, universalists, hippies, and dippies.
Perhaps this 500th anniversary might rekindle interest in what Calvin actually taught.
Any idea about Knox’s pulpit in Scotland....is it still Reformed?
God who is without sin, was formed and grew amidst sin?
No, where God is, sin isn't. Conversely, where God isn't, sin is.
It always amazes me that those who preach the absolute dominion of God can't appreciate that God freely chose Mary for a reason. God was not obligated in any way to come to us through a woman, nor to involve humans in his work. God, being God had no need of a humble Jewish girl. Yet he chose to be formed in her womb, dependent on her "yes" to the Angel Gabriel and to be "subject to her".
Interesting, no?
Sometimes I think Calvinists have missed the whole beauty and wonder of the redemption, especially its humble, human means.
And where would that be, exactly?