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To: ebb tide; metmom
So you think all the souls who died before the birth of Christ never went to Heaven, because they didn’t follow Him?

Attaboy...change the topic when you cornered.

You can't refute Romans 3:23 in relation to the Immaculate Conception.

Suggest you read Hebrews 11....and all of Romans.

49 posted on 07/28/2018 8:08:30 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
You can't refute Romans 3:23 in relation to the Immaculate Conception.

That's easy. Read the context. The context is that both Jews and Gentiles are in need of a savior. Any stretching of the verse beyond that is an abuse of Scripture

The point of the verse is not that every single individual has committed an actual sin. Babies who die before the age of reason haven't committed an actual sin, for example.

As for needing a Savior, Mary absolutely needed a Savior. The dogma of the Immaculate Conception asserts that she had one from the first moment of her existence, through the gracious favor of the God who became her son.

95 posted on 07/30/2018 9:22:05 AM PDT by Campion
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