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To: PetroniusMaximus; SoothingDave; RnMomof7
Revelations is clear that Jesus alone is worthy - NO ONE else in all of heaven was found worthy to open the scroll.

That is because Jesus IS GOD, of course no human being has that worthiness. However, as SD has pointed out, Christ's divinity is completely different from Mary's sinlessness. God protected Mary from the stain of sin, it was done through no effort of her own. Christ was sinless because he is God, sin is by definition a transgression against God; therefore it was never possible for Christ to sin, he didn't require any protection.

330 posted on 05/12/2005 9:32:13 AM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee; SoothingDave; RnMomof7
***That is because Jesus IS GOD, of course no human being has that worthiness.***



Well then if that's the case then isn't it rather dense of them to go looking for someone else. I mean, come on, what kind of a silly game would that be!?!?!


"...and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it."
334 posted on 05/12/2005 9:37:18 AM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: wagglebee
God protected Mary from the stain of sin, it was done through no effort of her own.

Then why is she the one that is praised and honored when it is really God that the glory should go to?

380 posted on 05/12/2005 10:26:59 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: wagglebee
God protected Mary from the stain of sin, it was done through no effort of her own.

us: There is no hint of this in the bible.
you: We know it to be true because we are the church that Christ founded.
us: It's not in the bible.
you: The bible isn't the only source of revelation "boo sola scriptura"
us: You don't even read the bible how would you know what it says.
you: We gave you the bible but you edited it, who are you to point to the bible to us.
us: Believe in Jesus and you shall be saved.
you: Who are you to assume you are saved, you can never know if you are saved that's the sin of presumption.

388 posted on 05/12/2005 10:38:17 AM PDT by biblewonk (Socialism isn't all bad.)
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