Posted on 08/15/2005 9:01:28 AM PDT by Salvation
I think that is the stuff I linked to!
Still wish I could remember that article..
I think that is the stuff I linked to!
Still wish I could remember that article..
[T]he bodily glorification of the virgin is an anticipation of the glorification that is the destiny of all the other elect.Exactly.
There is an evidence from one of the Church fathers regarding Mary's empty tomb. I'll try to find it later.
OK, so the stuff about Mary has nothing at all to do with the bible, but it is RC tradition?
That is an over simplication of the issue read the linkd provided please.
"OK, so the stuff about Mary has nothing at all to do with the bible, but it is RC tradition?"
Yes, it is Catholic tradition, like the Bible itself is Catholic tradition. This part of the tradition is not written in that part of the tradition. It's both binding.
How can you bind that on someone who is following what the Bible teaches? How do you claim to have the authority to do that? How?
"The Bible does NOT teach this. Where did this assumption of Mary come from? Man's doctrine?"
Same place the Bible did: Catholic tradition.
If you are asking because you are curious read the links. If you are trying to cause a fight, forget about it.
Fair question. My view is that if Jesus was taken up to heaven bodily [scripture] so was the mother's body that He was once part of. Mary was blessed among all women [scripture]. Just follows.
"How can you bind that on someone who is following what the Bible teaches? How do you claim to have the authority to do that? How?"
Let me turn it around before I answer, so that we will both be answering a question, instead of it being interrogator and interrogated:
On what authority do you base the reliance upon the Bible alone?
And where in the Bible is what "Scripture" is defined?
The people who defined the Canon of the Bible venerated Mary. Including Martin Luther, who abridged the canons for Protestants, actually. Why was Luther right in abridging the Bible, deleting books therefrom, but wrong about Mary?
Why would Jesus (God) need to call on saints to intercede?
Good answer I am just tired today and not looking for a fight.
Did you join just to make that comment? Can you elaborate on what you mean? Are you on this thread and not a Roman Catholic? Posts are often hard to accurately interpret. Perhaps you are being funny?
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