To: George W. Bush
Do you really believe that Mary, a godly woman, would accept any such title that draws attention to her and away from Her Son, her savior and the Savior of all whom the Father shall redeem thought His sacrifice, sanctification, intercession and merit?That's the crux of the issue. Veneration of Mary DOES NOT draw attention away from Her Son. You honor the Son by honoring His Mother.
49 posted on
07/28/2006 10:21:51 PM PDT by
Pyro7480
("Love is the fusion of two souls in one in order to bring about mutual perfection." -S. Terese Andes)
To: Pyro7480
I told you if you stayed up, you'd get an answer. I'm off to sleep. Good night!
50 posted on
07/28/2006 10:32:16 PM PDT by
cyborg
(No I don't miss the single life at all.)
To: Pyro7480
You honor the Son by honoring His Mother.
Not in my bible. It teaches us that all generations shall call her blessed and describes the events that cause us to consider her blessed. And no more.
Still, Marian veneration is not the heart of Baptist objections to Roman doctrine. If the gospel message is impeded, this is not the crux from a Baptist or Protestant viewpoint.
But then, the veneration leads to the prayers for intercession and the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption. And we do object to those, not finding them in the canon of scripture known to the entire ancient church.
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