Posted on 12/04/2006 7:52:47 PM PST by Pyro7480
No creature is sinless. All men sin. That's why all men and women, including Mary, need a savior.
"No doubt, you believe that the only reason the Holy Spirit controlled the creation of the Canon under the auspices of the evil Catholic Church was so that it would be ready and waiting for when the TRUE believers came along 1,200 years later and set everything right.
Am I close?"
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Not even in the same ball park.
I don't have the Book of Leo in my bible.
It is on my astrological chart, though. :>)
I do not believe the living can, or should seek to, communicate with the dead. However, when we are assembled around our God's throne in worship, I sometimes sense that our visible congregation is joining in praise with the church of all the ages. For "all live unto Him."
What Mormons believe has nothing to do with this discussion about Mary.
But you often fall back on the Mormons to stabilize any point you're trying to make. Perhaps you should find a Mormon and argue it with him.
The point is, Sola Scripture proclaims that no truth important to faith formation is to be found outside of the scripture. If that were true, then Sola Scriptura would be itself a doctrine found in the scripture, but it is not, -- no basis in fact.
On the other handm the "faith once delivered to the saints" is a historical fact undergirding the Holy Apostolic Tradition.
I'll wait to see this movie for free when I can get it on DVD thru my library. I refuse to pay money into the coffers of Hollywood for something that insults scripture (ex: showing Mary with an attitude).
Just to clarify: We do not agree that St. Augustine had a correct understanding of Romans 3:23 if his interpretation is that almost all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. :-)
It was the Catholic Church which wrote the New Testament. She knows its meaning must fully and most accurately.
Yes, I have children. I am a very lucky man.
Have a blessed Advent.
my nephew died at birth. what was his sin?
Exactly. You just defined veneration of saints in relation to the mediatorship of Christ.
The "C"atholic Church did NOT write the New Testament.
I realize that.
Then who did?
Remember this review was written by someone who didn't like the movie because of its depiction of the Scriptural refutation of Mary's "perpetual virginity.".
It may resonate with a Buddhist, but the difference is that we know Who saved us, and Who liberated us from the bondage. The Buddhist don't.
Your nephew shared the imprint of the original sin we are all born into.
And I believe dying infants are redeemed by Christ.
That's exactly right, Dr. E.
I'll say it again, the priests, all three had nothing in the tank here, and they couldn't really, because it would take breaking their vows to fill that tank. They had nothing to offer. The Monsignour was so discombobulated and at a loss as to what to say that he told my Mother his death might have been good because she never know how he was going to grow up, sort of implying that he might lead an untoward life. It was so stupid. But it happened mostly because he had nothing to offer, really. The Pentecostal minster's response came from deep, deep inside and it was really comforting to my Mom because it was truly a grief observed and understood.
If I seem overly attached to Patrick it's because he was the baby, we looked exactly alike and he loved me in a special way because I'm the only girl in the family.
By the way, when my Mom was pregnant with my younger brothers, I prayed that they wouldn't be girls. Selfish, I know. Just knew I held a position of privilege and didn't want to let it go. :) And, anyway, God did answer my prayers.
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