Posted on 12/08/2006 4:44:04 PM PST by Salvation
Fair enough. I didn't read all of it earlier. I only read the first 1/4th or so until now.
Nevertheless, I think my analogy is quite sufficiently fitting even if responding only to the title.
Pondering Mary is not on my agenda. Pondering all that Christ is and said and wants of me IS.
So you're saying that Luke 1:46-56 isn't God-breathed, and isn't useful for instruction in righteousness, contra 2 Tm 3:16-17?
And why pick on Mary? You ought to get rid of Hebrews 11:1-12:1, too, since those verses are holding people other than Jesus up for admiration.
The Bible doesn't teach "Jesus and me" Christianity. It never has.
Strangely enough, even the former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, has noted that.
I clearly interpret such Scriptures differently than Romanists do.
Actually, all Christians believed contraception was immoral until 1930.
I understand. Protestantism is creative Biblical Interpretation 101. That's why I left.
Thank you for the very engaging metaphor!
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Seems like you already have, so I will ask you a couple of questions. If he was killed by God for not wasting his seed, then if he had just said not interested, or no, he would have displeased God and died. I remember Ruth had a kinsman redeemer who was closer in relation to her husband than Boaz, and gave some inheritance loss as an excuse, and he was not killed by God. So, how come? God was angry, lost His temper, and now there aren't any kids unless she can go to another relative. And, it seems this brother said yes, then changed his mind, and, from what we know today, she could have still conceived even after he died, as that isn't a very safe form on contraception. Hmmm. Contra-ception.
This thread is about pro-life. Your comments surprise me.
Prayers for all the pro-lifers. (Including you, I think.)
**She freely accepted the greatest honor bestowed on mankind.**
Yes, if we could all pattern our lives after Mary and day, "Yes" to God.
Thanks.
**Who are we to say no to God, when He gives us a blessing? We MUST reconsider our policy on contraception, and stop picking and choosing what we will and will not accept as truth.**
Amen!
**I would reason that she was chosen from the beginning**
Absolutely. That's what the Immaculate Conception is all about.
Agree with everything you said here. Mary, the Mother of the Church, pray for us!
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Thanks.
I think.
LOL.
Um. No. Mary is just a very godly and blessed woman. She does not show up in water stains or toast giving prophecy, and does not give blessings or intercede for us. She is now resting in heaven.
Natural Family Planning (not contraception)
Luther, Calvin, and Other Early Protestants on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary
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