“So, if Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek....” then the meek are blessed; if he said, “Blessed are those that mourn....” then the mourners are blessed.”
So one is to read that and impute that they themselves are blessed? No, hardly. That is precisely the opposite point of the beatitudes.
The point is to show that what God wants and desires are different from those of mens desires.
This is different than when the angel says, ‘Blessed are you!” This is very significant. Another significant occurrance is when Christ says, “Blessed are you! Simon-bar Jonah, for this was revealed not by your own understanding but by your father in heaven.”
So you refute the very words of Christ? I am blessed — I have salvation! I’m blessed daily: with life, health, the love of my family!
No wonder the RCC has such issues! You can’t read the plain and simple words that are before you, but you take the same words and try to twist them into something they’re not. Did the angel say, “Mary, generations shall call you sinless”? NO. Blessed does not equal sinlessness.
Once again, and as before: please show me in scripture where Mary is said to have been born without original sin; where she remains virginal...
Scripture? Please?
Hoss
So you refute the very words of Christ? I am blessed — I have salvation! I’m blessed daily: with life, health, the love of my family!
No wonder the RCC has such issues! You can’t read the plain and simple words that are before you, but you take the same words and try to twist them into something they’re not. Did the angel say, “Mary, generations shall call you sinless”? NO. Blessed does not equal sinlessness.
Once again, and as before: please show me in scripture where Mary is said to have been born without original sin; where she remains virginal...
Scripture? Please?
Hoss
So you refute the very words of Christ? I am blessed — I have salvation! I’m blessed daily: with life, health, the love of my family!
No wonder the RCC has such issues! You can’t read the plain and simple words that are before you, but you take the same words and try to twist them into something they’re not. Did the angel say, “Mary, generations shall call you sinless”? NO. Blessed does not equal sinlessness.
Once again, and as before: please show me in scripture where Mary is said to have been born without original sin; where she remains virginal...
Scripture? Please?
Hoss