Posted on 03/31/2012 7:56:31 PM PDT by NorthernCrunchyCon
Mary sealed to Heavenly Father by LDS proxy temple rites The Mormon Baptism of Mary, Mother of God
By Helen Radkey
Hail Holy Queen
Mary (the mother of Jesus) was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee, identified in the New Testament as the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Christians believe Mary conceived Jesus miraculously by the agency of the Holy Spirit. For twenty centuries, Christians have cherished Mary and given her titles that reflect their love and admirationsuch as the Blessed Virgin Mary, Theotokos (Mother of God), Our Lady, and Queen of Heaven. As the most celebrated woman in Christendom, Mary is considered the epitome of virtue by Christians, especially Catholics and Orthodox. Protestants generally perceive Mary as an outstanding example of a life dedicated to God. Over two thousand years after she gave birth to Jesus Christwho is recognized by Christians and Mormons as the Redeemer of mankindMary of Nazareth was offered eternal salvation through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS.)
Mary, a Mormon by proxy
Mary Mother of Jesus, the spouse of Joseph of the House of David‟
was baptized and confirmed a member of the LDS Church by proxy on December 9, 2009 in the Idaho Falls Idaho (LDS) Temple. She was subjected to initiatory temple ordinances on December 16, 2009; an endowment ceremony on December 26, 2009; and a sealing to parents on January 7, 2010all rites occurred in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.
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Hum...
Must be the Devil cookie allows them to deceive...
Yeah thats it...
Hum...
Must be the Devil cookie allows them to deceive...
Yeah thats it...
I think you are having a little fun here...
Or you really have learned your theology via cartoons...
. But calling Mary Mother of God or Queen of Heaven have nothing to do with Christianity, they are elementary paganism, done to mollify the pagans.
Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is God. The Queen designation relates to the tribal setup of Biblical times - the Queen was actually the Queen Mother - see Jewish rulers throughout the OT.
Kneeling in Prayer was practiced by Godly men since Adam was created, but there is zero evidence that it has ever been practiced by pagans before Roman Catholicism adoped paganism.
Since the Church never adopted paganism, I have no idea of what time frame you are referring to. However, both Buddhists and Hindus kneel in prayer and have done so for centuries before the Incarnation of Jesus.
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Anyone wearing one of these.
So you accuse ME of being angry, hateful and condemning?
Why?
Meerely because I CHOOSE to use methods that are PLAINLY shown in SCRIPTURE?
I don't think I've said that you are WRONG in your approach; merely that you do NOT seem to want to acknowledge the OTHER methods that are clearly scriptural.
Easy...
First; you must actually KNOW just where/who/what their faith is placed.
Second; then you can show where the object of their faith is non-Biblical.
Third; the Holy Spirit does His part of the bargain.
I try to keep opinion and 'tradition' out of the mix; for they are quite subjective.
Logic works on raw data; emotion works on experiences.
You'll have to define 'they' and also 'positions'.
I attend a WESLEYAN congregation myself.
And yet...
Luke 14:23
And the master said to the slave, Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled.
HEY!!!
I only made a comparison of two methods and you made the obvious conclusion. Only you can answer why you appear to be a one string banjo hounding Mormons from thread to thread and boasting when they abandon threads or quit the discussion. Your actions only reinforce any negative stereotypes they might have of Christians.
You appear to engage Mormons because you hate and want to punish them. I engage them because I love them and care about their Salvation. To enlighten and convert one must at least have a dialog, first with actions, then with words. Why else would Jesus have sent His disciples to every accessible pagan and barbaric corner of the planet, many to their deaths?
"Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear [e]involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. We love, because He first loved us. If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also." - 1 John 4:15-21
May the peace of Christ and the Holy Spirit be with you.
HEY!!!
Yeah TASSELS!!!
Now I’m hungry for pie!
Kurt???
So is this guy.
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