Posted on 06/18/2017 2:47:29 PM PDT by narses
Mother of God, can any woman claim a higher honor? She was good enough for Jesus, she’s good enough for us.
Beautiful, feminine, hail holy queen, Immaculate One... and you got a problem with her!?
I have read a few books about Fatima recently and, actually, Lucia did ask the Virgin Mary for a miracle. Not because she or her companions had any doubt at the time (However, between June 13th and July 13th Lucia had some doubts because her mother tried everything to make Lucia say she had lied. The parish priest said the apparitions might be a work of the devil. Lucia had a dream in which the devil tried to drag her down to hell. In other words, she was in a very difficult situation. When July 13th came, all her doubts disappeared.)
Lucia wanted other people to believe the apparitions were real.
On July 13th Lucia said to the Virgin Mary: “I would like to ask you to tell us who you are, and to work a miracle so that everybody will believe that you are appearing to us.” The Virgin Mary answered: “Continue to come here every month. In October, I will tell you who I am and what I want, and I will perform a miracle for all to see and believe.” The above quotations are from Lucia’s Memoirs.
Well, asking is not demanding. And it’s certainly not the sort of conjuring that is forbidden in Scripture. Of course, anti-Catholic FReepers pretend not to see any difference. (Not referring to you!)
Jesus IS Lord but I do believe that, at least until she conceived, and bore the Son of God, she was sinless. Now that flies in contradiction of the concept of original sin, which may be a catholic concept, or not. I will assume it is. There are are many things done in the name of a faith or religion that I do not support. Can darkness and light exist in the same spot? Did, in the instant of conception, God purify Mary? Well, there was a question the apostles presented to Jesus that would seem to say the speculations and insistence that ALL Catholics worship Mary, and other differences of dogma are a diversion and counterproductive to the unity of Christians. I am a practicing Catholic, but can see if the rulers of that religion make certain statements or rules I will cease being that. According to the word of God do you see any evidence that God waited for a woman worthy of carrying His Son. And was she also of the house of David? And the infant,John the Baptist,while still in Elisabeth’s womb lept in joy. I will continue to work out my salvation with fear and trembling. It IS hard enough to do without inter faith rivalries. May our Lord and savior Jesus Christ enlighten us all, protect and bless us in Jesus’ name
In your post, you reveal what most Christians face and which the apostle Paul articulated when he said, "We see now through a glass in a dark manner; but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know even as I am known." - 1 Cor 13:12
In this verse, Paul tells us that in this world he doesn't see/understand perfectly; in this world he only knows part of truth & reality. He also tells us that "then" meaning when he enters eternity, he will know better, he will know perfectly, he will know fully.
We're not much different from Paul.
May the Lord, through His Holy Spirit lead and guide us into all truth.
Here's something you may be interested in: Catholic Charismatic Center
I was aware of the catholic Charismatic organization but didn’t have a address. Thank you, and may God bless you and yours
Mary is the mother of Jesus “The Son of Man”. She didn’t give birth to God. To give birth is to begin a new life. God existed from forever. Jesus gets His identity as The Son of God from His Father, who is God. Jesus is, was and always will be life itself.
Who was the Father of Jesus?
A man?
Do you believe in the Holy Trinity?
Says the guy whose initial comment to the thread was blatant charge of duplicity against Catholics....
Thus proving MY observation that a marginally educated, though fully indoctrinated, Catholic-bashers are so busy basking in their own sanctimony that they have zero awareness of the tens of other Biblical principles they trample like wild beasts for all to see.
The Romam Catholic version of Mary is not found in the New Testamemt.
Imitation is flattery.
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