To: Antoninus
Though sinless, she certainly experienced conflicts with those who were not, felt righteous anger, sadness, and joy. She is, after all, human.According to Romans 3:23, Mary was not sinless.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Yes, she was human, which indicates that she was indeed a sinner, as are/were all humans, with the exception of Jesus Christ.
211 posted on
12/05/2006 1:56:16 PM PST by
alnick
To: alnick
Yes, she was human, which indicates that she was indeed a sinner, as are/were all humans, with the exception of Jesus Christ.
Personally, I'll take St. Augustine's opinion over yours:
In refuting Pelagius, St. Augustine declares that all the just have truly known of sin 'except the Holy Virgin Mary, of whom, for the honour of the Lord, I will have no question whatever where sin is concerned" (De naturâ et gratiâ 36).
Heck, even another Augustinian,
Martin Luther--the inventor of sola scriptura, himself--was closer to the truth on this matter than you are.
214 posted on
12/05/2006 2:16:11 PM PST by
Antoninus
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To: alnick
Yes, she was human, which indicates that she was indeed a sinner This is very bad anthropology, because it equates sin with human nature. Sin degrades and dehumanizes human nature; it does not define it. When we sin, we don't "become human" or "become more human," we become, strictly speaking, less than human, and closer to the animal.
226 posted on
12/05/2006 3:15:26 PM PST by
Campion
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