[Salvation]

Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant -- carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless. Why would anyone ever doubt that?

[anniegetyourgun]

Can you provide the scripture that says that she was “the ark of the covenant?”

[mountn man]

Thats interesting.

And theologically wrong.

The Temple with the Ark was still in Jerusalem and the temple sacrifices were still being performed. The Old Covenant had not passed until Christs death and the veil torn. Christ himself went to the temple and observed the law.

Mary herself offered a guilt offering to the priest.

[metmom]

Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant -- carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless. Why would anyone ever doubt that?

Because she was human.

The Ark of the Covenant was built by sinful human hands.

There is nothing in Scripture which supports that view of Mary anyway. The types found in Scripture that are mentioned in the New Testament as types are types of Christ or types of baptism.

Any made up outside of that do not have the legitimacy attached to them that the Scriptural types of Christ have.

[armydoc]

Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant -- carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless.

Using that logic, it would be logical to conclude that Mary's mother was sinless as well. We couldn't have the sinless "Ark of the Covenant" be carried in the womb of a sinful human, could we?

[RnMomof7]

Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant -- carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless. Why would anyone ever doubt that?

The OT is all about CHRIST, not His mother..the ark was a type of CHRIST..Unless sins are forgiven by Mary on the mercy seat, unless Mary led the Jews in the desert, unless Mary led the Jews in battle..

That is just bad Mariology theology

The ark of the covenant

[presently no screen name]

carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless.

Of course? That's human understanding speaking.

Why would anyone ever doubt that?

They know God's Word. And those w/tradition have nullified God's Word so they can't know what they nullify.

"Thus you nullify the Word of God by your tradition that you have handed down.." Mark 7:13

[Zuriel]

**Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant — carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless. Why would anyone ever doubt that?**

That’s carnal interpretation of scripture. The mother’s blood does not flow through the veins and arteries of the fetus.

Maybe you might interpret this scripture: “Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body thou hast prepared me”.

WHOOO prepared the body?
IMO, that passage has the soul of Christ speaking to Almighty God.

Mary was the most fortunate virgin to be blessed with being used to HELP bring forth the body. She did not remain a virgin after the birth of the Christ child (welding goggles on). She did NOT create more of God. That’s not possible. The part she helped bring forth suffered and died. God is a Spirit, and cannot die.

RnMomof7, you shouldn’t start threads threads like this. There is a college in South Bend, IN, that is named in French, in reference to Mary, and has once again fielded a mediocre football team. Many RCs are not happy about that.

[fwdude]

Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant -- carrying Christ within her womb. Of course, she was pure and sinless. Why would anyone ever doubt that?

You say this as if Christ remains contained by Mary; as the elements of remembrance are contained perpetually within the Ark of the Covenant. I take great offense to the statement that Jesus is who he is because he proceeds from Mary, and only because He does. He is not, and will never again be, a baby any longer. He is pre-eminent, pre-existent, and Lord of all things. This fact infinitely subordinates everything else into nothingness.