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To: what's up
46 And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; 47 my spirit rejoices in God my savior. 48 For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. --Luke 1:46-48
Mary guides one to Jesus, then Jesus takes over, if you will; she's not interfering with your quoted verse.

And when was the last time you heard a non-Catholic Christian refer to Mary as blessed? Either she was "showing off" when she uttered the above, or she truly is blessed.
106 posted on 10/16/2013 2:48:59 PM PDT by mlizzy (If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
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To: mlizzy
Mary guides one to Jesus, then Jesus takes over, if you will

No, it's the Holy Spirit who guides one to Jesus. Mary is not the gate to God; we do NOT have to go through Mary to reach God.

She is a only a woman. She obeyed God just like Abraham, Daniel, and Paul. And we honor all these saints for their obedience. But it is God alone who died on the cross to give us the gate. Don't disrespect Him by giving His role to another.

107 posted on 10/16/2013 3:59:43 PM PDT by what's up
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To: mlizzy
or she truly is blessed.

Of course she was blessed. But that doesn't mean she has special powers like being some kind of a gate.

Psalm 1 says all who are blessed who shun the ungodly. Thus, all the righteous are blessed.

108 posted on 10/16/2013 4:03:19 PM PDT by what's up
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To: mlizzy
she's not interfering with your quoted verse.

If no one comes to the Father but by Jesus that means Mary is not a way to God.

Thus your quote does interfere with the truth.

109 posted on 10/16/2013 4:11:47 PM PDT by what's up
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