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To: lastchance

Gads that NM April wind is fierce and cold today.

Forgot my wood glue.

uhhhh . . .

even the Magnificent Magical Earth-Mother Mary caricature

is absolutely NO threat to Protty’s covered in the Blood of Jesus even if and when the imposter manifests as some sort of personage in league with the global government.

However, inordinate focus on the caricature is of significant hazard to some RC’s.


230 posted on 04/10/2008 11:10:28 AM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Quix

I have problems with two extremes views of Mary. One is the view that Mary was no more than a vessell an incubator or some kind of broody virgin. This view is usually not held even by Protestants who do not believe in her perpetual Virginity. The other view is of those who turn her into a pagan goddess and see in her the Great Mother or some kind of feminine aspect of the Godhead. Both insult her and God.

But of the two the latter is more dangerous because one usually only comes to believe this after rejecting the Truth of Christ and reducing him to some kind of demi god or ascended master or all around great bloke. You don’t reach heresy about Mary without first reaching heresy about Christ.

Most Protestants do see Mary between those extremes. They can not be accused of heresy in this regard and indeed have not fallen into error about Christ. They may be mistaken but not I think at cost to their souls. The labyrinth walking, solstice celebrating, raisin cake, Ishtar is Mary is Great Mother is Divine Feminine crowd well need some asbestos jump suits come judgement day.


239 posted on 04/10/2008 11:23:47 AM PDT by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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