To: Salvation
Huh?
Luke 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women.
You can find a break down of that verse with the original Greek here:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Luk&c=1&v=28&t=KJV#conc/28
Needless to say, none of what you posted can be substantiated in the actual verse. The Catholic explanation is all a very complex web created by men and not a devine direction from God.
...she was adorned with all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which meant that she was never subject to the curse, that is, was preserved from all sin.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Mary recognized her need for a savior. Someone that is without sin does not need a Savior.
To: ScubieNuc
Here’s the way I was taught to understand Mary’s sinless status: God her Savior preserved her sinless. She did not do this on her own, it was done for her from her immaculate conception, so that she could be a pure mother for His only begotten Son, Who is our Savior. He lifts us out of the pit, but God prevented her from falling in, in the first place.
She is indeed special, among all created by God. She is not a goddess, she is human kept from all stain of sin by God, her Savior. She acknowledges this in the magnificat you quoted from Luke.
87 posted on
12/08/2011 12:10:24 AM PST by
Judith Anne
(For rhe sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us, and on the whole world.)
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