Posted on 08/24/2014 4:45:06 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
Uh...
...the emphasis is placed on the REDEMTRIX part: not the CO part...
If you read the Early Church Fathers you will find the answer to your question.
And in the Bible her last words direct everything to her Son, “Do whatever he tells you.”
There are approximately 1.2 billion Catholics world wide;
If merely 1% of them 'ask' Mary for help just once each day;
that means that 12 million separate prayers are headed Mary's direction every day.
Given that there are 86,400 seconds per day... (24 hours times 60 minutes times 60 seconds)
...that means that Mary has to handle approximately 139 'requests' per second!
Purty good fer someone NOT 'devine'!
::yawn::
Ha, which one are you Elsie?
Instead of ‘getting at’ something; you’ll need to be a bit more informative if you want me to take it in the manner you meant, but failed to type.
Ok?
Are we still importing tea from China?
I’m the tool; posting Scripture that illustrates Catholic error.
You my also compare me to the talking ass in Kings...
No!
It was mentioned in the open forum; so why should it be private?
Probably does not want to get attacked for his/her POV. I would be interested in hearing the Jewish perspective. I might learn something.
Luther was an alcoholic, Jew-hating, Catholic-hating, heretic, who only through the grace of God didn’t lose his head at the gallows.
You lapsed Catholics are the absolute worst Catholic-bashers. Guilt is a hard thing to overcome.
I’ve gotten corralled into giving responses that generated more heat than light and I no longer want to do that anymore. Suffice it to say that there is the Jewish perspective and having the Internet it is very easy for anyone to search on: “The Jewish Perspective Of Mary” and search it out for themselves. I am no way a theologian.
"As, then, the Church reads Judith, Tobit, and the books of Maccabees, but does not admit them among the canonical Scriptures, so let it also read these two Volumes (Wisdom of Solomon and Ecclesiasticus) for the edification of the people, not to give authority to doctrines of the Church."
According to Jerome, these books are ecclesiastical, capable of spiritual teaching, but cannot be used for supporting church doctrine. This begs the question: Since when is known Scripture not to be used for supporting doctrine? Even Scripture itself attests:
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Furthermore, Jerome, emphatically states in his preface to the books of Samuel and Kings:
"This preface to the Scriptures may serve as a "helmeted" introduction to all the books which we turn from Hebrew into Latin, so that we may be assured that what is not found in our list must be placed amongst the Apocryphal writings. Wisdom, therefore, which generally bears the name of Solomon, and the book of Jesus, the Son of Sirach, and Judith, and Tobias, and the Shepherd are not in the canon."
It wasn't until the Reformation and the Council of Trent that the Roman Catholic church - in an attempt to assert its dominance and authority - formally recognized them as part of the canon. But, even then, there was dissent among the very clergy that participated in the council. All this has been posted plenty of times before. It's surprising that you would assert something as if you were completely ignorant of those facts.
That you would compare a rejection of these books as God-breathed Scripture to an assertion that the Holy Spirit "cannot possibly be a part of the Trinity" only further demonstrates how ridiculous such arguments are.
Obviously you do not speak for any Catholic other than yourself...Your statement has been proven false more times than we can count...
Of course...All the heretics were...They went against God when he told you guys to charge people for indulgences...They went against God when he told you not to allow normal folks from reading the scriptures...
Absolutely...Jesus pondered on it as well, for about 3 seconds...
Mat 12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Mat 12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
And unlike your fake religion Jesus equates his mother to anyone who does the will of the Father in heaven...Looks like you guys created a little false idol for yourselves...
You ought to be ashamed...
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