Posted on 09/03/2014 6:36:07 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
...”It is a righteous anger and indignation that wells up in a Christian when a Roman Catholic ascribes attributes to Mary that are the sole possession of the Lord of Hosts”.....
Exactly....
The “Mary” of the Roman Catholic church as they present her is not recognizable as the real Mary of the Bible.
Well said, brother!
When you look at most false religions today...along with the new age spiritualism, you find “female personages” in every one of them, who are elevated/”venerated” if you will. From Hinduism to Buddhist's and on....they all have them.
Could be that this infatuation with a “female goddess” might be used to entice further the unity of those faiths since they all have that in common.
“Repent, change your mind and do the only work God demands: BELIEVE in the one he has sent”
2,000 years of Catholic teaching on Mary and Orthodox teaching on Mary overrule any PROTESTant view on the Blessed Mother. You’re the one that will have to explain to the Lord on Judgement Day why you held His mother in such low regard.
It’s pitiful and shameful.
The great lapsed Catholic has weighed in. Drum roll please.
Uhh, there's one on this forum who did just that within this thread, attributing to Mary the power to hear the supplications of sinners (and--absurdly--with a motherly nudge hopefully influence her Son to grant the prayer).
Si experimentum quæritis circumspicere....If you seek evidence, look around.
And Mary did not? What absurdity.
I didn’t say she was in there. (the decision making)
“2,000 years of Catholic teaching on Mary and Orthodox teaching on Mary overrule any PROTESTant view on the Blessed Mother.”
Hinduism has been around longer, and is still around. Is it the Truth? Longevity of error is possible because of the longevity of the evil one (who energizes all false religion). Note also that Paul declared “after my departure savage wolves will come in, not sparing the flock”. How many souls have been crushed under the doomed works “gospel” of Rome?
“You’re the one that will have to explain to the Lord on Judgement Day why you held His mother in such low regard.”
I’m not the one who has invented, promoted and arrogantly defended fabrications and lies about her and her role as a servant of God. I take the Scripture about her and cherish her based on that. I will not commit idolatry for her, though, and pretend it’s something else.
“It’s pitiful and shameful.”
Religious deception indeed is.
“The great lapsed Catholic has weighed in. Drum roll please.”
I’m a lousy drummer but I’ll do my best for metmom! Her feet are securely planted on the Gospel of grace. Roman Catholicism can’t touch or affect a born-again child of God, nor is one who has escaped it “lapsed”. God is the one who justifies, who is he that condemns?
New use for a word?
Missed that one. Thanks.
Except in the U. S.
Silly spell check approved it! LOL!
But you are startled by a thypo?
I notice pride appears as many catholics on this thread are "clamoring" to the defense of Mary.
Having spent years studying various denominations, including much time on Catholicism and the veneration of Mary, I'm astounded but not surprised in the least.
It looks like Mary is the center of their belief system.
Nice pictures you posted btw.
All those people clustered around the statues and apparitions, looking at Mary, bowing down to her, leaving her little trinkets.
Consumed with their attraction to her.
I can just imagine Jesus around the corner or standing in a doorway quietly saying "Here I am. Do you have a minute for Me?
The power of Mary is blinding.
I see that no one has recognized your fair-minded remarks... Thank you for them, as your words are correct.
There are sects that believe she was no more than a vessel a sort of rent a womb but that belief is in the minority.
I don't think that is right - It might feel that way to you because of a visceral reaction to mariology in more fundamentalist branches, but from what I have experienced, the whole of Protestants/Evangelicals/Fundamentalists/Pentecostals are right in line with your previous words... Though by 'sect', perhaps you are wandering farther afield than what I would consider to be under the most generic sense of the 'Protestant' umbrella.
At any rate, thank you for your reasonable position.
Mary wasn’t in anything to do with God. She was a human woman. Human like you and me. She had one mission on earth, to birth the LORD Jesus Christ. That was the end of her mission. The Scriptures tell nothing of her doing anything after the crucifixion. John took her in and was her son after that. People who want to make a religion based on Mary are wrong! Scripture does not, does not give Mary any position in salvation. Only Jesus can do that. I hope those that keep praying to Mary get it straight before it is too late. Those that are seeing signs of Mary are seeing signs brought on by Satan. Satan is making people think Mary is the one. Anything to do away with people looking to Christ.
Protestants have a child-like, elementary view of Christianity, The only thing necessary for their salvation is to BELIEVE!! Forget about living your life for others. Only BELIEVE! Do whatever you feel like doing. Stay drunk all the time, be a dope addict, shack up all your life and never get married, only BELIEVE! Never set foot in the front door of house of worship, only BELIEVE! Well by God if Billy Bob says the only requirement for going to heaven is to believe and watch his TV sermon, then that must make it true! Only believe!
Thank You for weighing in with your opinion.
You post started off well.
But Catholicism is based on God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
The first half of the Mass is from the Bible. Have you ever been to a Catholic Mass?
You insinuate that Satan causes apparitions, etc. I strongly disagree.
Where do you get this false information? A pamphlet, peprhaps? A preacher who hates Catholicism?
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