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To: dangus
Mary needed a Savior, not a Restorer. Most of what Evangelical Christians mean by “savior” (one who prevents destruction) is actually alternately worded “restorer” (one who makes new again after partial destruction). Of course, the words are far from mutually exclusive: restoration is one way in which Christ saves us. But not all that has needed saving has necessarily needed restoring.

I am guessing you made that up since we know the bible meaning of the bible word, Saviour...Savious means deliverer...

And if we connect the Old Testament word Savior we get a full definition...We are delivered from something and we are delivered to something...

Saviour

ישׁע
yâsha‛
yaw-shah'
A primitive root; properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor: - X at all, avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.

Jesus is a 'full service' Saviour...

So yes, Mary knew she needed a Saviour just like we do...Somehow, Catholics don't need a Saviour as the article clearly implies...Good luck with that...

63 posted on 10/02/2014 5:41:54 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Iscool

Savior: I’m seeing among those: “to cause to be safe,” “to free or succor;” “help, preserve,” “rescue,” “defend.” That’s a lot of synonyms that don’t mean to restore. And “deliver” is only one of fourteen, and even that doesn’t mean anything like, “restore,” “repair,” etc. In absolutely none of those is there any sense of something which was lost being returned. In fact, `

Catholics, on the other hand, are baptized following the Minor Rite of Exorcism, because, unlike Mary, we are not born sinless. And the article implies nothing otherwise.


68 posted on 10/02/2014 6:51:40 PM PDT by dangus
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