[Mrs. Don-o]

"That's a pretty wild statement...We have never ignored those scriptures or any others.."

Now, that's a wild statement!

You don't acknowledge Mary as the woman prophesied in Genesis 3:15, she whose offspring (Jesus)would crush the Serpent; you don't call Mary "Blessed" although she prophesied that all generations would do so; and you don't regard yourself as her spiritual offspring (as in Revelation 12:17) in the ongoing cosmic battle against the Serpent --- that selfsame Serpent who started the whole ball of sin and death rolling in Genesis 3.

It seems you have ignored her from Genesis to Revelation. It's Catholic/Orthodox wisdom which has "cross-referenced with other scriptures so the full meaning comes to light..." --- which is so far from your usual way of thinking about Scripture, you seem boggled by it. And that's unfortunate. But it could be helped if you'd look for the Big Picture.

[CynicalBear]

>>You don't acknowledge Mary as the woman prophesied in Genesis 3:15,<<

Mary is NOT referenced in Genesis 3:15. The "she" that is being referenced in every instance is Eve and her offspring. Trying to inject Mary into those verses is simply a Catholic construct in an attempt to bolster a false teaching. The "big picture" show Catholicism to be a false religion and another gospel.

[Iscool]

You don't acknowledge Mary as the woman prophesied in Genesis 3:15, she whose offspring (Jesus)would crush the Serpent;

Of course I don't acknowledge it because it isn't true...Jesus' mother never did and never will crush anyone...That woman is Israel...

you don't call Mary "Blessed" although she prophesied that all generations would do so;

I don't think you know what I do...But I admit I don't worship her nor will I ever pray to her or bow down to a statue of Mary...God forbids that...

and you don't regard yourself as her spiritual offspring (as in Revelation 12:17) in the ongoing cosmic battle against the Serpent --- that selfsame Serpent who started the whole ball of sin and death rolling in Genesis 3.

Well of course I don't...Christians don't have a spiritual mother...There's not an ounce of information in the scriptures about a 'spiritual mother' let alone what to do with one...

While 'that woman is doing her thing, the church is in heaven preparing for the Wedding to the Groom...That woman has nothing to do with the church...That woman is Israel...

And I am certanly not going to latch onto a story of someone seeing a ghost which, according to the stories calls itself Mary and tells me to worship it and build churches to honor it...TEST THE SPIRITS...PROVE ALL THINGS...

It seems you have ignored her from Genesis to Revelation. It's Catholic/Orthodox wisdom which has "cross-referenced with other scriptures so the full meaning comes to light..."

Catholic wisdom is not Godly wisdom...As we all know Catholicism is built upon human philosophy, NOT God's wisdom, nor scripture...

Outside a couple of verses in Isaiah there is no reference in the O.T. to the mother of Jesus...

which is so far from your usual way of thinking about Scripture, you seem boggled by it. And that's unfortunate. But it could be helped if you'd look for the Big Picture.

I am not boggled at all...And the big picture is in Rev. 17...