Devotion to Mary

[Tantum_ergo]

Somebody’s a little confused. . .

First, he said we’d be like the angels. Well, angels are pure spirits, but tradition says that there are masculine and feminine angels. . .now, since they don’t have bodies how can we “know” the difference, except that the concepts of “masculine” and “feminine” are not strictly related to body, but that body “reflects” a person’s masculinity or femininity.

Second, his idea that “no sex” equals everybody becoming a man is definitely unbiblical. No sex means just that; there won’t be sexual activity (traditionally, because all souls whom God willed to create via human sexual intercourse will be created, and judged, and have his or her final home, be it in heaven or hell). But we DO know that we’ll have bodies (glorified, like Jesus–who BTW was recognized when he rose and appeared on earth as a MAN), and we know that we will be eating and drinking in heaven, in our glorified bodies, male and female.

Doesn’t it just SHOW you the pitfalls of personal scriptural interpretation? P.S. Just fixed the Freudian slip–I had “Pitful” instead, like “pitiful”. . .

 

[mrS4ntA]

edwinG:

Hi mrS4ntA,
Sorry to see the glum smiley.
A Queen is a title for a lady. I dont see any sex in heaven. We will all be like the angels. Scripture. Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Some of us will be Kings and some of us Lords and many more will have other titles and work in the kingdom of God.
But there is no sex. That ceases for us after the resurrection. See Christ’s titles. Mary will be a King.
Why cant you be a smiley with Mary’s role as King in the kingdom of God.
walk in love
edwinG

I’m sorry, does the word (or the concept of the word) “like” now equate “to be” ??

We are like monkeys; but are we monkeys?

 

[mrS4ntA]

At any rate, this seems new to us; and seemingly new from you, too… You’ve never said this line of theology before, only recently. Have you run out of logical responses to our answers to your early misconceptions of Mary’s role, so now here comes a new twist? I can’t help but smell a rat…

 

[Catholic_Tom]

edwinG:

Hi Catholic Tom,
My apologies for hi-jacking your thread. I have been unmindful.
I ask your forgiveness.
I will leave this thread
walk in love
edwinG

THats ok, Thanks Edwin.

 

[Catholic_Tom]

2Rollin'Stoned:

In reading over the latest posts and especially the one above by Catholic Tom on threadjacking, I’m going to drop this discussion with you EdwinG because it interferes with this thread’s flow.
This thread link is closer to the topic that you seem to want to discuss, so I recommend that you move your posts there and we can post answers there. forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=40979

As for Tom’s original question:
Tom,
I don’t see all that conflict because I am always reminded of what the Blessed Virgin told the servants at the wedding feast in John 2. Remember? “Do whatever he tells you.” And all the Marian devotion of Catholics all over the world is based upon that very idea. If you look into all the Marian apparitions that are recorded (even some of the newer ones that are not approved by the church), the message is always the same. Repent, turn to my son and do whatever he tells you. (in a nutshell).

I see the Blessed Virgin as the first Christian since she really was the very first human to believe in Christ and she expressed it there in her fiat. In the end we should be just like her. “Be it done unto me according thy word” much the same as Jesus in Gethsemane said “Not my will but thine be done”. Our love for Mary takes nothing at all away from Jesus, for we love her and worship Him just as she did. It’s still hard to get your mind around what it must have been like to hold almighty God in your arms as she did…and again when they removed Him from that cross.

There is and always will be more to the Blessed Virgin than meets the eye…but in reading the Bible carefully and considering her prayerfully you get a sense of just how special she really is. All my love for her just makes me wanna be more like her and to love Our Lord all the more. She inspires me to do whatever He tells me.
Is this any help at all?

Absolutely, thanks!!!