Hi, Steven John,
Oh, where to beginā¦?
I think the root of the problem is the belief that everything is in the Bibleā¦and, if it isnāt in the Bible, it is not worthy of beleif? Admittedly, this may not be exactly what you said, but I think it expresses the concept when you ask, āā¦where in the booksā¦ā (and, by that I understood you to mean, the Books of the Bible).
Maybe a Bible reference would be a good place to start: John 21:25** āThere are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written.ā ** That tells me that there must be another source to get the other information ā¦ and by golly - there is!
And, that is the Catholic Church! You see the CC is about 400 years older then the Canon of the Bible - and it is the CC - under the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit - that set up that Canon.
In addition, we have seen all kinds of problems with trying to interpret 1st Century Greek that was an interpretation of earlier Hebrew and Aramaicā¦ into 21st Century English. While there are many things that work nicely - expecting it all to fit perfectly is just not realistic. We are a diffierent culture and society, our ways of thinking are really quite different - and this is all reflected in the language we use. If someone puts the āmeaningā into English - the criticism is that the Greek says something quite different. If someone just translates the Greek - the criticism is that the āmeaningā is lost. This matter is totally without resolution - given the nature of the two positions. Maybe this is similar on two people agreeing that a certain area needs to be enclosed with a fence, but one claims it calls for a circle and the other claims it should be a square.
Most of what we know about Mary comes from the infallible teaching authority of the Catholic Church. Yes, there are wonderful Scriptural references - like when Elizabeth - under the direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit - called Mary the Mother of God. How do we know this - well, check out Luke 1:41-45
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"When Elizabeth heard Maryās greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
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cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
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And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
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Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."
Elizabeth tells us the answer! Now, honestly, with such a direct reference to the Holy Spirit teaching others about Mary and her role in Salvation - do you think this same Holy Spirit would all error to be taught about Mary? If you believe the Holy Spirit was acting through Elizabeth - then the burden is on you to provide references as to the Holy Spirit having suddenly stopped working.
I will do my best to give you the strarightest answer I can ā¦ and, I expect the same from youā¦
So, here are two questions:
(1) Exactly what or which religion are you claiming membership? I have never heard of the group that you have listed.
(2) Why are you calling Jesus Christ āYeshuaā ? Yes, Christ and His Parents and Apostles were all Jewish - but, after the resurrection, the Old Covenant was fufilled and replaced with the New Covenant. The Apostles, under the direction of the Holy Spirit and the leadership of Peter, the first Pope, formulated the beginnings of the Catholic Church.
Peace and blessings Tom,
i offered it in my post to you.
I say peace be with Yeshua because he had right relationship with Our Father, this brings peace to be one with Our Father.
I dont really have this peace on my merits to come before our Father as Our Brother (pbwh) did because i am a sinner.
Our Brother (pbwh) has given us this peace so we can come before Our Father even thought we are sinners.
Blessed be the name of Mary the Mother of Yeshua (pbwh) for she is a great submitter to the will of Our Father.
In days of old names really had meaning rather than the society i live in see names more as labels or branding.
Mary (bbhn) is not like all the other Marys her name, her way is blessed.
well it is so im my heart and thats where it came from.
I liked your previous post, you explained better for me than the post i quoted from.
My question was because in the books i cant find what you and the other poster offered and if she was not born naturally Mary (bbhn) would have been sufficient as the full sin offering.
As you point out Mary (bbhn) was conceived of two humans.
But by her submittal and My Fathers love and command Mary is blessed.
Glad you found my post helpful. The real answers are within the CC - just go there and look for yourself.
God bless
how true and you can add to this that if He had siblings then He would have caused them to sin by Jewish law not allowing them to take care of their mother as is required. At this point all you have to ask is would Jesus cause anyone to sin? If not then He had no siblings.
). Apparently in her church they were obsessed with the Gosple of John until you get to the crucifixionand then I guess they read any Gosple but lol. Maybe they just want to pretend that passage isnāt there.
) The Eucharistic Discourse in John 6 is a classic example. What can not be ignored will be danced around!