prieldedi: I guess we have to accept by faith(what a concept) that the catholic interpretaion of Mary’s being the Ark of the Covenant, and her perpetual virginity, are in fact true
So far, I have found Bibles to say, “Greetings, oh favored woman; the Lord is with you.” Peace be with you, the Lord is with you and has greatly blessed you." And Ezekiel 44:2 can be interpreted any number of ways, from talking about Mary, to saying that no one else will enter through the East Gate, as the God of Israel entered the Temple through that Gate. I can take comfort in knowing that, even though you speak authoritatively, you are by no means the authority! This debate over Mary’s virginity, and her standing in the realm of everything, will go on for ages, two sides, or more believing what they believe! I guess you could say, that “the Lord has greatly blessed you,” could mean “full of grace”. Starbucks venti Caramel frappucino:$5, Blueberry muffin:$1.50, not having to go to confession
riceless!
Those that reject Mary (for whatever reason) have tried to discredit Her, going to the extreme to change the words of the Bible to say what they want it to say (this doesn’t include you). Luther added the word “alone” to Romans 3:28 in his German translation of the Bible, in order to have it support his man made “justified by faith alone” doctrine. He set the example. The record shows that it hasn’t been the Catholic Church the one that has tampered with Scripture. In his translation of the Bible into German, Luther even removed 4 New Testament books: Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation and placed them in an appendix at the end of the Bible, saying they were less than canonical. After his death his followers put them back in their right place. In fact, Luther wanted them out of the Bible completely, as he did with seven OT books, called the Deuterocanonicals: 1 and 2 Maccabees, Baruch, Judith, Sirach, Tobit, Wisdom, as he did also with parts of Daniel and Esther.
You say: “even though you speak authoritatively, you are by no means the authority!”
I’m not. I have never “entertained” the thought that I am the authority.
This is not my “personal interpretation” either. It’s the teaching of the Church.
This teaching didn’t start 100-200-300 years ago as some evangelical teachings have.
I’m yet to see a Catholic Bible in which “brothers of the Lord” has been changed to “cousins of the Lord.” That tells a lot about our Church and her commitment to stick to the original Scriptures, knowing at the same time that people will use those same passages against her own teachings.
Regarding “not having to go to confession”:
Leviticus 4:20, “When
the priest has performed the sacrifice for the people’s sin, they will
be forgiven.”
Leviticus 4:26, “This is how
the priest is to offer the sacrifice for the sin of this leader to
free him from his sin, and he will be forgiven.”
Leviticus 4:31, “This is how
the priest is to offer the sacrifice for the man’s sin, and he will
be forgiven.”
Leviticus 4:35, “This is how
the priest is to offer the sacrifice for the man’s sin, and he will
be forgiven.”
Leviticus 5:5-6, “He who is guilty in any of these cases,
shall confess the sin committed, and bring to Yahweh as a sacrifice for the sin committed a female of the flock (sheep or goat); and
the priest shall offer the sacrifice for the man’s sin
to free him from his sin.”
See also Leviticus 5:10,13,16,18, 12:8, 14:18-20,31, 15:15,30.
Leviticus 7:7, “As with the sacrifice for sin, so with the sacrifice of repayment; the regulation is the same for both. The offering which he has used in the sacrifice for
sin belongs to the priest.”
Leviticus 16:32, “
The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father will make atonement.”
Leviticus 19:20-22, “
If a man lies with a woman who is a slave promised to another man, and she has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there shall be punishment.
They shall not be put to death because she was not free,
but he shall bring a ram as a guilt offering to Yahweh for himself, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
The priest is to make atonement for him before Yahweh with the ram of the guilt offering,
and the sin he has committed will be forgiven.”
Numbers 6:11, “
The priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering; so he
shall make atonement for his sin because of the dead person.”
Numbers 15:25, “
The priest must perform the ceremony of atonement over the entire community of Israel,
and pardon will be given…”
Numbers 15:28, “
The priest shall perform the ceremony of atonement before Yahweh over the person who has gone astray by this sin of inadvertence;
when the ceremony of atonement has been performed over him, he will be forgiven.”
After reading these previous passages, can you honestly say that going to confession is not Biblical?
Reject Biblical teachings: Priceless???
John 20:21-23, «Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” After saying this he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit;
for those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained”.»
2 Corinthians 2:10, “And to whom
YOU have pardoned any thing, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardoned any thing, for your sakes have I done it
IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST.”
James 5:14-16, “Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in
the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man: and the Lord shall raise him up: and
if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much.”
God bless you
I hope I didn’t misread your words, and believe that you referred to Mary as God’s wife
Yes, she was the physical mother of the Christ child, but not God’s wife. So, anyway, how are you? Let us come to the table of grace, with humble hearts, and willing minds; eyes fixed on Our Saviour:thumbsup:
No, it isn’t stating any such thing.
You can search official catholic sources and not once find a reference to Jesus’ being ‘imaculately conceived’ …