@Protestia Catholics, even IF Mary is so special to you, could you not be so "imagery" & honor her a bit more subtly? Mary in the scriptures seemed so humble and quiet, could you at least consider how she'd feel if she saw all those crowds prostrating b4 those highly ornated statues?
@ChirpnChickadee@pqrst101@HwsEleutheroi You dont need to be a sinner to receive grace?
Eph 2:8
2 Cor 12:9
Heb 4:16
Ro 6:14
1 Cor 15:9~10
Ro 5:15-17
Titus 2:11
Ro 3:24
The very purpose of grace is SALVATION.
Please dont tell me you're talking about "grace" as in elegance & beauty.
@ChirpnChickadee@pqrst101@HwsEleutheroi You didn't answer my question. How could Mary be sinless? If she was "perfected in grace", that means she needed grace in the 1st place, why? Coz she was a sinner just like us! If she was sinless like Jesus, she'd not need grace. Jesus NEVER needs grace from the Father.
@pqrst101@HwsEleutheroi Yeah, totally.
Luke 11:27-28
one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him,
“Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed." But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it."
@medinaimages @justsomeonez123@HwsEleutheroi Mary is worshipping and giving glory to God in heaven, so do all the saints. That's what you do in heaven, the only one thing that's worth doing but you can't do it perfectly and incessantly here on earth until you are glorified in Christ.
@Protestia The RCC thinks too highly of Mary's importance. Satan tempted Eve (and succeed) and tempted Jesus (but failed). No where in the scripture says Satan tempted Mary. Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit not for the glory of her, but for the glory of God.
@anglocatholic24@whpub@OpStCyprian The ark is a type of Jesus. So is Abel, Melchizedek, Jonan etc. Mary is NOT even a type of Jesus, why was she sinless (from birth) before birth of Christ?
@Protestia 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 LSB
[11] And for this reason God sends upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, [12] in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.