But that's just it right, shes just been attributed all feminine roles, all roles considered the ark or the temple, all motherly roles found in scripture.
There are specific times when scripture is clearly referencing itself where it's essentially word for word, like versus in exodus about the...
The father in heaven has male characteristics, but isn't shown to be a man or woman.
The son is the only person of God to be in human form.
The holy spirit is also not taking up a human form.
So i wouldnt really call it gay, even if it were to be all three men, the relationship dynamic is...
We respond to repentance because of the initiation of Grace and sacrifice that was afforded to us out of love from God. We are not initiating repentance.
I was just mentioning that there is a specific name for the concept of Mary being born without sin, although no such name is afforded to the second person of the trinity. it was a minor detail.
Yeah exactly, if there needs to be someone sinless to give birth to more sinlessness, then why did Mary's mother not require this? Why did Mary's mother not require to be anything special? Scripture doesn't show if she was righteous, where it specifically does for Mary.
Yeah Mary is many things in scripture, i'm not taking away from her in the scriptural sense, just wondering why tradition of catholics has added so much that is simply not only not found in scripture, but muddies the water on what substantial things Christ has done, if Christ is not the only...
I'd love your comment on an argument i kind of made off the cuff.
"In the bible it would be common for the word 'knew' when speaking of a marriage to mean to consummate the marriage and have children.
In Mathew 1:24-25 it says "24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord...
How does that make you feel? Is that an issue for you? Having these concepts fleshed out much later, why was this not done in the first century for example?
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. i knew luther loved Mary, i wasn't aware the others did too. That's really cool to see that even during the reformation itself there was less division then now.
I'm not in agreement with all protestant / reformed theology, and to be honest i'm just not sure...
I'm a little confused here, i would consider Christs birth to be even more incredible than Mary's, this is our lord, his sacrifice allows us to be in union with the father. Christs role is more than any creation.
I'm a little confused here, to be a saint i thought you must have performed miracles.
Not only that but i've heard catholics suggest Mary has done many miracles.
Can you explain what you mean a little more? :)
Although i do understand that she is not a deity or considered equal with christ in...
I feel like i agree with everything you've said so far, although there are some things i may be a little confused about. Jesus refers to John the apostle as his closest friend, and throughout the gospel of John, instead of simply naming John, the author [John], puts himself above others by...
Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on this site.
I'd like to bring up the topic of Mary and how Protestants and Catholics differ on her significance not only in scripture but also tradition and how we interact with our theology because of this.
As a protestant, I do not pay respects...