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3 Little girls and a visit?

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They both merit the same concern, but I believe He would be more tolerant of those that mistakenly loved her too much.
updated by @david-sanchez: 07/12/15 09:50:48PM

3 Little girls and a visit?

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Not every catholic accepts her as co-redeemer, but as an intercessor? of course, and any christian that cannot wrapp their mind around that should never ask anyone to pray for them it is a complete contradiction, and manipulation of truth. The only argument I have in the past been given is that "well she is dead, and the pastor who prays for you is alive? What! then that leads me to beleive that person does not grasp eternal life or the fact that who is really in a better position to pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death??? I know Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life that is common knowledge, but to say I don't need Mary for intercession with her Son is to say we do not need a pastors prayer, or a brother, or sister in the Lord prayers??? Many truths derived from the bible by all christans are questionable ,and not flat layed out but rather reasonable assumptions. Do I have to everytime I visit someone be reminded to respect their mother because it is not posted at the entrance to their home?? Has anyone ever had to go through mom to get pop to do something?? REASONABLE ASSUMPTION Is Mary mother of Jesus relationship any different with her Son?? I am not indoctronated by any group I am merely looking at things realisticaly. If something is not in print it by no means rules another out. Again the bible is not God's master, only some of His insight to guide us and clearly teaches that we are pitiful at best tring to think for Him, or matter of factly decide what is, and cannot be, not completely anyway.

3 Little girls and a visit?

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It is easy to redirect scripture towards something, or someone, there is no wisdom in that. I could do the same thing everytime someone sins. There is no certainty until we stand before Him, and then we will see what He says to those who have foolishly disrespected His MOTHER. Then you and I will know for sure. Consider that.

3 Little girls and a visit?

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I was not condoning nor do I personally worship anyone but God. I was only pointing to the fact that no matter what is written, and all of these documents you point to God is not restricted to the bible or our intellectual prowess, that is ridiculous the bible itself teaches that. If it is not in the bible that does not automatically make it untrue, and Jesus would agree. Many other things He did, and were not written in the bible, that is what the word says. My mentor is a protestant, and a bible teacher for 50 years. He and his wife Ruth are in their 90's, and I have never met a more God fearing, and humble man of God, and even he with all his study from the heart has many times said "I don't know for sure" But you don't even do that, if you would actually be honest and admit you do not have all the answers, and leave it at that it would probably be the only complete true statement I have heard from you, and that is not character assasination, just observation, and truth. Lets not be oversensitive. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, and power, and of a sound mind"

3 Little girls and a visit?

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Amen! It is not about religion, it is about relationship. "Lest any man boast"

3 Little girls and a visit?

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O.K let us humble ourselves before God, and since we are not infallable please tell me some things from God's word you are not absolutely sure of, or maybe do not quite understand or just might have wrong? That would be very refreshing on this forum. As christian we should be able to be honest with one another concerning what we don't know for sure. Amen?

3 Little girls and a visit?

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There are some who teach , and even open their dialogue with "if you were to die today do you know if you will go straight to heaven?", and other protestants agree with the catholic teaching, "we do not know" some make it up as they go along with no regard to God's word at all, and some will read God's word, and then turn around and say"what I beleive this is saying is???" The conclusion I have been moved towards is that no one member, or no one particular group of beleivers of any part of the body of Christ has the whole thing figured out, and really understands the whole truth. To validate anything by scripture one would have to assume they completely understand it, and that constitutes infallability. Humility towards God's word demands that we pray and hope we have it right and only Christ sits on the white horse. I just see too many one sided love affairs these days, and the bible definately teaches we do not have Him, or His ways all figured out.
updated by @david-sanchez: 07/12/15 09:50:46PM

3 Little girls and a visit?

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It is not about who agrees and supports opinions it is about God being greater than our intellect, and understanding. We know that GOD is greater than ideology or forums. everyone has a human spirit. and I have never heard any catholic say that they beleive she rose on the third day so now you put an extra twist on truth. But I have heard of people being so heavenly minded they are no earthly good. I learned that from a protestant, Hmmmm? of course I don't beleive it because that would cancel out John 3:16 Just say you guys are anti catholic and be done with it, and move on to something more praisworthy than further dividing the body of Christ?

3 Little girls and a visit?

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So then you do not beleive in eternal life, and you blank out the fact that at His command things happen not according to our understanding or great knowledge of scripture. You and Ken fail to the truth that God is greater than the bible, and not geared only by what is written, and we cannot reason things away based on what we know, that is not faith, that is vanity. Did not during the transfiguration two dead people appear to whom GOD chose to reveal them to. And if you think the dead are just asleep then you do not believe anyone goes to haven at their death, which leans more to a doctorine of purgatory??? So what do you actually beleive, or are you confused? I see confusion. " FOR WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD THAT HE MAY INSTRUCT HIM?"If you read and study the bible for 100 years that does not contain His power, and bible clearly says FOR GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, so opinions and study does not restrict what He will or won't do. That is not rocket science, it means what it says.

3 Little girls and a visit?

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The link you point to is also fallible since the weight of it is based on opinion, and the misuse of scripture, and she pointed to no other gospel, only a helping hand, and don't you think the mother of Jesus could have any influence with her son? At Cana she made a difference as she interceeded for the guests? And again do you think that God can only do what the bible says?? I do not. We do not direct God using the bible, and in reality it is scripture that says we cannot. If we base our complete understanding of Him on scripture that is good because that is all we have, but if we think that is all He is, and can do no more than what is written then we decieve ourselves for sure. And do you not know, and understand that the prayers of the rosary are not about Mary, but Jesus? and that they are all gospel prayers taken directly from the gospels???