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He just did it for he in advance, her at conception before she was born into this world and he does it for us after we have been born into this world.
Originally Posted by: Benedicta00
You said it yourself, Benedicta00, or do you forget what you say? In advance, at her conception. Therefore making her perfect before she was born and thus denying scripture which says we all like sheep have gone astray. (Isa 53:6)
And again, There is no-one who is righteous. (Rom 3:10) quoting Psalm 14:3
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Your dearly beloved Mary falls smack bang into that category along with the rest of us.
But I forget myself. There are those who have ears and will hear and those who wont, and a mans way will seem good to him but it leads him unto death.
Answer this question if you dare to look at the truth.
To whom did Jesus pray?
Whose commandments did Jesus obey? In particular that commandment we know as the first commandment.
 
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Uh Benadicta00, sorry to spoil your fun again, but it was not the man Jesus was saying was the rock upon which the church was built. Because He is the Rock upon which the church IS built. He was saying that the revelation Peter had was the rock upon which the church would be built up. What revelation was that? I refer you once again to scripture and I quote
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Blessings to you as you try to sort it out.
 
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I said no such thing, read carefully Benidicta00!! I said if 2 million people say a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing. I did not say, as you suggest, that if 2 million people say a foolish thing then they are foolish.
There are those who have ears and cannot hear and those who eyes and cannot see.
ps. I didn't say that.... Jesus did.
Mat 13:15 All of them have stubborn minds! Their ears are stopped up, and their eyes are covered. They cannot see or hear or understand. If they could, they would turn to me, and I would heal them."
 
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BigChrisfilm said:
They fail to realize that pray is a form of worship.

No Chris


We recognize the full usage of the word "pray" which includes usage not related to worship due God alone.


That is seen even in the bible . . . this has been explained before . . .


Would you like to see the evidence again?

Men praying TO MEN in Jesus' illustrations:

(Luk 14:18) And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

(Luk 14:19) And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
A man praying to the Apostle PHILIP:
(Act 8:34) And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
A man praying to a man about the Apostle Paul:
(Act 24:4) Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

pray is only a form of worship?


Did the bible get it wrong?



No . . which means your understanding and use of the word "pray" is simply too narrow, as it does not make allowances for it to be used in scripture the way it IS used in scripture above.



The word "pray" literally means "to ask" . . NOT worship.



Peace
 
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Exodus 20:4
4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

Clearly says not to make any likeness of anything in heaven? Isn't Mary in heaven?
 
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Sorry, but the Greek word "kai" doesn't refer back to what was said a couple of sentences ago . . but to what immediately preceeds it . . . ie
You are Kepha and (KAI) upon this kepha I will build My Church . . .
When we stop relying on English exclusively, the Greek and the underlying Aramaic and Hebrew begin to shine . . .

One cannnot make the claim that "upon this rock" referes back to what Peter said a couple sentences earlier wthout doing violence to the ORIGINAL GREEK . ie the ORIGINAL SCRIPTURES . . .

The English you hold in your hand is merely a translation . . nothing more . . it is NOT the original scripture . ..



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thereselittleflower said:
One cannnot make the claim that "upon this rock" referes back to what Peter said a couple sentences earlier wthout doing violence to the ORIGINAL GREEK . ie the ORIGINAL SCRIPTURES . . .

In your opinion, and that of The Church of Rome....

The other four Ancient Church (Jerusalem, Antioch, Constantinople and Alexandria), who speak GREEK, and not Latin, say it refers to the statement that Peter made.

Rome is the only Church in the world that says it refers to Peter himself.

Forgive me....
 
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Dearly beloved Mary was created sinless in order to be the pure and undefiled vessel that would bring fourth the world’s savior, the new and everlasting covenant.

And she was perfect but those does not mean God didn’t have to save her from inheriting the fall of mankind in order for her to be that way.

If God had not stepped in, she would have been born with sin because “all have sinned’ but he stepped in so she was spared. He saved her.

“All have sinned” "no one rightous" means mankind fell from grace. No one disagrees with that mankind is fallen.

But to apply these verses in a strict sense to try to prove or disprove something that you disagree with is a mistake because how can psalm say no one is righteous when we know that God told Abraham that his faith was credit to his righteousness?

So you have to be able to read the bible as a whole.
 
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Oh please tell me how someone could be sinless and still need a savior please?
 
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Chris, then I assume you have no photographs in your home of people who have died?
 
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BigChrisfilm said:
Oh please tell me how someone could be sinless and still need a savior please?
Because God stepped in and prevented her from ever inheriting it, thus he saved her from it.

How do you figure he didn’t save her from it if he prevented her from inheriting it?

Do you realize we inherit the sin of Adam and that is why we need salvation?
 
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You just stepped into fairy tell land, and away from scripture.
 
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