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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
Join For His Glory for a discussion on how
https://christianforums.net/threads/a-vessel-of-honor.110278/
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Taking the time to pray? Christ is the answer in times of need
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Depending upon the Holy Spirit for all you do?
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How are famous preachers sometimes effected by sin?
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Praying to Mary
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Mungo
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They don't need any reconciliation.
John 3:13 - Only Jesus ascended into heaven.
Rom 8:34 What relevance does this have?
1Tim 2:5 - see post #46
Mungo
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Please can we keep to the topic.
That is the topic as most Catholics bow down to statues of Mary and pray to it and worship it.
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This is very much on topic, especially when someone hand makes an image of Mary, not even knowing what she even looked like, that Catholics bow down to, pray and worship before a graven image. I have read through five pages and yet you have never given any scripture that you said you would that says we are to bow down to Mary or any other saints of God that are now dead laying in their graves. No one has ever ascended up to heaven when they died.
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Yes, only Jesus ascended up to heaven, not Mary or any other saints that you have said that are in heaven
It is Jesus, not Mary that sits at the right hand of God making intercession for us before the Father.
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
Pretty much self explanatory that it is not Mary being our mediator or who makes intercession for us.
Why do you refute the scriptures?
When we ask others to pray for us it's the power of prayer in unison of love for each other as we stand in agreement for their need as we send our petitions up to Christ who makes intercession before the Father in our behalf.
How can someone who is dead laying in a grave pray for anyone one. It's impossible.
How can someone who is dead laying in a grave pray for anyone one. It's impossible.
Family praying to Mary and Priest worshiping Mary. Why do Catholics reject God's second commandment?
Exodus 20:4 Thou 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:
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me
mary is no longer mentioned in the 4 gospels after the resurrection
once again this is NOT bible NO PLACE IN SCRIPTURES we dont magnify mary we magnify the Lord
Mungo
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Mary did not ascend to heaven when she died.
Mungo
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Good. We agree on something.
Yes, Jesus sits on the right hand of the Father. We agree on something.
I don't refute scriptures.
Read post #46
Mungo
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How do you know they are worshipping Mary?
You don't know what is in their hearts.
Mungo
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Actually she is. But that's another topic.
Scripture alone in not a biblical practice.
What comment is that relevant to?
Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:11, Mark 6:3, John 2:3-5, and others clearly identify Mary as Jesus' mother.
Here's one place where I find that Catholic doctrine lacks consistency. I don't recall if it was you or not but a while back we had a discussion about whether or not Jesus had brothers and sisters by birth through Mary and Joseph. We presented Scripture evidence to support this, such as Mark 6:3, Matthew 12:46, Matthew 13:55-56, and others, however, the argument was that Catholic doctrine disagrees and says the the terms brother/sister are used as we do when we refer to brothers and sisters in Christ. Yet, when Jesus is told that His mother was waiting to see him, His response was, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”
Now you say Mary was Jesus' mother.
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y M U M
Today Catholics celebrate the birthday of our Blessed Mother, Mary, the mother of God.
What day was she born?
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y M U M
Today Catholics celebrate the birthday of our Blessed Mother, Mary, the mother of God.
Why do you capitalize Mother.
Do you believe Mary is your God?
JLB
Post #20 you said: Mary is not dead but alive in heaven. Which is it as it can't be both?