I definitely have felt like Harry at times throughout this week and having these RCC and Orthodox things unveiled lol.
My problem with "THE WOMAN" being the Church is that Jesus, Mary's Son, founded the Church 33 years after birth. So if the woman is giving birth to Jesus, then I don't see how "The Woman" can be "The Church."Quote:
The woman as the church definitely makes a ton of sense to me, and clearly had plenty of ancient backers.
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"And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for
a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
Agree 100%...She is full of Grace, or the life of God. Jesus is who He is by His nature; His mother is who she is by His grace...Quote:
So the Woman wearing the crown of 12 Stars is Mary, who is the mother of both Jesus and the Church, who is the Virgin daughter Zion and the Queen Mother of Heaven, the Theotokos and Ark of the covenant, the unwedded bride, and the Woman foretold in Genesis 3:15. Mary is all of the above and more. There is absolutely nothing ordinary about Mary. She is extraordinary in every way and is the exception because Jesus chose her and blessed her among all women who have or will ever live to be his only mother.
We all are who we are because of God's grace. Mary was a human, full of God's grace. I am a human, full of God's grace.Thaddeus73 said:Agree 100%...She is full of Grace, or the life of God. Jesus is who He is by His nature; His mother is who she is by His grace...Quote:
So the Woman wearing the crown of 12 Stars is Mary, who is the mother of both Jesus and the Church, who is the Virgin daughter Zion and the Queen Mother of Heaven, the Theotokos and Ark of the covenant, the unwedded bride, and the Woman foretold in Genesis 3:15. Mary is all of the above and more. There is absolutely nothing ordinary about Mary. She is extraordinary in every way and is the exception because Jesus chose her and blessed her among all women who have or will ever live to be his only mother.
Pretty sure none of us sinners are full of grace..Maybe 50%, but certainly not 100%, otherwise we wouldn't sin, ever...Quote:
I am a human, full of God's grace.
Zobel said:
Same guy but the 9th century date ain't right for the commentary on revelation. Read further down in wiki. St Andrew of Caesarea refers to him in his commentary on Revelation, and he died in 614 AD.
We don't have much of anything on most topics before Nicaea. So argument from silence on any topic pre 5th century is not very compelling, in my opinion.
Anyway - not arguing the point. I'm just saying the dual meaning seems to me to be on solid footing on many levels and doesn't seem to do any injury to the text.
AgLiving06 said:Zobel said:
Same guy but the 9th century date ain't right for the commentary on revelation. Read further down in wiki. St Andrew of Caesarea refers to him in his commentary on Revelation, and he died in 614 AD.
We don't have much of anything on most topics before Nicaea. So argument from silence on any topic pre 5th century is not very compelling, in my opinion.
Anyway - not arguing the point. I'm just saying the dual meaning seems to me to be on solid footing on many levels and doesn't seem to do any injury to the text.
Gotcha. I was moving fast trying to find the dates and just skimmed the wiki looking for a date.
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I don't necessarily see it as an argument from silence though, since we do see writings prior to Nicaea.
My theory is that in response to claims from Nestorius that Mary was Christotokos instead of the Theotokos, there was suddenly a desire to elevate Mary further than tradition would hold. It would have been a very human thing to do to try and insert Mary further into the story to elevate her in response to Nestorius.
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But to your last comment, I do think it is problematic to try and ascribe multiple meanings or interpretations to Scripture. That's not to say you can't have personal opinions on secondary meanings, but we don't define doctrine off of these kinds of opinions.
Thaddeus73 said:Pretty sure none of us sinners are full of grace..Maybe 50%, but certainly not 100%, otherwise we wouldn't sin, ever...Quote:
I am a human, full of God's grace.
Zobel said:
Jude 1:24
Zobel said:
No, it says God can keep you from stumbling, synonymous with sinning.
Zobel said:
I'm saying you said Gods grace doesn't keep you from sinning. The scripture says He can.
If you were wrong about that, what else might you be wrong about?
Anyway I think you come on way too strong here. I actually happen to agree with you that the Immaculate Conception is too far on one side. On the other hand, it's a non-dogmatic pious holding for the Orthodox that she was sinless. I personally don't know, and it doesn't matter to me one way or another. Her sins, if any, are between her and her Son. And she is with Him, become like He is as we are all called, where we have no more sin and will no longer sin. So it's a moot point.
AgPrognosticator said:Zobel said:
I'm saying you said Gods grace doesn't keep you from sinning. The scripture says He can.
If you were wrong about that, what else might you be wrong about?
Anyway I think you come on way too strong here. I actually happen to agree with you that the Immaculate Conception is too far on one side. On the other hand, it's a non-dogmatic pious holding for the Orthodox that she was sinless. I personally don't know, and it doesn't matter to me one way or another. Her sins, if any, are between her and her Son. And she is with Him, become like He is as we are all called, where we have no more sin and will no longer sin. So it's a moot point.
That scripture doesn't say "grace keeps you from stumbling", it says "God is able to keep you from stumbling"
There's a huge difference. God is able to do mighty things. He moves mountains and he parted the Red Sea. He is able to keep me from sinning. However, these are not examples of grace. It's concerning you read that into the scripture.
And then, after you misread scripture you leap to a conclusion that "you're right and I'm wrong". Sadly, this is what I've come through expect on this thread. Poor reading combined with bad logic.
As I've often repeated, the Reformation happened for a reason. It wasn't an accident.
It's also no accident that unadulterated Bible believing Protestantism is the fastest growing faction of Christianity it the world.
Imagine people reading God's word and believing it without a succession of fallable humans nearly 2,000 years long TELLING them what dogma to believe.
Catholicism will always err because of its faith in mere men something the Bible explicitly warns against.
There is but one God. The many Popes and the Virgin Mary are not worth your idolatry.
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OK, here's what I'll do. Since my 15th great grandfather couldn't read in 1400s Germany and he was required to consume the Bible through a priest, I will do the same thing in 2024. #Catholicism
Is that really you're argument?
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That scripture doesn't say "grace keeps you from stumbling", it says "God is able to keep you from stumbling"
There's a huge difference. God is able to do mighty things. He moves mountains and he parted the Red Sea. He is able to keep me from sinning. However, these are not examples of grace. It's concerning you read that into the scripture.
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And then, after you misread scripture you leap to a conclusion that "you're right and I'm wrong". Sadly, this is what I've come through expect on this thread. Poor reading combined with bad logic.
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As I've often repeated, the Reformation happened for a reason. It wasn't an accident.
It's also no accident that unadulterated Bible believing Protestantism is the fastest growing faction of Christianity it the world.
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Imagine people reading God's word and believing it without a succession of fallable humans nearly 2,000 years long TELLING them what dogma to believe.
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Catholicism will always err because of its faith in mere men something the Bible explicitly warns against.
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There is but one God. The many Popes and the Virgin Mary are not worth your idolatry.
I don't understand. What do you think grace is? We are saved by grace. Grace abounds in us in order that we can do good things. We are given grace, it is something we partake of. Grace is what makes us righteous. It strengthens us. St Paul says the grace of the Lord is that He became poor so that we might become rich - in other words, the Incarnation itself and our participation in it is grace. In another place St Paul says the grace of God appeared - Christ Himself - and it is by God's grace that Jesus tasted death for all. At the Spirit Himself is called the Spirit of Grace. Grace is God working in the world.Quote:
That scripture doesn't say "grace keeps you from stumbling", it says "God is able to keep you from stumbling"
There's a huge difference. God is able to do mighty things. He moves mountains and he parted the Red Sea. He is able to keep me from sinning. However, these are not examples of grace. It's concerning you read that into the scripture.
indeed.Quote:
And then, after you misread scripture you leap to a conclusion that "you're right and I'm wrong". Sadly, this is what I've come through expect on this thread. Poor reading combined with bad logic.
first, I'm not a Roman Catholic.Quote:
Catholicism will always err because of its faith in mere men something the Bible explicitly warns against.
Yeah, man, you should apologize. I'm not an idolater, and it is a sin to bear false witness. God forgives!Quote:
There is but one God. The many Popes and the Virgin Mary are not worth your idolatry.
The Banned said:AgLiving06 said:Zobel said:
Same guy but the 9th century date ain't right for the commentary on revelation. Read further down in wiki. St Andrew of Caesarea refers to him in his commentary on Revelation, and he died in 614 AD.
We don't have much of anything on most topics before Nicaea. So argument from silence on any topic pre 5th century is not very compelling, in my opinion.
Anyway - not arguing the point. I'm just saying the dual meaning seems to me to be on solid footing on many levels and doesn't seem to do any injury to the text.
Gotcha. I was moving fast trying to find the dates and just skimmed the wiki looking for a date.
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I don't necessarily see it as an argument from silence though, since we do see writings prior to Nicaea.
My theory is that in response to claims from Nestorius that Mary was Christotokos instead of the Theotokos, there was suddenly a desire to elevate Mary further than tradition would hold. It would have been a very human thing to do to try and insert Mary further into the story to elevate her in response to Nestorius.
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But to your last comment, I do think it is problematic to try and ascribe multiple meanings or interpretations to Scripture. That's not to say you can't have personal opinions on secondary meanings, but we don't define doctrine off of these kinds of opinions.
This is slightly tangential, but what is the Lutheran perspective on binding and loosing?
So this is where the idea for the immaculate conception comes from right? That Mary must be immaculately conceived to prevent her was having original sin to pass on to Jesus?Thaddeus73 said:
And besides, we know from the Bible that a bad tree cannot bear good fruit, and that Jesus is the fruit of Mary's womb. So, if Jesus is sinless, and he got his human nature solely from his Mother Mary, then that means that Mary had to be sinless also..unless you think that a bad tree can bear good fruit....Which isn't biblical...
Pro Sandy said:So this is where the idea for the immaculate conception comes from right? That Mary must be immaculately conceived to prevent her was having original sin to pass on to Jesus?Thaddeus73 said:
And besides, we know from the Bible that a bad tree cannot bear good fruit, and that Jesus is the fruit of Mary's womb. So, if Jesus is sinless, and he got his human nature solely from his Mother Mary, then that means that Mary had to be sinless also..unless you think that a bad tree can bear good fruit....Which isn't biblical...
Why does it work for her conception but not Jesus? If May's parents are both sinners, but she is free of original sin, why could it not work for Jesus?
Otherwise your analogy requires a separate line of humans who have never sinned to preserve this sacred tree that never produced bad fruit.
Pro Sandy said:So this is where the idea for the immaculate conception comes from right? That Mary must be immaculately conceived to prevent her was having original sin to pass on to Jesus?Thaddeus73 said:
And besides, we know from the Bible that a bad tree cannot bear good fruit, and that Jesus is the fruit of Mary's womb. So, if Jesus is sinless, and he got his human nature solely from his Mother Mary, then that means that Mary had to be sinless also..unless you think that a bad tree can bear good fruit....Which isn't biblical...
Why does it work for her conception but not Jesus? If May's parents are both sinners, but she is free of original sin, why could it not work for Jesus?
Otherwise your analogy requires a separate line of humans who have never sinned to preserve this sacred tree that never produced bad fruit.
Pro Sandy said:So this is where the idea for the immaculate conception comes from right? That Mary must be immaculately conceived to prevent her was having original sin to pass on to Jesus?Thaddeus73 said:
And besides, we know from the Bible that a bad tree cannot bear good fruit, and that Jesus is the fruit of Mary's womb. So, if Jesus is sinless, and he got his human nature solely from his Mother Mary, then that means that Mary had to be sinless also..unless you think that a bad tree can bear good fruit....Which isn't biblical...
Why does it work for her conception but not Jesus? If May's parents are both sinners, but she is free of original sin, why could it not work for Jesus?
Otherwise your analogy requires a separate line of humans who have never sinned to preserve this sacred tree that never produced bad fruit.