THE ROSARY - IS THAT SCRIPTURAL?

From Carson:

Yes and no. I can hear you now, "What?"

Don't worry, I'm not crazy.

Speaking of my physical body, yes she certainly is my mother, but speaking of our spiritual nature, she is not.

She has a soul and I have a soul that were created by God, making Him our Father. Therefore, my mother and I are brother and sister. Ever wonder why we call each other brother and sister here? That's why. In heaven, my mother will not be my mother, she will be my sister in Christ.

I was going to put that point into my original post, but it slipped my mind once I began typing.

I think there is a way we can agree on this matter. Mary gave birth to Jesus, so she is indeed the mother of that person of God. However, I firmly believe that not an ounce of Mary's blood went into making the Savior. Otherwise, he would have had tainted blood, and no longer been a suitable sacrifice to God.

Let's look at it in three aspects...the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Did Mary give birth to the Son-God? Yes.
Did Mary give birth to the Father-God? No.
Did Mary give birth to the Holy Ghost-God? No.

So, while you can technically say that she is indeed the mother of an aspect of the Son of God, who is God, she is not the mother of the whole Trinitarian God-head.

God Bless. Bro. James

 

We can not be entirely certain about every aspect of our future existence and relationships to one another in Heaven. It is clear that we will have glorified bodies, that we will know one another, and that we will all praise the Lord together. It is also clear there will not be a need for marriage and therefore it can be implied that there will be no further procreation of our kind.

However, we don't know the form our bodies shall have nor to what extent they will be like they are now. We don't know whether we will be old or young, be male or female, retain our racial identity, have need of food and drink, speak the same language, or have other attributes, needs, and activities similar to what we now posses and entertain. So, it can not be said that we will call one another brother and sister in Heaven nor that we will or will not honor, to some extent, the relationships we once had on earth.

We can say Heaven will be a good thing and worth the trip because we will be reunited in peace with our creator, savior, and comforter forever!

Actually, none of us have the same blood as our mothers. The placenta is the natural interface between the fetus and the mother and the two blood supplies mingle closely but they do not join together. Our blood is not the source of our physical identity but merely one small aspect of it.

As far as we know, the human form of Jesus, aside from the means of conception, was created and developed in the same manner as all men just as the Trinity of God designed, built, and activated it. We really don't know that there were any natural physical attributes about Jesus that made him different that other men. We know He had power beyond imagination yet He did not stray from His purpose to use it.

Regardless, I think it's more significant that Jesus was fully man having natural ancestors all the way back to Adam and Eve yet at the same time He was fully God having the power to resist temptation as a man, take upon Himself the sins of all He chose, and overcome the condemnation of death put upon us for our disobedience to God.

If He had not been fully man and fully God He would not have been Jesus. What a miraculous and clever plan this was!

Again, this is how I understand it but I'm just a man and can't really comprehend the things of God. I hope some day to know for certain the truth of these mysteries.

 

Hey, I didn't know catholics were calvinists!

 

Try the Immaculate Conception on for size. Problem solved.

So you believe that where Jesus is present, the Father and the Spirit are not present?

And you believe that where the Spirit is present, Jesus and the Fahter are not present?

And where the Father is present, the Spirit and the Son are not present?

I don't know about you, but I believe in one God. Where the Son is, so also is the Spirit and the Father.