by: Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio "n" patrick j miron -- Please "Drink the Kool-aid" it's tasteee

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Model of Faith and First Believer 
(Ed- note--or Abraham believed god and it was accounted to him righteous)

by: Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio  

DECEPTION one step at a time-- please drink the Kool-aid


http://youtu.be/nv5fYWy3H9Q

Kool aid killer gets killed in Family Guy

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The Beatitudes rank high on the list of all-time favorite Bible passages. But what is beatitude, anyway? In the bible, a “blessed” person is someone who has received gifts of the greatest value, gifts that lead to true fulfillment and lasting happiness.


If I were to ask you to name the first beatitude, you’d probably say “blessed be the poor in Spirit.”

According to Matthew you’d be right, but not according to Luke.

or byby: Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio  



At the very beginning of his gospel, Luke reveals that the very first beatitude is uttered by a woman filled with the Spirit, speaking of another woman overshadowed by the Spirit. Elizabeth says, “Blessed is she who has believed.” (Luke 1: 45).



Is Marian devotion important in Christian life?(

( Editor- No)



 This has been a bone of contention between Catholics and Protestants for nearly 500 years.

(yes catholics have been deceived on this for  500 years )

(the TORAH- of YAWAH

and Jesus did not promote this heretic and pagan doctrune)



Let’s look at the evidence in just the first chapter of Luke. First, the Angel Gabriel honors her with the greeting “Hail, full of grace” (Luke 1:29).

 Then Elizabeth prophesies “blessed are you among women.” Next the prophet John leaps for joy in his mother’s womb at the sound of Mary’s voice. Then, in her response to Elizabeth

, Mary prophesies “all generations will call me blessed” (Lk 1:48).

But it is Elizabeth’s final words to Mary that hold the key to understanding why she is she is to honored, namely, her faith.



One of the battle-cries of the Protestant Reformation was “Faith Alone!” 

Editor--(not by works are you saved-- less any man can boast)


One key conviction that united the many disparate strands of the Reformation was that it is impossible to earn God’s favor by our good works, but rather we receive his love as a pure gift, a grace, through faith.



Now consider Mary.

 Did she criss-cross the Mediterranean planting Churches like Paul?

 Did she give eloquent sermons like Stephen (Acts 7).

 Did she govern the Church like Peter? No.

Her claim to fame is that she simply said yes to God.

 She believed He could do as he said and would do as He said.

(EDITOR note-- she believed the  Angel Gabriel-- and it was accounted to her as faith)

Most people don't have an angel appear to them -- so it is normal
 in the Protestant Reformation was “Faith Alone!”





But true faith is not just intellectual conviction that God exists or that He can do thus and such. Faith involves entrusting oneself, abandoning oneself to God, willing to submit to his will. That’s why Paul talks about “the obedience of faith” (Romans 16:26). She surrendered her plan for her life, and yielded to God’s plan. And she did this not once, but again and again, even when he left her to begin his public ministry. And when that ministry led to the horror of Calvary, her faith stood its ground at the foot of the cross.



So Catholics honor Mary for being the perfect example of the greatest Protestant virtue. Ironic isn’t it? And the deepest meaning of that disputed doctrine, the Immaculate Conception, is that it was the grace of God working mysteriously from the moment of conception that made possible Mary’s exemplary life of faith. Even her faith is a gift of His grace. It’s all grace, according to Catholic doctrine.



Mary, of course, knew this. That’s why she responded to Elizabeth’s praise with the humble, exuberant prayer known as the Magnificat: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” She is like the crystal-clear pool that reflects the suns rays back to the heavens. So no one needs to fear that honor given her will detract from the majesty of Her divine Son. She deflects all the praise given her right back to God, the source of her greatness.



So the answer is that Marian devotion is necessary in Christian life
 editor note
When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate ... be very careful not to imitate the detestable customs of the nations living there. ... The land of Canaan, often thus described, to express the goodness of God in ... through the fire in the worship of Moloch, was more intimately connected with ...


. But what is true devotion to Mary according to the fathers of the Second Vatican Council?

Roman Catholicism, Mary, and Idolatry

by Matt Slick


Roman Catholics have an extremely high view of Mary and have attributed some astounding characteristics and abilities to her, such as her interceding for us, atoning for us, and delivering our souls from damnation (documented below).  Protestants consider this elevation to be not only extreme, but idolatrous since they attribute to Mary what should only be said of God.  Roman Catholicism responds by saying it venerates Mary and gets its doctrines on her from Sacred Tradition, which is an "inanimate thing passed from hand to hand,


"1.  Alright, so which is it, the sin of idolatry or the blessing of veneration?


The Roman Catholic church teaches there is a difference between idolatry and veneration.

 It says,

"Idolatry etymologically denotes Divine worship given to an image, but its signification has been extended to all Divine worship given to anyone or anything but the true God...

.An essential difference exists between idolatry and the veneration of images practised [sic] in the Catholic Church, viz., that while the idolater credits the image he reverences with Divinity or Divine powers, the Catholic knows "that in images there is no divinity or virtue on account of which they are to be worshipped, that no petitions can be addressed to them, and that no trust is to be placed in them." 

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The Roman Catholic Church has defined idolatry far too narrowly in its favor.  Let's consider two things.

First, notice that it says "divine worship" should be given only to God.  This works out to mean that other forms of worship to Mary are okay, as long as it isn't "divine worship."  But what is "divine worship?"

Idolatry

Second, the Roman Catholic definition of idolatry used above says "the idolater credits the image he reverences with Divinity or Divine powers."  Again after searching all the sources listed above, divine powers is not defined.  The best I found was "divine power preserved Christ's body from corruption." (CCC 627) and "Divine power is inexhaustible" (Catholic Enyclopedia, Omnipotentce).  Roman Catholicism does not attribute divinity to Mary (at least, not yet), but it does attribute divine powers to her: atonement of sin12; divine access to God13, delivering our souls from death14; her intercession brings us salvation15, etc.
Such magnificent attributes of Mary are found nowhere in Scripture.  Let me say this again, none of these things are found in God's inspired word.  They are, however, said to be found in the Roman Catholic Church's Sacred Tradition.  I cannot help but consider what God said through the Apostle Paul about not exceeding what is written in the word of God.

"Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to exceed what is written, in order that no one of you might become arrogant in behalf of one against the other," (1 Cor. 4:6).16

So, the Roman Catholic Church is commanded by Scripture to not exceed what is written in God's word. 

 Has it done that?  Has it exceeded the limits of Scripture?  Yes, it has.



Not sentimental piety or gullible preoccupation with every rumored apparition. But rather, imitation of her virtues, particularly her faith (Lumen Gentium 67).