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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: Are they the same spirit? |
Bible Note: Hi Johnny, I too have much respect for Mary, the mother of God's real Son. I think she was correct when she said that "all generations shall call me blessed". She is "blessed among women." But in my opinion, she is not the same person as the apparition. She (the Mary in the apparitions) is considered to still be a virgin because she identified herself as such. Almost every ounce of Catholic doctrine about "Mary" has come from the apparition herself. If her words disagreed with the Bible, then they go with her words and discard the Biblical truth. I was very upset years ago after finding out the many "differences" between what I was taught and what the Bible says. I had trouble believing that a Church that originally based it's beliefs on the truth of God's Word had moved so far as to include in its doctrine -- teaching that totally contradicted His Word. I have family members still in that denomination, and most are a loving group of people. Most have been encouraged to read the Bible for themselves, so they can sort out the truth from the lie. And yes, it is very hard to change. Not just because many things have become "habits" or "traditional", but also because it is very hard to digest the fact that people we thought cared about us... had taught us non-truths. It's very hard to accept. For me, I had to come to the realization that they too had been duped... |