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NASB | Matthew 22:32 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:32 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living." [Ex 3:6] |
Subject: purgatory is it true? |
Bible Note: 2 of 2 parts Joe, As for the Marian doctrines so many reject, Luther, Calvin and Zwingli had somewhat different opinions. Mary as the New Eve, mother of all the living in Christ: "Mary is the mother of Jesus and the mother of us all. If Christ is ours , we must be where he is; and all that he has must be ours, and his mother is therefore ours also." Luther "We are the children of Mary" Luther "The knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary What the virgin Eve had bound in unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosed through faith." Irenaus (189 A.D.) Against Heresies. Immaculately Conceived "But the other conception, namely the infusion of the soul, is piosly and suitably believed, was without any sin, so that while the soul was being infused, she would at the same time be cleansed from original sin and adorned with the gifts of God to recive the holy soul thus infused. And thus in the very moment in which she began to live, she was without all sin.." Luther "Christ was born of a most undefiled virgin." "It was fitting that such a holy son have a holy mother." Zwingli Ever Virgin Mother of God "It is an article of faith that Mary is mother of the Lord and still a virgin." Luther "The Council (Ephesus) has not offered anything new to faith but has strengthened the old faith against the arrogance of Nestorius. This article of faith-that Mary is the Mother of God- is present in the Church and is not a new creation of the Council but the presentation of the Gospel and scriptures." "In this work wherby she was made the Mother of God, so many and such good things were given that no on can grasp them." Luther "Helvidius has shown himself too ignorant, in saying that Mary had several sons, because mention is made in some passages of the brothers of Christ." Calvin, who here followed the traditional catholic interpretation to mean cousins or relatives. "Elizabeth called Mary Mother of the Lord, because the unity of the person in the two natures of Christ was such that she could have said that the mortal man engendered in the womb of Mary was at the same time the eternal God." " It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor." Calvin "I firmly believe that Mary, according to the words of the gospel as a pure Virgin brought forth for us the Son of God and in childbirth and after childbirth forever remained a pure, intact Virgin." Zwingli Assumption "There can be no doubt that the Virgin Mary is in heaven. How it happened we do not know." Luther "Mary's sacrosanct body was borne by angels to heaven." Heinrich Bullinger ( Cranmmer's brother in law and successor to Zwingli) "The course of this life having been completed by Blessed mary,when now she would be called from the world, all that apostles came together from their various regions to her house. And when they had heard she was about to be taked from the world, they kept watch together with her. And behold, the Lord Jesus came with his angels, and taking her soul gave to the angel Michael and withdrew. At daybreak, however, however, the apotles took up her body on a bier and placed it in a tomb; and they guarded it, expecting the Lord to come. And behold again the Lord stood by them and the holy body having been received, he commanded that it be taken in a cloud to paradise: where now joined with her soul, (Mary), rejoices with the Lord's chosen ones, and is in the enjoyment of the good of an eternity that will never end." St Gregory of tours in his Eight Books of miracles (circa 580 A.D.) This was obviously an ancient tradition even then. Where was the outrage at such a novel doctrine from a saint. And not exactly new to the 20th century. Joe, you are well read enough to know that Dogmatic definitions are always codifications of ancient beliefs and doctrines, even if they are ones you do not accept. 20th century? You are better informed than that. Emmaus |