tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post871663920253594199..comments2024-03-21T04:02:46.799-07:00Comments on Little Catholic Bubble: Doctrinal Quiz Show, Second Edition. Play along!Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-46494705411533645862010-06-15T21:01:54.117-07:002010-06-15T21:01:54.117-07:00i cheated and read the responses first... but my f...i cheated and read the responses first... but my first thought was so that Jesus needed a perfect womb to grow in... free from sin<br /><br />look at you changing your blog background--you little techie!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385125152722680152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-36191731319802682912010-06-15T19:13:27.481-07:002010-06-15T19:13:27.481-07:00She was the ark of the NEW Covenant (Jesus). When...She was the ark of the NEW Covenant (Jesus). When God's inside you, you can't really be sinning!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146718549061898275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-38589349417579226402010-06-15T18:29:45.120-07:002010-06-15T18:29:45.120-07:00D'OH!
I posted something on Flag Etiquette on...D'OH!<br /><br />I posted something on Flag Etiquette on Flag Day (Facebook) and I guess that link somehow found its way here!<br />Ha!<br /><br />(I'm all for respecting and loving the flag but not on a Theotokos level, heh!)<br /><br />AAANYWAY.<br /><br />Here's the link:<br /><br />http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/a116.htmCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-67853787152453134422010-06-15T18:23:40.631-07:002010-06-15T18:23:40.631-07:00Good thing I don't mind looking like an idiot ...Good thing I don't mind looking like an idiot in public! Here goes...because God always had a plan for her to carry our savior and only someone without sin could have such a great honor. I mean, to carry him would mean they would share bodily fluid right (blood? boy, I am showing my ignorance here on more things than one!) And when dirty water touches clean, the clean becomes contaminated. Mary would have to be perfect to carry Jesus, because it is a testament to His perfection. <br />(there is a reason I never taught religious ed beyond 4th grade-that was probably higher than I should have gone...gotta get my butt back to a bible study!)WheelbarrowRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786312554610653043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-57068628439646765482010-06-15T17:57:39.258-07:002010-06-15T17:57:39.258-07:00What a great thread!! I too learned that "Hai...What a great thread!! I too learned that "Hail, full of grace" indicated lack of original sin. Also, a lack of recorded tomb (in an ancient culture that would have kept track of these things, esp given her celebrity status :)) is another indication that Mary was blessed with a special state. Some mistaken this concept as saying she was "equal" to God, but... <br /><br />As St. Therese once pointed out: Whether God pulls a person out of a pit or prevents them from falling into the pit - either way they had to be saved.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966555296621723142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-20189236223794589272010-06-15T17:25:27.861-07:002010-06-15T17:25:27.861-07:00Oh my gosh!! It is so hard to run through the com...Oh my gosh!! It is so hard to run through the comments and not read them!!! I managed to do so, so here is my answer.<br /><br />Mary was created without sin because she is the new Eve. Eve opened the door to original sin and Our Blessed Mother, Mary, was chosen to bear God's son who would redeem us from our sins!Life In Mazeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801595374105494781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-54118263619371994722010-06-15T16:10:29.531-07:002010-06-15T16:10:29.531-07:00Cathy was the Greek translation somehow relevant t...Cathy was the Greek translation somehow relevant to flag etiquette? That's interesting. Learn things new every day! LMBO. ;)Sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963399196987365207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-6072906887594941502010-06-15T15:51:56.744-07:002010-06-15T15:51:56.744-07:00Cathy, I love it! Not derailing it at all....It&#...Cathy, I love it! Not derailing it at all....It's just what I have hoped for. Interactive discussion that leaves us all better off and more knowledgeable! Thank you!!<br /><br />(I think your link is wrong, though, because it led to a site on flag etiquette, which is really good, but I hope you can also give us the site you intended!)Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-63739699346329301722010-06-15T15:42:34.145-07:002010-06-15T15:42:34.145-07:00In other words, you can't just look up what so...In other words, you can't just look up what something in the Bible translates to in English. Find the word in the original Greek, or Hebrew as the case may be - but Luke was written in Greek - and go from there.<br /><br />Sorry, Leila, didn't mean to derail this very interesting quiz!<br />:)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-12050471826162061042010-06-15T15:40:11.207-07:002010-06-15T15:40:11.207-07:00Sew,
Here's an excellent site on the original...Sew,<br /><br />Here's an excellent site on the original Greek term from Luke 1:28 and how it was mistranslated by nearly everyone EXCEPT by St. Jerome, who was, ahem, an expert in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.<br /><br />http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html<br /><br />Hope that makes sense.<br /><br />:)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-34505836555962217692010-06-15T15:18:19.438-07:002010-06-15T15:18:19.438-07:00Sew, you have unpacked the Greek! Wow!
I promise...Sew, you have unpacked the Greek! Wow!<br /><br />I promise that an answer will come by tomorrow.... I wasn't prepared to write the follow-up post today (and I must carefully consider the awards...).Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-2978313766971919032010-06-15T14:56:57.264-07:002010-06-15T14:56:57.264-07:00Cathy-I dictionary looked up full of grace and the...Cathy-I dictionary looked up full of grace and the meaning of it.<br /><br />Full of: maximum capacity<br /><br />Grace (in relgion): the condition of being in God's favor OR the elect one. <br /><br />So I'm thinking Full of grace would translate in Sew's terms to: To be the elect one to maximum capacity. <br /><br />And to be that way you would only make sense you are without sin. <br /><br />Obviously that has not theological bases.<br /><br />So maybe I'm breaking the rules but this has been up all day and I'm so ready for the explanation! ;) hahahaha This is not part of my answer because I did use the dictionary. ;)Sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963399196987365207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-23942378228223687062010-06-15T14:27:59.254-07:002010-06-15T14:27:59.254-07:00I think it was Scott hahn who explained in his Mar...I think it was Scott hahn who explained in his Mary book that it *is* in fact in scripture - Gabriel said "hail FULL OF GRACE" in other words, she was full of grace.. ie no room for sin or anything else. For a free fabbo Mary and the scriptures cd Google Bible Christian society. I got many of their cds and was flat out riveted.<br />(sorry for the typing... on my phone.)<br />:)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-35101078609440456972010-06-15T13:13:55.440-07:002010-06-15T13:13:55.440-07:00I do know for sure that God did NOT have to make h...I do know for sure that God did NOT have to make her sinless, he chose to. I remember learning that. And I guess He chose to so that she could be the most perfect vessel to bring forth His only son.Kaitlin @ More Like Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260649249438520187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-89327050926614230552010-06-15T12:57:55.270-07:002010-06-15T12:57:55.270-07:00Olya, I am so happy that you commented and that I ...Olya, I am so happy that you commented and that I was able to help things make more sense. If we all understood each other better, we would have a much happier world. :) You made my day.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-68740844741311201942010-06-15T12:19:23.455-07:002010-06-15T12:19:23.455-07:00Leila, thank you! I have been hoping you'd res...Leila, thank you! I have been hoping you'd respond. It was one thing that I could not figure out being raised (faith wise) on Sola Scriptura. Now, if Catholic church doesn't believe in that, all those things make more sence. Again, thank you.Olyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230704672730866871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-6319903678942387722010-06-15T12:14:46.807-07:002010-06-15T12:14:46.807-07:00OH my gosh, Leila, I have no idea! I'll just ...OH my gosh, Leila, I have no idea! I'll just copy everyone else's answers. :)Grace in my Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742364804125879803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-18333142958126208342010-06-15T11:54:01.677-07:002010-06-15T11:54:01.677-07:00Olya, PS: Just to clarify, we Catholics believe t...Olya, PS: Just to clarify, we Catholics believe that Scripture does not contradict the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception (Mary's sinlessness) in any way, even if it is not *explicit* in the text.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-63077452078147446092010-06-15T11:50:59.353-07:002010-06-15T11:50:59.353-07:00Olya, welcome! Your question presupposes a belief ...Olya, welcome! Your question presupposes a belief in sola scriptura. Catholics don't subscribe to that pillar of the Reformation, so your very premise is different from ours. <br /><br />And the question of why Protestants do believe in sola scriptura and Catholics (and Orthodox, and others) don't, is for another post. :) Email me at allthemillers@cox.net if you want great resources to understand why the Church has always taught that Mary was sinless.Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-6669661961805083982010-06-15T11:44:59.655-07:002010-06-15T11:44:59.655-07:00An trickier question still. Where do you find in t...An trickier question still. Where do you find in the Bible that she was sinless? Sorry, couldn't resist :) I am not Catholic, can't you tell? Hope, you will not find this offensive. But, seriously, where in the Bible does it say that she was without sin?Olyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230704672730866871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-11148154723095431972010-06-15T11:22:12.758-07:002010-06-15T11:22:12.758-07:00I'm going with the others that said he wanted ...I'm going with the others that said he wanted to create a woman without sin to be worthy of being the mother of Jesus. <br /><br />Maybe?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893951886426781163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-44845387260537450202010-06-15T11:01:22.816-07:002010-06-15T11:01:22.816-07:00My first thought is that He created Mary without s...My first thought is that He created Mary without sin so that she could be the mother of our Lord and if she was to carry our Lord within her she needed to be without sin! A clean vessel to carry the sinless Jesus!<br /><br />That's all I got now!Faith makes things possiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419255529366854073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-7137434744522677272010-06-15T08:39:52.242-07:002010-06-15T08:39:52.242-07:00I am tired, crazy busy with work, and have no time...I am tired, crazy busy with work, and have no time to google (but yes, I know that commenting takes time too...but nonetheless here is my off the cuff answer (yes, tongue planted firmly in cheek)...Answer: because it was easier doing it then than having to backtrack later. As the old adage goes "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." (Boy, am I sure glad he did it though!) God Bless!Joy Beyond the Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418519519090894030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-33820000488101236502010-06-15T08:37:03.608-07:002010-06-15T08:37:03.608-07:00Man, that's a tough one Leila! You are so goo...Man, that's a tough one Leila! You are so good.<br /><br />I agree with the New Eve theory. I also heard once that Mary had to be completely sinless, like a tabernacle, to carry God within her. So I guess I would say because she had to be! That's silly, I know. But I still want an award!Second Chanceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995486505355339008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-240447238522390484.post-60503695349551331852010-06-15T08:23:05.094-07:002010-06-15T08:23:05.094-07:00Ignore this! I just forgot to check the follow up ...Ignore this! I just forgot to check the follow up comment box, so I need to redo! Oops!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601254223991410089noreply@blogger.com