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Mary’s Immaculate Conception
Mary’s Immaculate Conception
By David Cox
See my tracts on Catholicism here
- cat02 Should we worship the Virgin Mary? No.
- cat01 Is the Pope the Vicar of Christ?
- cat05 Why we don’t use images in worship
Introduction
Contrary to what many people understand, the term “immaculate conception” doesn’t refer to Jesus’ being born without sin, but rather it refers to the Catholic misunderstanding that Mary had to have been born without sin also, because otherwise she would have transferred her sinful nature to Christ.
“When we say that Mary was conceived without sin we mean that from the very first moment of her existence she was free from original sin, she was full of grace” (Mary—Doctrine for Everyman, page 17).
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX declared Mary had been born without sin. Thus, they explained Jesus’ sinless nature and held on to the doctrine of inherited sin. AllanTurner.com
This doctrine is involved with the Catholic doctrine of inherited sin, which is not biblical. They believe that every human being inherits the sin of Adam through their parents. A few salient points from Scripture is needed here.
Inherited Sin in Scripture
Jesus had no sin.
1Pet 2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:2Cor 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.1John 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
Mary had sin.
Luke 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Babies are without sin.
Rom 9:11 (For [the children] being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
On the basis of clear Scripture, Mary had sin and looked to God as her Saviour, babies don’t have sin, so Jesus’ mother did not have to be without sin, and Jesus was obviously without any sin on his part either.
- The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
- The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
- Mary’s Immaculate Conception
- “Mary, Mother of God”
Why so many Crises Today? by Pastor David Cox is a post on how Satan uses today's crises (which are not real crises, but fake crises fabricated by Satan to deceive) to control and bring men under his dominion.
Excerpts
But Satan will now "have his reign" unhindered. How will he get almost all of earth's inhabitants to worship him? Through crises that supposedly there is no other way than Satan's way to "fix what is wrong". This analysis of what is a problem plus how to best fix that problem is the key to Satan's strategy. What we are seeing in our present generation is the preparation of this plan of Satan to take over the world...
The idea of God "creating evil" (Isaiah 45:7) is that God creates adversity. Things which go astray from man's best plans. No man plans to have cancer, but God does send adversity man's life (for example, Job). The book of Job points out how God proposed to Satan to try Job with sickness. It was for God's glory, because God begins everything with "Job is just", so Job had no spiritual problem in himself that caused this sickness and crisis of every kind on Job. Just the opposite. Job was just. God declares to us this fact...See Why are there so many Crises Today?
