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In Luke 1:43—a biblical foundation for the Theotokos—wherein Elizabeth “exclaimed [to Mary] with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?’”

So Mary was the Mother of the Son of God, correct? She was 'God bearer' or Theotokos.

No objection to Mary Mother of God the Son

Nestorianism is a Christian theological view, named after Nestorius, which holds that Jesus Christ is composed of two separate persons: one human and one divine, rather than two natures united in a single person. This doctrine was condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 and the...

Hmmmm, that is the heresy of Nestorianism. Look it up. And, I do recall He is fully man and fully God. BORN THAT WAY. You can not have it both ways

I notice you don't capitalize 'god' but capitalize 'Mother' just like the Jehovahs Witnesses when referring to Mary's role as Theotokos. Jesus is GOD, Mary is His mother. The Early Church referred to her as Theotokos, as we continue to honor her with this title today. And, no, we don't place...

Countless interpretations of scripture leading to countless evangelical denominations.

I appreciate hearing people share how the Holy Spirit speaks to them. My experience has not been a 'still small voice' but I am more moved to action that often results in confirmation that it was a 'God thing'. An example would be homeless people panhandling. Usually I don't give money to them...

I recognized that he had been posting as Yeshua1 for years. I was confused as to why he started posting as 'JesusFan'. Maybe he will tell us. The only difference in his posts now is he has stopped using the exclamation ❗ at the end of every post

IMHO, I think you align much closer to Orthodoxy in your atonement position

A local evangelical church continued to assemble during Covid and a significant number of members contracted Covid and also a number of deaths. The Church ended up closed and a new evangelical congregation now meets in their building. Covid was real, it was a killer and too many of my friends...

We need to remember that when people during this time held and taught beliefs that church authorities (and many times state authorities) believed were very dangerous and could cause someone who became convinced of these heretical beliefs to be damned to hell and lead others to Hell as well, they...

He is a sacramentalist. I was curious if you consider him a Christian. Kinda off topic. We could discuss it at another time. Thanks for responding.

Which Anglican church are you asking about? The majority of Anglican jurisdictions are aligned with GAFCON, a conservative (Bible believing) movement which is still within the Anglican Communion but is clearly ready to withdraw leaving the minority to their dwindling congregations. Do you...

While I attended California Baptist University in Riverside, California I attended Christ Chapel which is a Reformed Episcopal Church. It was biblically sound and a growing congregation. The Reformed Episcopal Church has it's own jurisdictions but is also part of the ACNA. It looks like the...

ACNA is by far the largest of the conservative faces of Anglicanism in North America. However, the conservatives that have left The Episcopal Church have long been plagued with scandals. Along with accusations of moral failures, there is much disunity among various conservative denominations...

As you said, Salty, there are new people visiting this board all the time. Let's look at purgatory first. While the word is not used in scripture, neither is Trinity,, Incarnation, etc. I find biblical support for purgatory in passages like I Cor 3:11-15 which describes works being...

1. Not always. The martyrs in the circus had no opportunity to be baptized, nor did the thief on the cross. The Church had always recognized baptism by desire/or blood of martyrs. 2. . The Church also teaches that God is not bound by the sacraments, meaning salvation is possible for those...

Respectfully, Salty, I have been on this board for years and have given my testimony and conversion experience countless times. I really don't see any point in doing so yet again. I have said before that I place my faith and trust in Jesus Christ and his redemptive work on the Cross for...

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