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What is the biblical basis for Mary being the ark of the new covenant?
Both Orthodox and Catholic Christians believe and affirm that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the ark of the new covenant, but is there a scriptural basis for this and if so where do we see this in the Old ...
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What is the biblical basis to prove the perpetual virginity of Mary? [duplicate]
Roman Catholics believe that the blessed Mary not only was a virgin up until the birth of Christ but remained a perpetual virgin from then until the moment of her death. What is the biblical basis for ...
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What are the biblical references and Catholic Church teachings that supported the phrase "Mary is God's dream"?
Archbishop Fulton Sheen (whose beatification has been delayed) had written a book titled "The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God" and citing "Mary as God's Dream".
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What are the important gifts and graces given to Mary to become Mother of the Church?
Catholic Church Tradition already embraced the view of Mary's role as Mother of the Church.
It says Saint Augustine and Pope Saint Leo the Great both reflected on the Virgin Mary’s importance in the ...
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Are the Seven Sorrows of Mary the seven pillars in Proverbs 9:1?
Proverbs 9:1 English Standard Version (ESV)
"Wisdom has built her house;
she has hewn her seven pillars."
"HEWN" (Thesaurus)
Adj. 1. hewn - cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting ...
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Why did Mary need to remain a virgin during pregnancy according to those who deny the perpetual virginity doctrine?
After much editing and clarifying through comments this question seems to have asked and had answered from Catholic perspective why Mary stayed a virgin throughout her pregnancy.
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What is the biblical basis for the belief that Mary is the mother of God?
Catholics often refer to Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, as “the mother of God.”1 What is the biblical basis for this belief?
1 CCC, §963
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Why many Catholics believe that Mary is co-redemptrix?
Where does the belief come from? Why is her intercession believed to be necessary? Please provide Biblical evidence for the belief as well as Traditional sources.
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What is the biblical basis for the Catholic and Eastern doctrines of the Assumption of Mary?
Catholic doctrine asserts that Mary the Mother of Jesus was not only without sin and ever-virgin, but that she also ascended into Heaven. Some Eastern traditions hold that she even died, then was ...
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What is the Biblical evidence that Jesus' mother was one of His disciples?
The Roman Catholic Church venerates Mary as not only having been blessed to be the mother of Christ, but also as having been born without sin (Immaculate Conception), and to have been a perpetual ...
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Did Mary die, or was she translated like Enoch and Elijah?
According to the Bible, did Mary die?
From a comment on another question, it seems that at least some denominations (including the Roman Catholic Church) teach that, like Elijah and Enoch, Mary did ...
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What is the Biblical basis for the belief that Mary and/or other saints are in heaven? [duplicate]
The Assumption of Mary states that after she died on Earth she went to Heaven.
What is the Biblical basis for the idea that she, or any other person who died after Jesus' resurrection, is already in ...
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How should we think about Jesus' mother being Jewish and his father being the Holy Spirit?
Science says it is impossible for a woman to conceive a child without the sperm of a man.
I have seen Christians just gloss over this, romanticize about it, make it fairy tale or flat out deny it.
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Why isn't the virgin birth of Jesus mentioned in all of the gospels? Does it matter?
I recently saw Bill Maher's documentary and he mentions that the virgin birth is only mentioned in two of the gospels. He goes on to bug Christian people several times by asking questions such as "How ...
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What is the Biblical evidence against the perpetual virginity of Mary?
I understand that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that Mary is the eternal virgin in that she never had sexual relations with Joseph (or any other man)--either before or after the miraculous ...
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What is the biblical basis for the Immaculate Conception?
According to Catholic Doctrine, the Immaculate Conception refers to the teaching that Mary's own conception (not that of Jesus) was without the stain of original sin.
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On what do Catholics base their doctrine of the eternal virginity of Mary?
I understand that the Catholic Church teaches that Mary is the eternal virgin in that she neither had sexual relations with Joseph (or any other man) either before or after the miraculous conception ...
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