Quote:
Originally Posted by Ohio
So we should content ourselves with what we have received, and not go beyond what is written. There much danger lies using speculations and inferences.
|
I understand the difficulty of growing up with a mindset that seems to fill a void and make so much sense. Eventually one might say that our minds become incorrectly "hard-wired" as a result.
Let me use an xample which affected me, my family, my friends, almost all my neighbors, in fact I daresay the entirety of my social interactions until I started college. We all held this same simple belief. It was obviously not in the Bible, but we were convinced it was. Every single figure of authority I knew in my life purported this "fundamental" truth. It was accepted as gospel truth, and never questioned. It was around for so long, that it just had to be true. It also became the foundation of our entire system of beliefs and practices.
I could go on and on concerning this matter, but let me just get to the point. If Jesus was God, and Mary was the mother of Jesus, then Mary is the Mother of God, and we should worship her as the queen of heaven. Do you see how this works? Now substitute some of Lee's exclusive constructs.