What?.....No one is born without sin! the (Bible says) "All have sinned and come short of the Glory of GOD" (Romans 3: 23)..No Exceptions!.....in response to your second question: does Mary have power to intercede between man & GOD!.... the answer is NO!......Mary was just a vessel that GOD choose to come through the same channel that we-came through to Identify with us! etc. etc..... The (Bible)- GOD'S WORD Says: "JESUS Is The Way, The Truth , And The Life, No Man Cometh Unto The (HEAVENLY FATHER-HEAVEN) Except Through JESUS"! John 14: 6)......."Neither Is There SALVATION In Any Other, For There Is None Other NAME Under Heaven Given Among Men, Whereby WE MUST BE SAVED" (Acts 4: 12), " And Whatsoever Ye Shall Ask In My Name (JESUS), That Will I Do That The Father Be Glorified In The SON"! (John 14: 13)..............The ONLY WAY TO GOD IS THROUGH HIS SON- JESUS...For EVERYTHING!........Talk to an anointed Pastor/Minister for futher assistance concerning GOD'S Plan For Man-Kind, & The Birth, The Death, And The Resurrection Of CHRIST!.......and you will get more indepth teachings & answers to your questions!........GOD BLESS!....
2006-07-21 11:49:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Stop calling her Virgin Mary. She got married to Joseph! And what do women do when they get married? They have SEX with their husbands - they lose their virginity. Jesus had brothers and sisters, remember? Biological brothers and sisters. Don't be fooled by Catholic dogma. Also, Mary is dead! She does no interceding on our behalf... Jesus is our mediator between us and His father. Where in the Bible says that Mary is alive? But it does say the devil will appear as an angel of light, deceiving even the very elect. 2 Cor. 11:13-15. So do not be deceived. Nor is there salvation in any other than Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:10-12. The Bottom Line: Mary's just a sinner saved by grace like the rest of us.
2006-07-21 18:29:44
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answered by Wunderkind 2
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Yes, I believe that Mary was born free of original sin. It was her destiny at the moment of her own Conception to become the Mother of the long-awaited Messiah, therefore, she had to be free of original sin.
All the Saints in Heaven have the Power to intercede with God on behalf of humanity still on earth, but, Mary is the Most Powerful in this regard, because Mary is the Mother of God.
Mary did not "ascend" into Heaven. Mary was "assumed" into Heaven. In order for her to ascend, she would have had to have been able to enter Heaven on her own. But, it was God Who Physically Brought Mary into Heaven, body & soul, just as He Did with the Prophets Elijah & Elisha before her.
2006-07-21 18:19:03
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answered by clusium1971 7
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You are getting Mary confused with Jesus.
Mary was an ordinary girl that God chose to give birth to His son. Jesus Christ was born without sin. Mary died a normal death and was buried, no Resurrection. Only Jesus defeated death and rose again, then ascended into heaven.
Catholics believe that Mary intercedes for them in prayers.
I personally believe you go to Jesus Himself with your prayers.
2006-07-21 18:13:02
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answered by Anonymous
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In Romans , it mentions that - all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God. All mean , including Mary - Only Jesus was born without sin, conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary was not born without sin. and on top of that she also had children with Joseph after the birth of Jesus. Why else would they get married.
2006-07-21 18:41:00
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answered by Anonymous
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Everyone is/ was a sinner{ including Mary} except Jesus
No, only Jesus intercedes between man and God but she can still pray for whomever just as christians pray for non christians
Im sure she died and was buried
2006-07-21 18:17:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Nope...she was born with sin and does not intercede between man and God. The Bible does not reference Mary's death, however I would assume that she died normally, otherwise one of the disciples would have mentioned it in one of the books of the Bible.
2006-07-21 18:18:29
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answered by bobm709 4
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Mary was a human, born in sin, chosen by God. She lived, had several children with her husband Joseph (including one of the two disciples named James), at one point didn't believe that Jesus was the messiah, and died.
2006-07-21 18:18:20
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answered by strausseman 2
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She was not Born without sin.
She does not intercede. Jesus said No one comes to the Father but by me.
There's no mention of an Ascension. I, therefore, assume she died and was buried.
2006-07-21 18:17:29
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answered by NickofTyme 6
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A) Yes, absolutely the Virgin Mary was born without sin. When the Angel appears to Mary at the incarnation (Lk 1:26), he says 'Hail, FULL OF GRACE' (some translations say 'highly favored one', but the original greek - kecharitomene - is being downplayed by people with their own agenda) . Also, this greek word is a PAST TENSE verb form. It literally means 'having been filled with grace'. Angels see things from a spiritual perspective and speak accordingly. Mary was FULL of grace, and nothing else....NO SIN. In Lk 1:39, Elizabeth call her 'Blessed among Women' as well as calling the 'Fruit of her Womb' blessed. Book of Wisdom 1:4 says 'wisdom will not ... dwell in a body enslaved to sin'.
This does not mean that Mary did not need salvation. In Lk 1:47, Mary says 'My Spirit rejoices in God My SAVIOR'. She is saved by Christ, but is saved in a very special way. She is preserved from Original Sin, by God's power, not her own, so that she might give Jesus a perfected human nature. God can and does act outside of time and space. Mary is saved by Christ's sacrifice before it happens in the temporal order. If you grab someone who fell off a bridge, and you see someone else about to walk off and shout a warning that causes them to stop, you saved both, one after the fact and one by preventing the incident in the first place.
B) Catholics do not worship Mary. We pray asking for her intercession before God, 'for He would refuse her nothing'. For Catholics, Mary's role is that of 'Queen Mother' to the King of Heaven. See Solomon's relationship with his Mother and the Queen mother's role in the Davidic Kingdom. She reigned with him, and her role was as intercessor for the people, presenting their needs to the King.
Also, the Honor Catholics bestow on Mary, was given to her first by God. He was the first to give her glory. Mary at the foot of the cross is given to us as our mother, when Christ says 'Behold thy Mother' to the beloved disciple. Who is the 'Beloved Disciple'? In one sense, it's John. In another, we are all 'Beloved Disciples'. So Mary is our mother, and how would your Father feel if you ignored your Mother or treated her with disrespect? The veneration which we give to Mary, does not diminish the worship we give to God. It demonstates it.
Also, I wanted to make one other three pronged statement:
1) Jesus fulfilled the Mosaic Law perfectly.
2) The 4th. Commandment - 'Honor thy Father and thy Mother'. The Hebrew word for 'Honor' actually can be translated 'to Glorify'. So Christ 'Glorified' his mother, Mary.
3) We are called to imitate Christ.
C) It is unclear whether Mary died or not. Early Christian writings say that 'When her life was over she was taken up into heaven', but whether that means she died, or it means her life on earth was over is unclear. Mary did not Ascend into heaven. To do so would imply she went under her own power. She was Assumed into heaven (you've probably heard the term Assumption) by God. As we read in Revelation, she is Queen of Heaven by virtue of her Son being King. This is born out from all early christian writings, and by the fact that no place on earth makes any claims to be the gravesite, or to have any relics of Mary. A person that close to our Lord would certainly have many claimants to her relics if she had remained on earth.
2006-07-21 19:35:32
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answered by Freeadviceisworthwhatyoupayfor 3
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