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Saint Anne’s Reel
One of the problems with the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is that it is not
taught in the Bible. The Scriptures do not directly teach the Immaculate Conception,
and no where in the Bible does it describe Mary as being anything other than an
ordinary woman with whom God chose to be the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ.
While Mary is a Godly woman (Luke 1:28) and a wonderful wife and mother, and
there is no doubt that Jesus loved his mother (John 19:27), there is no reason to
believe that Mary was sinless. In fact, the Bible gives us every reason to believe
that Jesus Christ is the only person who was not “infected” by sin and was sinless.
In short, the concept of an Immaculate Conception was neither biblical nor
necessary. The Bible never hints there was anything significant about Mary, and
Mary was not exempt from the Bible’s statement that “all have sinned” (Romans
3:23). Mary needed a Savior just like the rest of us (Luke 1:47).
Saint Anne’s role in giving birth to a most wonderous child was essential in
establishing the basis for Mary’s role in being God’s cherished vessel in the birth of
Jesus Christ. God gave Anne and Mary the opportunity, and they both fulfilled their
promises to God.
If we let the things of this world get in
the way of finding that path to God,
then that is a sin, and should not
viewed as eternal damnation. Even
“Godly” folk are prone to be sinful in
this world from time to time.
Within this historical context, the
tune of Saint Anne becomes much
more real for us, even in our
“modern” times. It is a fun tune to
play and well worth the effort to
play it.
The easy fix for that “sinful condition”
is to know that and get back on the
right path. Sadly, that’s easier said
than done for most of us sinners.
This is why forgiveness is important.
Finale Notes:
There has been a lot talk about
“sin” and “being sinful.” The word
sin and the condition of our being
sinful is misleading and often
conflicted with the image of being
“forever damned.”
The Roman context of sin is “not
being with God,” or “diverting from
the grace of God.” For the most
part, because we all live in a
material world, we are all distracted
by material things, that means we
are not paying attention to God all
the time.
“Shaun,
That KelticDead
Guy”
Patrick O. Young,
KelticDead Music
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Most true religions are the ones
that give us guidance to know God.
Temptation is all those things of
this world that distract us.
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