Day 2
May Rosary- May 2, 2017
Mary sinless=to God?
Many non-Catholics will ask at times - "If Mary is sinless as Catholics believe, then would not that make her equal to God?"
Non Catholics are under the impression that one is not human if he or she is sinless. It is actually opposite. It is when we sin that we fall short of what it means to be fully human.
In the beginning, God created no one (neither angel nor human) with sin. Yet no one was equal to God then. When Adam and Eve sinned, they acted in a manner that was beneath their dignity as beings made in God’s image and likeness. It was their sin that detracted from the glory of God, not their original sinlessness. God’s goodness is most clear when he sanctifies his creation by entering into it fully with the life of his grace.
This is why the sinless souls in heaven give the most glory to God. The unique glory of the Trinity is manifested most clearly in heaven—where is he surrounded by sinless beings. In their sinlessness, God has made them most fully what he intended for them to be. In Mary’s case, her sinlessness gives the most glory to God, since his work is made perfect in her.
edmund elorm ackuaku
edmundackuaku.blogspot.com/Mary sinless=to God?/May rosary/Day 2
May Rosary- May 2, 2017
Mary sinless=to God?
Many non-Catholics will ask at times - "If Mary is sinless as Catholics believe, then would not that make her equal to God?"
Non Catholics are under the impression that one is not human if he or she is sinless. It is actually opposite. It is when we sin that we fall short of what it means to be fully human.
In the beginning, God created no one (neither angel nor human) with sin. Yet no one was equal to God then. When Adam and Eve sinned, they acted in a manner that was beneath their dignity as beings made in God’s image and likeness. It was their sin that detracted from the glory of God, not their original sinlessness. God’s goodness is most clear when he sanctifies his creation by entering into it fully with the life of his grace.
This is why the sinless souls in heaven give the most glory to God. The unique glory of the Trinity is manifested most clearly in heaven—where is he surrounded by sinless beings. In their sinlessness, God has made them most fully what he intended for them to be. In Mary’s case, her sinlessness gives the most glory to God, since his work is made perfect in her.
edmund elorm ackuaku
edmundackuaku.blogspot.com/Mary sinless=to God?/May rosary/Day 2
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