Apostolic use of Oral Tradition in the writing of the New Testament. Matthew 2:23 – The prophecy "He shall be called a Nazarene" is based on oral tradition. It is not found in the Old Testament. This demonstrates that the apostles relied upon oral tradition and taught by it.

Luke 6:43 says, "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit." Elizabeth tells Mary in Luke 1:42, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" So that means that since Jesus is the fruit of Mary, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit, then it logically follows that Mary, while not divine, is certainly free from sin, like her Son. Otherwise, she could not have the pure and sinless God of the universe inside her womb. Eve was not born with sin, Mary was not born with sin. Mary was chosen already by God in Eden. Genesis 3:15 "I will put enmity between you and the Woman, and between Your Seed and Her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel." God chose Mary to be immaculate conception. Lk 1:37 for with God nothing shall be impossible.

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Bowing is a posture of worship, but not all bowing is worship. A Catholic kneeling before a statue while praying is no more worshiping it than a Protestant kneeling with a Bible is worshiping the book.

"Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground". Gen 18:1 Lot bowed down with his face to the ground when he saw the two angels at the gate in Sodom. Gen 19:1

"Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth." Gen 23:7 Bowing in respect and veneration is approved all over the bible. The Jews bowed before the Ark and in the temple each had statues all over them.

"You shall not bow down to them." Deuteronomy 5:9 Since many Catholics sometimes bow or kneel in front of statues of Jesus and the saints, anti-Catholics confuse the legitimate veneration of a sacred image with the sin of idolatry. Was Moses and idolater too?

Acts 20:35-Paul relies on the oral tradition of the apostles for this statement ("it is better to give than to receive") of Jesus. 1 Cor 7:10-Paul relies on the oral tradition of the apostles to give the charge of Jesus that a wife should not separate from her husband.

Jude 9 - Jude relies on the oral tradition of the Archangel Michael's dispute with satan over Moses' body. This is not found in the Old Testament.

Heb. 11:37 - the author of Hebrews relies on the oral tradition of the martyrs being sawed in two. This is not recorded in the OT. Eph 5:14 - Paul relies on oral tradition to quote an early Christian hymn - "awake O sleeper rise from the dead and Christ shall give you light.

Matt 23:2-Jesus relies on the oral tradition of acknowledging Moses' seat of authority (which passed from Moses to Joshua to the Sanhedrin). This is not in the OT. 1 Cor. 10:4 - Paul relies on the oral tradition of the rock following Moses. It is not recorded in the OT.

Once something is touched by God's glory, it becomes set apart or sacred. Since God entered through this gate(Mary's womb), no one else is worthy to use it.

Perpetual Virginity Mary prophecized by Ezekiel (44:2) "The LORD said to me: 'This gate will remain closed. It will not be opened, and no one will enter through it because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore, it will remain closed.'"

The prophecy of Ezekiel(36:24) is quite clear and disproves anyone who says baptism can only be valid by immersion. "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols."

flawed but perilously destructive, for it dismantles the very structures that sustain human dignity and social harmony. To entertain these ideas lightly is to risk descending into chaos, where nothing is sacred, and everything is permissible.

Ultimately, this progression leads to nihilism, a rejection of law and conscience, which strips life of meaning, truth, and accountability. When truth is dismissed, order collapses, morality becomes arbitrary, and justice loses its foundation. Such a worldview is not merely..

that extends beyond sensory perception.From materialism springs utilitarianism, which undermines morality by rejecting the inherent distinction between right and wrong. Instead, it evaluates actions solely based on their outcomes, often disregarding ethical principles..

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Bearing the imprint of God’s light, humanity is naturally drawn to the love of Christ.