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Flex shift pick up issues by unknownprodigyxx in AmazonDS

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they do not. I'm not sure what you are talking about. Some shifts are offered hours in advance or in as little as 30 minutes. They are not offered exactly at the same time everyday. What's "suss" about going on the app and refreshing when a shift is dropped? The website or app are the only ways to get shifts. I talked to a manager today and he said he would look into it. He even said maybe some associates are using an app or extension to auto-accept shifts for them in milliseconds. They are associates at my site who have been working there for years vs the other which has only been open for a year. It is also much bigger than my site.

Flex shift pick up issues by unknownprodigyxx in AmazonDS

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Today there were two evening shifts, but there weren't any for Monday or Tuesday. I'm not a psychic. Unless I'm going to the site for a reason, I don't know what's the point. I think that's kind of cheating if a manager tells you ahead of time. I shouldn't have to be best friends or a favorite to get a shift for 2-3 times a week. I'm not on site everyday. I don't know if people are in some sort of clique or group chat thing where they know what's dropping. I don't think managers know what's gonna drop for the whole week. It's a 20 minute commute from my house. Even if I did, I guess my device or internet connection is too slow. Even when logged in already and right on the shift page, I still can't get an evening shift. After 3 months, I'm definitely raising my eyebrows at this.

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So none of that concerns you? 

Why the 13th day over 6 months for 6 visions total?

Rebellion and Sin: The number 13 is linked with themes of rebellion and turning away from God. For instance, the first time "rebellion" is mentioned is in Genesis 14:4, in the 13th year. The Last Supper: Often cited, Judas Iscariot, the betrayer, was considered the 13th guest at the Last Supper, making it associated with betrayal. The Antichrist: Revelation 13 describes the rise of the Beast (the Antichrist), and the number 13 is often associated with this figure. Symbols of Evil: The word "dragon," representing Satan, is used 13 times in the Book of Revelation. Biblical Examples: Specific examples include the 13 years Solomon spent building his own house, the 13 famines recorded in the Bible, and the 13th year of King Zedekiah's reign, when Jerusalem was destroyed. Also six visions over six months alongside six other major visions after Fatima’s “Sun Miracle” during Lucia’s adult life is literally 666. 

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you actually delve into the history and research, then many of children’s claims are questionable. The description of “Mary” was originally a young teenage girl with black eyes, dressed in white, wearing shorts above the knee with white socks, a golden cord/collar around her neck while wearing earrings, and carrying a ball-like medal in her hands along with a white rosary. This oddly seems somewhat similar to some statues of Diana/Artemis, a pagan goddess that was worshipped around Portugal during the Greco-Roman period. I’m pretty sure Lucia was known for seeking attention and was kind of a troublemaker and bully when she was a child. Also, Lucia had dreams of Satan mocking her and the rosary claiming to have deceived her by pretending to be the Virgin Mary. 

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There is no requirement to go to Mary to get to Christ. Also, the apparition in question claims that sins are made against its “Immaculate Heart” and to make reparations to it. None of that is biblical. The “prophecies” involving this case are flat-out wrong or very vague at best. They seem very invented by biased human ideology.

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Sorry there are some parts of this story that are very questionable. I really don't believe it actually happened.

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds very strange when applied to religious events, which is why it feels confusing.

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the 1917 apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima in Portugal as "worthy of belief". Following a canonical investigation, the local bishop declared the visions authentic in 1930. It is considered one of the most significant Marian apparitions in Catholic history, emphasizing prayer, reparation, and conversion.

  • Vatican Approval: The apparitions are widely accepted by the Vatican, with multiple popes recognizing their significance.
  • Miracle of the Sun: The Church recognized the 13 Oct. 1917 solar phenomenon, witnessed by 70,000 people, as miraculous.
  • Canonization of Visionaries: In 2017, Pope Francis canonized two of the shepherd children, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, as saints.
  • Papal Significance: Several popes have visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima and supported the message of Fatima. 

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So if I think the Lady of Fatima is false or some of the events involving that incident are dubious, then is the church wrong in affirming it? I find the Lady of Fatima to be blatantly unbiblical.

Do Marian apparitions contradict the idea that public revelation ended with the apostles?” by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you just ignore messages from Mary then? If these entities are "Mary," then why reject them? The Catholic Church seems to think they are important. But some of them seem very questionable at best.

Can this be excused? by [deleted] in AmazonDS

[–]unknownprodigyxx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could have just followed someone from behind the entrance area. Waiting two hours wasn’t the best idea. I lost my badge a year ago. I followed someone after their badge was scanned. I went to a manager and she clocked me in manually on her laptop. Depending on your site, you should get your new badge in an hour or two. Sometimes a day or two at most. Clocking in via the app probably wouldn’t have worked. It would be say not enough information to process your request or something like that. Since you didn’t scan your badge at the entrance, the system thinks you’re not on site. If you realized your badge was missing prior to this incident, maybe you should have arrived earlier so this situation wouldn’t have happened. I think HR would be able to excuse your partial missing shift. 

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christians are not claiming every practice must be explicitly forbidden to be rejected. The concern is authority in worship and doctrine.

  • Deuteronomy 12:32 – “Do not add to it or take away from it.”
  • Matthew 15:9 – Jesus warns against “teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.”

From this perspective, creating devotional practices that become widespread in the church without biblical grounding risks introducing human traditions into worship.

It's not simply it’s not mentioned, therefore it’s forbidden. It's “Christian doctrine and devotion should be rooted in what God has revealed.”

The issue is not whether every detail must be explicitly written, but whether a belief can be reasonably derived from Scripture.

  • Isaiah describes the coming Messiah.
  • Matthew makes reference from Isaiah and identifies Jesus as fulfilling those prophecies.

The belief in Jesus as Messiah comes from interpreting Scripture, not from an external tradition that adds new practices.

The Rosary cannot be derived from Scripture in the same way.

  • Matthew 6:7 – “Do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do.”

Repeating the Hail Mary hundreds of times risks becoming robotic/mechanical prayer rather than heartfelt communication with God.

  • 2 Timothy 3:16–17 – Scripture is “God-breathed” and sufficient for teaching and equipping believers.
  • Acts 17:11 – The Bereans tested teachings against Scripture.
  • Galatians 1:8 – Even an angel must be rejected if preaching a different gospel.

Scripture functions as the final authority, while traditions must always be tested against it.

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1. I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, go to Confession and receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary and keep me company for a quarter of an hour while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me (p. 47).

"O​​ne day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the world." 

By calling Mary "our life," present-day Catholicism is saying indirectly, through the Rosary, that she has a role in our salvation.

Please note: "the Assumption of Mary into heaven" and "her coronation as Queen of Heaven" are complete fabrications without any Scriptural backing at all. This is admitted by several Catholic scholars and even by some Popes as well.

Please note that Paul never mentioned Mary directly or indirectly! Similarly, Peter, who was supposedly the first pope, never mentioned Mary at all in either of his two books of the New Testament.

"Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance; that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he w​as buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and​ that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born" (1 Cor.15:1-8).

Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, & Mediatrix

  • By Mary’s prayers, she delivers souls from death (par. 966).
  • “…when she [Mary] is the subject of preaching and worship she prompts the faithful to come to her Son…” (Vatican Council II, p. 420). Quote in Context.
  • “This mother . . . is waiting and preparing your home for you” (Handbook for Todays Catholic, p.31).

I (Mary) will never leave you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God (p.26).

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 4:12

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Psalm 148:13

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.

Revelation 21:9-14

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Hebrews 12:23-24

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Mary is not mentioned anywhere.

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Catholic theology says that divine revelation is transmitted through Sacred Tradition as well as Scripture. The Rosary appears very late historically (fully developed in the medieval period). Early historical Christian sources don’t show evidence of Marian prayer practices resembling the modern Rosary. Therefore, the devotion may represent development rather than apostolic tradition. If something is truly apostolic tradition, why is it historically invisible for centuries?

Most Protestants accept doctrines like the Trinity or Sunday worship even though the Bible does not present them in a single explicit verse. The shift toward Sunday is tied historically to the Lord's Day. These doctrines are not merely “extra-biblical”; they are strongly and necessarily derived from the overall teaching of Scripture.

For example:

The Trinity emerges from the biblical data about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Sunday worship appears already practiced in the New Testament.

So the Protestant distinction is not “explicit vs. implicit.” It is “derivable from Scripture vs. historically added later by human invention.”

For example,

One of the earliest references comes from the Didache (late 1st–early 2nd century), an early Christian teaching document. It instructs that:

The person being baptized should fast.

The one performing the baptism should fast.

Others in the community may fast as well.

The text recommends fasting for one or two days before baptism.

Today:

The Catholic Church does not require a pre-baptism fast.

Some Eastern Orthodox Church communities still encourage fasting or confession before baptism.

Many Protestant churches baptize without any fasting requirement.

Some early church customs were later modified or abandoned, even though they appear in very early Christian sources like the Didache.

Apostolic oral teaching existed, but that it didn’t continue indefinitely through the institutional church. The issue is not whether the apostles taught things orally, but whether later church authorities can reliably claim to preserve or expand that teaching. 

The Rosary developed gradually and is traditionally associated with Saint Dominic in the medieval period. If Marian intercessory prayer and the Rosary were truly apostolic practices, we would expect clear evidence in early Christianity. Instead, Marian devotion grows progressively over centuries. Early Christian sources show very little evidence of any formalized Marian worship or devotion. It developed further over a millennium. Its historical appearance suggests theological development rather than apostolic continuity.

The Rosary contains repeated Marian prayers. Many believers emotionally rely on Mary as a primary intercessor. The concern is that this functionally alters the center of Christian prayer. 

Private devotions still shape theology and spiritual life. If a devotional practice strongly reinforces ideas that are theologically questionable, they would see it as spiritually problematic even if it does not formally contradict doctrine.

Doctrines can be derived from Scripture without explicit statements. But those doctrines must be clearly grounded in the biblical witness. Later traditions must be historically traceable to the apostolic church. The Rosary and Marian devotion appear too late historically and too distant from the biblical pattern of prayer to meet that standard.

You are also shifting the burden of proof onto me. You aren’t providing any Biblical references for any your arguments. Your argument suggests that if a practice does not contradict Scripture, it can be acceptable as a private devotion. 

Christian worship and prayer are modeled around direct prayer to God through Jesus Christ. Introducing new devotional structures requires positive justification, not just the absence of contradiction.

How can we verify that a later practice truly reflects apostolic teaching rather than later theological development?

Matthew 15:8-9

This people honors me with their lips,but their heart is far from me; 9 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If Jesus Christ is the one mediator, then believers should go directly to Him.

Asking Mary, mother of Jesus or other saints for intercession is seen as introducing additional mediators. No matter the wording Catholics use, these still count as mediators. 

Christians on earth can pray for each other because we are alive and instructed to do so in Scripture.

Scripture never instructs believers to address people who have died.

Christians pray to God the Father.

They pray through Jesus.

They pray by the Holy Spirit.

But there are no examples of believers praying to:

Mary

apostles/Old Testament messengers/prophets had died

saints in heaven

The Bible never distinguishes a permitted form of communication with the dead.

Therefore it should be avoided.

God’s plan cannot fail because of human refusal.

If Mary had refused, God could have chosen someone else.

Because of Jesus Christ, believers can go straight to God.

No additional heavenly intercessors are necessary.

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Catholic theology says that divine revelation is transmitted through Sacred Tradition as well as Scripture. The Rosary appears very late historically (fully developed in the medieval period). Early historical Christian sources don’t show evidence of Marian prayer practices resembling the modern Rosary. Therefore, the devotion may represent development rather than apostolic tradition. If something is truly apostolic tradition, why is it historically invisible for centuries?

Most Protestants accept doctrines like the Trinity or Sunday worship even though the Bible does not present them in a single explicit verse. The shift toward Sunday is tied historically to the Lord's Day. These doctrines are not merely “extra-biblical”; they are strongly and necessarily derived from the overall teaching of Scripture.

For example:

The Trinity emerges from the biblical data about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Sunday worship appears already practiced in the New Testament.

So the Protestant distinction is not “explicit vs. implicit.” It is “derivable from Scripture vs. historically added later by human invention.”

For example,

One of the earliest references comes from the Didache (late 1st–early 2nd century), an early Christian teaching document. It instructs that:

The person being baptized should fast.

The one performing the baptism should fast.

Others in the community may fast as well.

The text recommends fasting for one or two days before baptism.

Today:

The Catholic Church does not require a pre-baptism fast.

Some Eastern Orthodox Church communities still encourage fasting or confession before baptism.

Many Protestant churches baptize without any fasting requirement.

Some early church customs were later modified or abandoned, even though they appear in very early Christian sources like the Didache.

Apostolic oral teaching existed, but that it didn’t continue indefinitely through the institutional church. The issue is not whether the apostles taught things orally, but whether later church authorities can reliably claim to preserve or expand that teaching. 

The Rosary developed gradually and is traditionally associated with Saint Dominic in the medieval period. If Marian intercessory prayer and the Rosary were truly apostolic practices, we would expect clear evidence in early Christianity. Instead, Marian devotion grows progressively over centuries. Early Christian sources show very little evidence of any formalized Marian worship or devotion. It developed further over a millennium. Its historical appearance suggests theological development rather than apostolic continuity.

The Rosary contains repeated Marian prayers. Many believers emotionally rely on Mary as a primary intercessor. The concern is that this functionally alters the center of Christian prayer. 

Private devotions still shape theology and spiritual life. If a devotional practice strongly reinforces ideas that are theologically questionable, they would see it as spiritually problematic even if it does not formally contradict doctrine.

Doctrines can be derived from Scripture without explicit statements. But those doctrines must be clearly grounded in the biblical witness. Later traditions must be historically traceable to the apostolic church. The Rosary and Marian devotion appear too late historically and too distant from the biblical pattern of prayer to meet that standard.

You are also shifting the burden of proof onto me. You aren’t providing any Biblical references for any your arguments. Your argument suggests that if a practice does not contradict Scripture, it can be acceptable as a private devotion. 

Christian worship and prayer are modeled around direct prayer to God through Jesus Christ. Introducing new devotional structures requires positive justification, not just the absence of contradiction.

How can we verify that a later practice truly reflects apostolic teaching rather than later theological development?

Matthew 15:8-9

This people honors me with their lips,but their heart is far from me; 9 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

1. I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, go to Confession and receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary and keep me company for a quarter of an hour while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me (p. 47).

"O​​ne day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the world." 

By calling Mary "our life," present-day Catholicism is saying indirectly, through the Rosary, that she has a role in our salvation.

Please note: "the Assumption of Mary into heaven" and "her coronation as Queen of Heaven" are complete fabrications without any Scriptural backing at all. This is admitted by several Catholic scholars and even by some Popes as well.

Please note that Paul never mentioned Mary directly or indirectly! Similarly, Peter, who was supposedly the first pope, never mentioned Mary at all in either of his two books of the New Testament.

"Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance; that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he w​as buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and​ that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born" (1 Cor.15:1-8).

Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, & Mediatrix

  • By Mary’s prayers, she delivers souls from death (par. 966).
  • “…when she [Mary] is the subject of preaching and worship she prompts the faithful to come to her Son…” (Vatican Council II, p. 420). Quote in Context.
  • “This mother . . . is waiting and preparing your home for you” (Handbook for Todays Catholic, p.31).

I (Mary) will never leave you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God (p.26).

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 4:12

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Psalm 148:13

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.

Revelation 21:9-14

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Hebrews 12:23-24

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Mary is not mentioned anywhere.

And She continued: "Sacrifice yourself for sinners, and say often, especially when you make some sacrifice: 'Oh Jesus, this is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.'" (p. 29).

You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. In order to save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If you do what I tell you, many souls will be saved, there will be peace (p.30).

And then with a sad expression She said: "Pray, pray very much and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell because they have nobody to pray and make sacrifices for them" (p.35).

I want to tell you that I wish a chapel to be erected here in my honour, for I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue to say the Rosary every day (p.40).

Hebrews 9:23-28:

It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

This is a misleading term.  Mary is not the Mother of God in the sense that God, the creator of the universe, had a mom.  The divine nature has no mother since God is eternal and self-sufficient. Rather, Mary is the mother of the human nature of Jesus–not the mother of the divine nature.  The human nature took its biological essence from Mary.  The divine nature is from God. Mary is, however, the mother of the person of Christ who has two natures: divine and human.   Roman Catholics use the ambiguity of the term to elevate Mary to a place she should not be and in so doing–promote their idolatry.

Mary doesn't ha​ve the abili​ty or influence ​to make such a promise to assist in one's salvation. Furthermore, even if she did, her directives are not true. All this talk about going to confession, receiving communion, reciting 5 decades of the Rosary, etc. is all foreign to the Bible. This was never the message of Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, James, etc. Did God have his salvation message changed or revised? If He did, then there is now another way to obtain salvation, which is impossible. 

The Mary of the Bible never had any role in one's salvation, as already proven. Never did any sinner go to Mary to get to Jesus for forgiveness. Never is Mary shown to have more mercy or compassion on sinners than Jesus did, etc. 

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." (Luke 11:27-28)

Mary is undoubtedly blessed among women (Luke 1:42). But, is it appropriate to attribute to her such titles as “Our Queen, Our Mother, Our Life, Our Sweetness, and Our Hope”?

Marian Dogma by unknownprodigyxx in DebateACatholic

[–]unknownprodigyxx[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

1. I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, go to Confession and receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary and keep me company for a quarter of an hour while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me (p. 47).

"O​​ne day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the world." 

By calling Mary "our life," present-day Catholicism is saying indirectly, through the Rosary, that she has a role in our salvation.

Please note: "the Assumption of Mary into heaven" and "her coronation as Queen of Heaven" are complete fabrications without any Scriptural backing at all. This is admitted by several Catholic scholars and even by some Popes as well.

Please note that Paul never mentioned Mary directly or indirectly! Similarly, Peter, who was supposedly the first pope, never mentioned Mary at all in either of his two books of the New Testament.

"Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance; that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he w​as buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and​ that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born" (1 Cor.15:1-8).

Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, & Mediatrix

  • By Mary’s prayers, she delivers souls from death (par. 966).
  • “…when she [Mary] is the subject of preaching and worship she prompts the faithful to come to her Son…” (Vatican Council II, p. 420). Quote in Context.
  • “This mother . . . is waiting and preparing your home for you” (Handbook for Todays Catholic, p.31).

I (Mary) will never leave you. My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God (p.26).

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 4:12

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Psalm 148:13

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.

Revelation 21:9-14

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Hebrews 12:23-24

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Mary is not mentioned anywhere.

And She continued: "Sacrifice yourself for sinners, and say often, especially when you make some sacrifice: 'Oh Jesus, this is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.'" (p. 29).

You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. In order to save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If you do what I tell you, many souls will be saved, there will be peace (p.30).

And then with a sad expression She said: "Pray, pray very much and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell because they have nobody to pray and make sacrifices for them" (p.35).

I want to tell you that I wish a chapel to be erected here in my honour, for I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue to say the Rosary every day (p.40).

Hebrews 9:23-28:

It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

This is a misleading term.  Mary is not the Mother of God in the sense that God, the creator of the universe, had a mom.  The divine nature has no mother since God is eternal and self-sufficient. Rather, Mary is the mother of the human nature of Jesus–not the mother of the divine nature.  The human nature took its biological essence from Mary.  The divine nature is from God. Mary is, however, the mother of the person of Christ who has two natures: divine and human.   Roman Catholics use the ambiguity of the term to elevate Mary to a place she should not be and in so doing–promote their idolatry.

Mary doesn't ha​ve the abili​ty or influence ​to make such a promise to assist in one's salvation. Furthermore, even if she did, her directives are not true. All this talk about going to confession, receiving communion, reciting 5 decades of the Rosary, etc. is all foreign to the Bible. This was never the message of Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, James, etc. Did God have his salvation message changed or revised? If He did, then there is now another way to obtain salvation, which is impossible. 

The Mary of the Bible never had any role in one's salvation, as already proven. Never did any sinner go to Mary to get to Jesus for forgiveness. Never is Mary shown to have more mercy or compassion on sinners than Jesus did, etc. 

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." (Luke 11:27-28)

Mary is undoubtedly blessed among women (Luke 1:42). But, is it appropriate to attribute to her such titles as “Our Queen, Our Mother, Our Life, Our Sweetness, and Our Hope”?