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All Have Sinned – Except Mary? (Responding to Steve Ray)
Steve Ray (Roman Catholic) writes: From the early centuries Mary was considered the All Holy One and considered as without sin. Rom 3:23 is a general statement but does not mention exceptions to the rule. For example, Jesus was a man without sin, therefore an exception. Jesus did not come short of the glory of…
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Steve Ray Mis-identifies the Gates of Hell
Pilgrimage panderer Steve Ray has some video clips up at his site (link). In the first video (starting around 4:50 into the clip, with the key portion beginning at 7:00), you can hear Steve Ray discussing the idea that Jesus’ reference to “the gates of hell” is a reference to a deep crevice near the…
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Steve Ray vs. Thomas Aquinas on the Protoevangelium of James
In a recent post, Steve Ray describes the “Protoevangelium of James” in this way: “This document was written in the early 2nd century and known and loved by the first Christians.” On the other hand, Thomas Aquinas described this same work as “apocryphal ravings.” (see also the Decree attributed to Pope Gelasius) Even the famous…
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Steve Ray’s "Convert" Promotion
Steve Ray recently promoted the supposed conversion story of atheist Leah Libresco. I wonder if he’s aware of her own self-description: I’m bisexual. Other queer people’s experience of their orientation varies, but, as far as I’m concerned, I’m bisexual because gender feels about as salient to me as hair color when it comes to looking…
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Steve Ray’s Letter Addressed
Steve Ray, pilgrimage pedlar, has posted an apparently fictional letter from “Lenny” to “Beau”: Hi Beau, you mention “that Scripture is sufficient to teach us.” There is a problem with your statement is this; it is not in the Bible. Nowhere does it say that we should follow Scripture alone “Sola Scriptura” or that it…
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Steve Ray Thinks Spurgeon was "Dillusional"
Yes, Steve Ray spelled it “Dillusional,” though I suspect he meant “Delusional.” But what is the basis for Ray’s complaint? Ray quotes Spurgeon as saying: It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. Ray…
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Questions Steve Ray Thinks "Bible Chrisians" Can’t Answer – Answered
Steve Ray seems to think that there are questions that we Bible Christians cannot answer. (Link to his post) Not only can we answer them, we have answered them. For the most part, they are a bunch of loaded questions that are actually not that hard to unload and answer. The answers I provided below…
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Steve Ray’s Response to Michael Welton Critiqued
Steve Ray has posted a response to comments made by Michael Welton in Popes and Patriarchs. There is a lot of filler in the response, but Mr. Ray aims to address essentially two issues (1) Basil’s words of dismissal of Rome and (2) Basil’s failure to appeal to the Bishop of Rome as a supreme…
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Yet Another Steve Ray Patristic Error
I noticed that Steve Ray has reposted links on his blog (link to the blog entry). The links are to two documents he has written on “Mary: the Ark of the New Covenant.” In previous posts in response to those articles, we have seen: 1) Steve Ray Misquotes Athanasius (follow-up with William Albrecht)(follow-up -again- with…
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Present with the Lord in Purgatory?
Over at Catholic Convert, pilgrimage peddler Steve Ray has a post arguing that a certain frequently cited Scripture does not dictate against Purgatory, that other Scripture does teach Purgatory, and that Purgatory involves being in the presence of the Lord (link to post). In the following analysis, we’ll consider his arguments piece by piece: I…