Development of Mariolatory3
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3. MOTHER OF THE CHURCH : M. M. NINAN<br />
New Adam and Mary are son and mother. Or did Jesus marry<br />
Mary? Is this a case <strong>of</strong> Gnostic mistaken identity who considers<br />
Mary Magdelene as the wife <strong>of</strong> Jesus or is it a confusion with the<br />
legend <strong>of</strong> Semiramis and Tammuz?].Actually nowhere in the<br />
Bible Eve is blamed for the fall. Eve was deceived. But it was<br />
Adam who fell who willingly and in full knowledge disobeyed<br />
God. So the onus <strong>of</strong> redemption rested fully on Man<br />
1 cor 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made<br />
alive.<br />
Bible also defines the role <strong>of</strong> women and how they can bring<br />
salvation.<br />
1 Tim 2:13 -15 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam<br />
was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived<br />
and became a sinner. But women will be saved through<br />
childbearing---if they continue in faith, love and holiness with<br />
propriety.<br />
Mary's role was just that<br />
Eph 5:23 For the husband is the head <strong>of</strong> the wife as Christ is the<br />
head <strong>of</strong> the church, his body, <strong>of</strong> which he is the Savior.<br />
As such we do not encounter the concept <strong>of</strong> New Eve in the<br />
Apostolic Church at all. Nowhere in the scripture the name New<br />
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