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Old 12-12-2007, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by etexas View Post
The whole Marian thing can be a good tool for witnessing, many Protestants tend to become almost knee-jerk about any discussion of Mary (I used to be tat way at least) , the thing is I tell people I hold Mary in high respect, then I use her, her background, to point to Christ and the Gospel. I think the important thing is not to "run" from Mary! Kep her Biblical and in context.
But why should she be held in higher respect than any other woman?
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