Mary is NOT Immaculate Conception ( Scriptural Argument)

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is NOT immaculate conception according to the Bible. #1 Scriptural Argument against the Dogma of Immaculate Conception of Mary: In the Vulgate, Luke 1:28 says that Mary is "full of grace" and according to the Scriptures, only sinners are given grace. Grace means "undeserved kindness" . The Holy Angels can't be given grace because they are elected by God according to their works ( 1 Tim. 5:21). The Saints are given grace because they are elected by God not according to their works but according to God's grace ( Romans 11:5). Premise 1: Mary is given grace Premise 2: grace is given only to sinners Conclusion: Mary is a sinner #2 Argument against the Dogma of Immaculate Conception of Mary: Mary said that her spirit rejoices in God her Savior ( Luke 1:47). Savior means "one who rescues". In the Scriptures, God is the only Savior. He alone does the work of salvation ( 1 Peter 1:2).There are many kinds of rescue which God makes for his people and oen of those commonly known is rescue from hell but this is not the kind of salvation God saves Mary. According to the CONTEXT, Mary was saved from "arrogance, of conceit, of pride" ( Luke 1:48). Luke 1:46-48: 46 And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 BECAUSE he has been mindful of the "humble state" of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed According to St. Luke's gospel, God is Mary's Savior because of the reason of HUMILITY. The significance of this is great because Lucifer, Adam and Eve fell via pride. That's why the church and its leaders are called to humility: "An elder must not be a new believer, because he might become PROUD, and the devil would cause him to fall" ( 1 Timothy 3:6 NLT). "God opposes the PROUD but shows favor to the humble"( James 4:6 NIV) Premise 1: God saved Mary from arrogance. Premise 2: Salvation( i.e. rescue) is for sinners only Conclusion: Mary's a sinner. #3 Argument against the Dogma of Immaculate Conception of Mary: The Ark of the Covenant Typology proves that Mary inherited the original sin. The Ark of the Old Covenant was made of "cursed" stuffs ( Genesis 3:17-18, Romans 8:22). But still, God used it for his glory. The Ark contains "sacred" stuffs which are 1) the manna 2) Aaron's rod 3) tablets stones ( i.e. the Law) according to Hebrews 9:4. Holy, sacred ( In Greek, "hagios"- literally mean 'to set apart' ). Mary is a type of the Ark (2 Samuel 6:1-12; Luke 1:39-56). She conceived within her the Word of God, the Bread of Life ( John 1:14; 6:35). Premise 1: Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant Premise 2: The Ark is of corruptible nature. Coclusion: MAry is of corruptible nature. Note: Hippolytus of Rome in the 2nd century had an error about the Ark of the New Covenant typology. His theological opinion that Mary is the Ark which is "of incorruptible nature" contradicts the Scriptural data about the Ark of God. Augustine rejects the idea that Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant which shows that it is not universally accepted in the early church. How could Mary contain within her the Holy God? For with God nothing shall be impossible ( Luke 1:37). It is through the hypostatic Union and virgin birth. Jesus "became in the likeness of men, was sent in the likeness of the flesh of sin" ( Romans 8:2-3, Philippians 2:7-8).The original sin is passed through the fertilization of a female human egg with a male human sperm which are both contaminated with the original sin. Jesus has his human nature not from Adam's infected nature but from the power of the Holy Spirit ( Luke 1:35).