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[nobleprolet]

How do you other protestants handle catholics who believe in Mary

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[tempus_aeterna]

The passage about not wanting sin offerings is in several places. The variety of places that it exists in the Hebrew Bible discuss the specific cases of humans offering animals to redeem sins. The ranting addresses the fact that offering an animal is not enough for God, real repentance, a sincere effort to do better, and helping the poor and needy are much more important to God than burning an animal. Sometimes it is even qualified that God will accept the burnt offerings once proper atonement is made (Psalm something - if you really want to know the chapter and verse I can find it, just ask

[martiancyclist]

Psalm 51, the last few verses.

[tempus_aeterna]

Thank you!!

I know many passages by heart, but being raised Orthodox (and Catholic) remembering the chapter and verse of these passages was not nearly as important as remember the passage. Also after being Orthodox and studying Hebrew, I never get the Psalm numbers correct even if I remember them.

[martiancyclist]

Well, my first impulse _was_ to say "Psalm 50"...

[tempus_aeterna]

Yeah. So you understand. . .

[amergina]

You beat me to it.

Apropos, this was the Psalm we sung at Roman Catholic Mass this morning.

[muraven]

You beat me to it, Psalm 51 is the only one I can recite from memory so when I heard the question it came immediately to mind.