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Joseph Hartropp wrote for Christian Today<\/em>\u00a0(8-15-17)<\/a>:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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[T]he notion of Assumption isn\u2019t anywhere regarded as heretical. In any case, Mary\u2019s resurrection only precedes the general resurrection to glory that all Christians will face. In the Anglican tradition, the doctrine is regarded as adiaphora<\/em> (\u2018a thing indifferent\u2019), but the day is regarded as a festival in the Church of England.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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Contested by some, beloved by others, the Assumption remains a major date in the Church calendar.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s very rarely noted by Protestants that a doctrine might be believed, even though it is not explicit in Scripture, because it is in harmony with Scripture, and not contradictory to anything in it. And it\u2019s rare because Protestants think doctrines that are to be believed, must be explicit<\/em>\u00a0in Scripture: even though the Bible itself never makes this any sort of requirement, and even though Protestants believe other things, like the canon of Scripture, which are utterly<\/em>\u00a0absent from Scripture and are based only in tradition.<\/div>\n
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Even sola Scriptura<\/em>: that central plank of the Protestant conception of Christian authority, is not explicitly laid out anywhere in the Bible, in its definition most used today: \u201cScripture is the only infallible<\/em> authority and rule of faith for the Christian.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I would say that the Assumption of Mary can be deduced from direct (though a bit obscure) evidence for Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception: from Luke 1:28 \u201cfull of grace\u201d and further deductions about the relationship of grace to sin in Scripture made from that (arguments I have, of course, made myself, among my 3000+ blog posts).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Catholic explanation is: \u201cit\u2019s altogether fitting and appropriate that the Immaculate Mother of the incarnate God the Son \u2014 the greatest of all of God\u2019s creatures \u2013, who reversed Eve\u2019s \u2018no\u2019 with her \u2018yes\u2019 at the Annunciation, should not undergo decay of her body after death, and should be the \u2018firstfruits\u2019 of the general resurrection of believers made possible by her Son\u2019s resurrection.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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That makes perfect sense (sounds exactly like something God would do) and is not in any way contrary to anything in the Bible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Related Reading<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Bodily Assumption of Mary: Harmonious with the Bible?<\/a>\u00a0[2002]<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s Assumption: Brief Explanation, with a New (?) Biblical Parallel<\/a>\u00a0[3-1-07]<\/p>\n

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Mary\u2019s Bodily Assumption: Eleven Related Bible Passages<\/a>\u00a0[2009]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Defending Mary (Revelation 12 & Her Assumption)<\/a>\u00a0[5-28-12]<\/p>\n

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Is Mary\u2019s Assumption Able to be Inferred from Scripture Alone?<\/a>\u00a0[8-14-15]<\/p>\n

Bible on Mary\u2019s Assumption<\/a>\u00a0[2015]<\/p>\n

Biblical Arguments in Support of Mary\u2019s Assumption<\/a>\u00a0[National Catholic Register<\/em>, 8-15-18]<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s Assumption: Patristic Analogy to Protestant Distinctives<\/a>\u00a0(vs. Jason Engwer)\u00a0[8-15-20]<\/p>\n

Luke 1:28 (\u201cFull of Grace\u201d) & Immaculate Conception<\/a>\u00a0[2004]<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception: A Biblical Argument<\/a>\u00a0[2010]<\/p>\n

Scripture, Through an Angel, Reveals That Mary Was Sinless\u00a0<\/a>[National Catholic Register<\/em>, 4-30-17]<\/p>\n

Amazing Parallels Between Mary and the Ark of the Covenant<\/a>\u00a0[National Catholic Register<\/em>, 2-13-18]<\/p>\n

Biblical Support for Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception<\/a>\u00a0[National Catholic Register<\/em>, 10-29-18]<\/p>\n

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Photo credit:\u00a0<\/strong>Assumption of the Virgin <\/i>(1650), by Guercino (1591-1666)<\/span> [public domain \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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