A common argument in favor of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception is rooted in the teaching that our Lady is the “new Eve,” just as our Lord is the “new Adam.” Since the original Adam and Eve were made without any stain of original sin, and new covenant fulfillments are always greater than their old covenant types, it follows that the new Adam and the new Eve were also completely free of original sin. Yet there’s more to this argument than mere theological inference.
The Immaculate Conception of Mary
The Immaculate Conception of Mary
The Immaculate Conception of Mary
A common argument in favor of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception is rooted in the teaching that our Lady is the “new Eve,” just as our Lord is the “new Adam.” Since the original Adam and Eve were made without any stain of original sin, and new covenant fulfillments are always greater than their old covenant types, it follows that the new Adam and the new Eve were also completely free of original sin. Yet there’s more to this argument than mere theological inference.