"And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." (Matt. 15:9)

"Countless people think that the immaculate conception refers to Christ's having been born of a virgin. It does not. The immaculate conception is the dogma that holds that Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception in the womb of her mother. This dogma did not become official until 1854 under Pope Pius IX, although it had been argued since the twelfth century." (From The Dictionary of Misinformation, by Tom Burnam, p. 132)

There is absolutely nothing in the word of God that even remotely reveals the immaculate conception of Mary. It has come solely and entirely from man's own imagination. Col. 2:8 says, "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ."