Mary Mother of God

[Guest st.m1chael]

Why does it seem as though Protestants speak so disrespectfully towards Mary who is Jesus's Mother?

[CellShade]

Why does it seem as though Protestants speak so disrespectfully towards Mary who is Jesus's Mother?

No, we just know it's not ok to worship her, while she is to be respectpect, but it's Jesus to whose praise and prays should be directed at, Virgin Mary was Jesus's Terrenal Mother, but we worship Jesus in His Godly form, in which He has no mother.

[Floatingaxe]

Why does it seem as though Protestants speak so disrespectfully towards Mary who is Jesus's Mother?

Who does that? I respect the mother of Jesus, of course! She is a woman blessed to have been used in such a miraculous way by God!

I had a discussion about this today with a dear Catholic friend. I believe that Mary would roll over in her grave if she knew that so many millions of people throughout the ages had actually bowed to her image and prayed to her rather than her Son, Jesus, who died for us (and her sins also) and has been instituted by God as the sole Mediator between God and Man.

Mary is not to be adored in such a way as to be idolized. She is a dead lady, and her spirit lives with Christ just as millions of other believers do. She is no more saintly than any other believer.

But she is called blessed among women and rightly so!

Blessings!

[CellShade]

Why does it seem as though Protestants speak so disrespectfully towards Mary who is Jesus's Mother?

Who does that? I respect the mother of Jesus, of course! She is a woman blessed to have been used in such a miraculous way by God!

I had a discussion about this today with a dear Catholic friend. I believe that Mary would roll over in her grave if she knew that so many millions of people throughout the ages had actually bowed to her image and prayed to her rather than her Son, Jesus, who died for us (and her sins also) and has been instituted by God as the sole Mediator between God and Man.

Mary is not to be adored in such a way as to be idolized. She is a dead lady, and her spirit lives with Christ just as millions of other believers do. She is no more saintly than any other believer.

But she is called blessed among women and rightly so!

Blessings!

Agree 100%

[billie]

Yes, last that was out was that she was born without sin.

[RustyAngeL]

I'm married to a Catholic and he believes that praying to anyone but God is not going to get you anywhere! Even though Steve is not a Christian he understands that while she is to be respected that praying to any so called saint is wrong. We had someone here once who was a Catholic that stated that he even prayed to his dead mother because she was closer to God then he was. I had many discussions with him and he was sure that as long as you did all your works the "church required of you, you would go to Heaven. I explained that it was not what we do but what the finished work of the cross has already done. While he believe in Jesus and His death and resurrection works were still a huge part of your salvation and with out them you were lost. Mary was chosen by God to bare our Savior, she was a good woman but still a sinner in need of a savior just like us. This person also believe that she had no sin which put her on the same level with Jesus. When I told him that she was a sinner just all us he became angry and left.

[CellShade]

I'm married to a Catholic and he believes that praying to anyone but God is not going to get you anywhere! Even though Steve is not a Christian he understands that while she is to be respected that praying to any so called saint is wrong. We had someone here once who was a Catholic that stated that he even prayed to his dead mother because she was closer to God then he was. I had many discussions with him and he was sure that as long as you did all your works the "church required of you, you would go to Heaven. I explained that it was not what we do but what the finished work of the cross has already done. While he believe in Jesus and His death and resurrection works were still a huge part of your salvation and with out them you were lost. Mary was chosen by God to bare our Savior, she was a good woman but still a sinner in need of a savior just like us. This person also believe that she had no sin which put her on the same level with Jesus. When I told him that she was a sinner just all us he became angry and left.

Sometimes I wonder, which is harder, preachin g a muslim, catholic, or atheist?

I don't hate catholic, but hate the fact that they basically put the church before God, and that is wrong, God should be first in everything.Period.

[catholicbsg]

all of you have wonderful opinions and are correct, Jesus, the savior of the world is put first in all we do. as a catholic i would like to not defend but explain our belifs. we do not pray to saints, or mary. we pray to the Lord and we ask saints for interession. the logic is that since all souls who believe in the Lord never die ( John 3:16) that they are alive in heaven. since we hold that to be true we consider the saints avaible to pray for us as well, since no one is dead. if i ask mary for intersession it is similar to you asking a friend at church to pray with you. hopefully that clears up a lot. the same is true for the Holy Rosary. is is a meditative prayer that is again prayed to God not Mary. we all as christian brothers respect the imortant role that mary played in the life of Jesus. i see her as a role model. i do not put her before my God, but i love her as a woman who gave her eveything in the service of our Lord.

another thing that i would like to explain for a catholic perspective is the idea that somone posted about Mary not REALLY being the mother of Jesus because He IS God. Jesus was 100% God and 100% man (i realize that is 200% but come on, it is Jesus! He can do that!) mary was his earthly mother. we are the children of the Father. we are not gods.....she was his mother....and we do not hold her as a God.

unfortunately a lot of people have missunderstandings about the Church (many catholics included) we do not put the church before God but instead belive that GOD IS THE CHURCH....that is to say that the Church is our extension of God on the earth. the people make up the church and we are the body of Christ.

God bless and keep you all. Each one of you are special.

[Floatingaxe]

all of you have wonderful opinions and are correct, Jesus, the savior of the world is put first in all we do. as a catholic i would like to not defend but explain our belifs. we do not pray to saints, or mary. we pray to the Lord and we ask saints for interession. the logic is that since all souls who believe in the Lord never die ( John 3:16) that they are alive in heaven. since we hold that to be true we consider the saints avaible to pray for us as well, since no one is dead. if i ask mary for intersession it is similar to you asking a friend at church to pray with you. hopefully that clears up a lot. the same is true for the Holy Rosary. is is a meditative prayer that is again prayed to God not Mary. we all as christian brothers respect the imortant role that mary played in the life of Jesus. i see her as a role model. i do not put her before my God, but i love her as a woman who gave her eveything in the service of our Lord.

another thing that i would like to explain for a catholic perspective is the idea that somone posted about Mary not REALLY being the mother of Jesus because He IS God. Jesus was 100% God and 100% man (i realize that is 200% but come on, it is Jesus! He can do that!) mary was his earthly mother. we are the children of the Father. we are not gods.....she was his mother....and we do not hold her as a God.

unfortunately a lot of people have missunderstandings about the Church (many catholics included) we do not put the church before God but instead belive that GOD IS THE CHURCH....that is to say that the Church is our extension of God on the earth. the people make up the church and we are the body of Christ.

God bless and keep you all. Each one of you are special.

Welcome to Worthy, catholicbsg!

I just need to say one thing here, and that is that Jesus is the only intercessor in heaven! The saints who have gone before us do not hear us, nor do they even desire that, for they are gazing upon the face of God! To ask anyone but the Mediator Himself to speak to God the Father is to deny who Jesus really is, and is actually committing idolatry. The same thing goes for the rosary beads...they are not necessary, and are rather superfluous to our daily prayertime with God. We are intercessors as well--ask someone alive to pray with you, to intercede for you!

Blessings!

[LightofJesus]

I'm married to a Catholic and he believes that praying to anyone but God is not going to get you anywhere! Even though Steve is not a Christian he understands that while she is to be respected that praying to any so called saint is wrong. We had someone here once who was a Catholic that stated that he even prayed to his dead mother because she was closer to God then he was. I had many discussions with him and he was sure that as long as you did all your works the "church required of you, you would go to Heaven. I explained that it was not what we do but what the finished work of the cross has already done. While he believe in Jesus and His death and resurrection works were still a huge part of your salvation and with out them you were lost. Mary was chosen by God to bare our Savior, she was a good woman but still a sinner in need of a savior just like us. This person also believe that she had no sin which put her on the same level with Jesus. When I told him that she was a sinner just all us he became angry and left.

Sometimes I wonder, which is harder, preachin g a muslim, catholic, or atheist?

I don't hate catholic, but hate the fact that they basically put the church before God, and that is wrong, God should be first in everything.Period.

It's religion! Just like in Jesus' time on earth, He had to deal with the Pharisees, we deal with religion. Jesus still loves them and desires for them to know the truth. Let's remember we are the light and not to condemn by to sow seeds of the Word!! Amen?