Is Mary the equal of Jesus?

Question

Mary is Jesus' mother.

Answer 1

Jesus is the oo holy one so my answer would be no she was not equal

Answer 2

No, Mary is definitely NOT Jesus' equal.

Yes, she did concieve Jesus through the Holy Spirit and carry him in her womb, but she still was human, and subject to the original sin of Adam and Eve.

Jesus was God in the flesh. Mary was just a means to bring that flesh into the world.

Answer 3

Yes, Mary is equal to Jesus. Both are equally mythical.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. Mary was shown favor by God and allowed to conceive the Christ child by the Holy Spirit, but she is in no way Devine. Jesus is a part of the Godhead, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

Answer 5

You said it right... She was Jesus Mother, not Gods mother. She was Jesus mother in the flesh, not in spirit.

Mary knew she needed a Savior

In Luke's gospel, Mary herself admits that she was a sinner. Otherwise she would never have concluded that she needed a Saviour:

Luke 1:46-47 "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."

Jesus never exalted his mother:

Here's how Jesus referred to His mother when Mary asked to see Him one day:

Matthew 12:48-50 "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Jesus did not say, "Usher in this blessed woman." Rather, He replied that anyone who obeys God's Word is equal with Mary. Jesus refused to exalt her.

When a woman came to Jesus and attempted to exalt Mary, look how the Lord responded:

Luke 11:27-28 "... a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."

Jesus announces that those who hear and obey the Word of God are blessed above Mary. Perhaps the Lord inserted these verses for those today who choose to ignore the Word of God so they can follow church traditions.

True to the pattern we have seen throughout this book, Jesus is again robbed of glory and honor that He alone deserves. Rather than recognizing Him as the only sinless One, Catholicism contradicts Scripture and insists that Mary was also sinless. "Why?"


Conclusion

Was Mary sinless from birth? Catholic tradition wants you to believe she was, but God' s Word says she wasn' t. Who will you believe?

Ecclesiastes 7:20 "For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not."

Romans 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"

So Mary is equal to us, not to Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

Mary was given the honor of birthing Jesus in his incarnation, but still recognized her need for a savior (as one who along with all people have sinned).

Here are her words.....


46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Answer 7

She is special, but she is not the equal of Jesus.

Answer 8

no, mary was a human, jesus is god's son and therefore a perfect man. mary was imperfect.

Answer 9

No. She was just chosen by God to give birth to Him. Are the disciples equal to Jesus because God allowed them to perform miricles. No.

Answer 10

Are you the equal of your mother?