If you think like me, then you are probably saying that only sinners need a savior...right?
So if Mary said in Luke 1: 46-47 "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior." She is a sinner. Right? So why do Catholics lift her up as they do? Isn't that idolatry?
2006-09-06 02:47:19 · 11 answers · asked by Dead 2 Self 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not sure about everyone else, but I know I need a Saviour. As for Mary being idolatry....yes. It seems like idolatry and even though I grew up catholic, they didn't teach me enough to identify idolatry.
2006-09-06 02:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by megmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well ALL need the Savior....yes u right that is idolatry!
ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALLEN SHORT OF HIS GLORY!
We are not to pray to graven images...lesson taught by the Israelites with the golden calf....mentioned in the 10 commandments.."Thou shalt Not Bow Down To Graven Images".
2006-09-06 02:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by rockinrobyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Mary was a sinner just like the rest of us. She was blessed to be sure- (Imagine being chosen by the grace of God to be the mother of the Lord Jesus!) but a sinful human being,saved by grace through faith alone.
The fact that Roman Catholics worship her, count her sinless, pray to her as mediator between them and Jesus, call her the "Queen of Heaven", say she ascended and never died- among other things, shows just how deceived they are.
2006-09-06 03:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by Hope 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, catholics do not worship Mary, nor do they elevate her to the level of God.
Yes, Mary needed a savior. A person can be saved either before or after they fall (sin). For all of us, Jesus saves us when we stumble and fall. For Mary, she was saved before she fell. Her sinlessness is not a result of her holiness, but a result of being so close to Christ that He kept her from sin. Mary was not perfect, but she did not sin.
Yes, St. Paul made a statement that "all have sinned and have sinned and fallen short of His glory".
Did St. Paul include Jesus in the "all" he was speaking about? Of course not.
Did St. Paul include newborns in the "all" he was speaking about? Of course not.
Did St. Paul include the mentally retarded in the "all" he was speaking about? Of course not.
This verse does not mean that each and every person has sinned. it means that in general, people sin and fall short of the glory of God.
2006-09-06 07:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a Christian, but I'm pretty sure your dogma teaches that everyone is a sinner and that everyone needs a savior.
2006-09-06 02:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To lift anything up to the level of God would be idolatry. I don't believe they go that far... Jim
2006-09-06 02:53:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We all need a savior. We are all sinners.
2006-09-06 02:52:49 · answer #7 · answered by murph_ltt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I need my Lord and Savior he is why I am on this earth, and without him nothing is possible.
2006-09-06 02:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
idolatry and demonic doctrine
2006-09-06 03:10:05 · answer #9 · answered by Truthseeker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who need a saviour are those in some life or death emergency e.g. drowning, fire, accident, avalanche, volcano, tsunami, natural disaster. etc.
2006-09-06 02:55:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋