Does the fact that it says this in the Bible bother those Protestant fundamentalists who try to downplay Mary's importance?
Why does it bother some people that God would favor Mary so much as to exalt her with honor and make her a queen? Jesus is the King of kings and the LORD of lords, so why wouldn't His mother be a queen?
41: And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
42: and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43: And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44: For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.
-Luke chapter 1
2006-12-14 14:29:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
On the one hand, the Protestans see that Mary being Queen isn't Biblical.
On the other hand, they don't seem to put as much stock in some of the actual Biblical verses that honor Mary.
It seems that a happy medium is a little tough to find.
To do justice to the Catholic side, Catholics who are true to their faith do not worship Mary. They don't pray to statues of Mary, nor do they pray to any statues whatsoever.
Catholics recognize that "prayer" and "worship" and "honor" are three distinct words that have distinct meanings.
Catholics recognize that when the body dies, the spirit, or soul, does not. Catholics recognize that just as it's possible to ask a friend to pray for them while they are living, that it's possible to ask someone who has passed on to pray for them still. They recognize that a relationship does not end with death. Why is it wrong to assume that if you will be in heaven with someone, and talk and remember them after death, that it is wrong to do so while only one of you is dead? Do those who are dead sever all contact or interest in the living? Is it wrong for one who is dead to pray? If it isn't, what's wrong with asking them to pray for you? That's what praying to Mary, or anyone else is about.
On the side of the Protestants, the respect that many Catholics offer Mary borders on, or even surpasses the limit that they would consider to be worship. Some Catholics tend to place as much, if not more emphasis on Mary than they do Christ. Perhaps they have a point.
In the end, the acts of one, or even many Catholics oughtn't characterize all, and the opinions of one or many Protestants oughtn't characterize the rest.
I think it wrong for people to assume a Catholic to not be a Cristian simply because of what they think 'all' Catholics believe.
I'm not a Christian, but I find the in-fighting somewhat detestable.
2006-12-14 14:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Verse 43 gives you the answer. She didn't say "that my cousin Mary should come to me", because Mary was not the important thing here. The important thing here and always, is the Lord. Mary is not a queen, she is the mother of the Lord. She was a sinful human, just like all of us. The Bible NEVER says that Mary was exalted and made a queen. Some pope decided that, not God.
2006-12-14 14:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
No where in scripture is Mary described as a queen. She is blessed among women but Mary herself confessed in scripture that she needed a saviour. Luke 1:47. Mary herself would rebuke you for this false teaching, she abhors it. It is a demonic spirit known to some as a spirit of Mariology which needs to be cast out of those afflicted by her.
A study of the queen of heaven in the Old Testament might help the sincere heart to understand the anger that God has toward this subject. Mariology is a symptom of this demons influence.
I am not bothered by any scripture, the Word of the real God is precious and delightful to those who know Him. My Jesus raises people from the dead in the here and now, he heals the blind and the dumb. How about your Jesus, seen any miracles lately?
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2006-12-14 14:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by The Ear 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess our problem is we like to stick to Scripture, not Catholic tradition. She was the mother of the human Jesus, not the mother of God, this is not Biblical. Jesus preexisted her, He was God before she was ever conceived.
She is not a queen, nor has any sort of royalty been given her, if you kind find that in Scripture, please state chapter and verse.
She did have other children and was born a sinner, as we all are.
Luk 1:46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
Luk 1:47 and my spirit exulted in God My Savior.
Obviously, if she was born without sin as some radical Catholics believe, she would not need a savior. She is not a co-redeemer, nor a the middle woman between us and Jesus. We go to God, through Christ alone. If she was anything more, why isn't it recorded in Scripture? Why isn't she a big part of the early Church? If she was translated into Heaven without death, why didn't Peter, John or Paul write about it? We honor her as a servant of God who God used in a special way. She was human, sinned, was saved through Christ and died.
2006-12-14 14:43:20 · answer #4 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Okay, as a former Catholic (now a pentecostal) I am going to state what I believe. We have God the Father, God the Son and God The Holy Spirit. Mary is a woman who is honored above all by the blessing of giving birth to Jesus. I do believe that God created her to be good to give birth to our Savior. She is NOT God though and I do not believe in praying to her. I also do not believe in praying to the saints cause all of us who truly believe are the saints. I was basically taught in catechism that if I did not get into the front gates of heaven then Mary would sneak me through the back door. NOT SO.
John 3:
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus also says Matthew 11:
28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
We are to go to him. Not Mary, not a priest. Just Jesus. As far as the baby leaping it was due to the fact that Elizabeth carried John the baptist who at that moment was anointed in the presence of the Lord in his mother's womb. The babe who was to testify of Jesus and baptize him in the river when they were men.
God bless and though I do not agree about alot of things catholic I do believe there will be plenty of Catholics in heaven as well as Pentecostals and Baptists and other denominations. God Bless you!
2006-12-14 15:05:37 · answer #5 · answered by The_answer_person 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About Mary and Elizabeth, they stayed together in the house of Elizabeth husband, the High Priest Zechariah during the three months before Mary was discovered to be pregnant by God. I would be suspicious about whether or not Baby John and Baby Jesus had the same daddy.
2006-12-14 14:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by Barabas 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2016-10-05 08:13:15 · answer #7 · answered by armiso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary was a sinner and needed a savior, just like the rest of us who are saved by grace.
Luke 1:46 And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God MY Savior.
2006-12-14 15:44:43 · answer #8 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What I personally believe is that it was not Mary causing this, but rather the Lord who was inside of Mary. I do not believe that Mary was a queen at all, I think what God is showing us here is that He can use all of us in a miraculous way if we surrender to His will.
2006-12-14 14:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by mandie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people just don't want to accept the truth. That makes them to be pitied and should be prayed for. Nothing can change what happened 2,000 years ago, so they should just accept and believe.
Catholics do not worship Mary, we honor her. Some people should think before they speak.
2006-12-14 14:32:39 · answer #10 · answered by judirose2001 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋