Catholics: Luke 11:27-28..."As He was speaking a woman in the crowd lifted up her voice and said blessed is

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the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou has sucked....but Jesus said yea rather, blesseth are those that hear the Word of God and keep it. In John 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants "Whatsoever He saith unto you do it." Jesus loved Mary, but never placed her as an idol or put her on a pinnacle. She was like any other woman to him, while doing His Father's will here on earth. Then, why is Mary an advocate figure in the Catholic church?

Answer 1

It is what they have been taught.

Of course there is nowhere within scripture that states that anyone needs to go to a particular person for assistance in having a prayer answer - except thru Jesus and in His name of course.

Something to think about - after the death and resurrection of Jesus, how many times is Mary, the mother of Jesus mentioned within scripture?

Answer 2

Mary was told to name him Jesus as it was gods will and she heared and obeyed.

Luke 11:27-28..."As He was speaking a woman in the crowd lifted up her voice and said blessed is
the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou has sucked....but Jesus said yea rather, blesseth are those that hear the Word of God and keep it.

Blessed is Mary per Luke 11:27-28

Answer 3

Pastor Billy says: How many other women give birth to a God? There was only one mother Mary it is not right to assume you have an alternate plan to God's plan. Mary is not just any other woman as she answered God's request of her completely something that not even the great prophet Moses could do initially. Even when he did he did it only after leaning on his brother Aaron.

Your presentation of Luke 11 doesn't focus on the obvious nature of Christ's own behavior. Everything Jesus did was for our example. Some Christians seem to forget Jesus was also the perfect man and in being so he believe in the commandments given man and followed them for our benefit. Therefore Jesus honored his mother so that we should also. It was at Mary's request that Jesus performs his first miracle and you are right to mention it in John2 but you fail to realize that in doing so you provide in fact the evidence that Catholics use to say "see we should follow Mary's example because as the first believer of the good news she accepts God fully and tells others to listen to her son Jesus because he is the truth, the way and the life.

The Trinity doctrine is a Catholic truth which is still held to by the majority of Protestants today. In the future who knows if this will be the case as we already see groups such as the Unitarians, Jehovah Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists and so on who deny Jesus is God. Catholicism has maintained loyality to the truth and therefore Marian doctrine never seek to deny Jesus or his true natures. I can say without difficulty that Mary is the mother of God because this doctrine clearly represents what orthodoxy has always claimed that being Jesus is God.

Luther, Calvin, Zwingli eventhough Protestant also believed this, wrote about it and taught it to those in their newly created churches of the 16th century.

Answer 4

King Henry the 8th resolved this question in 1534, he got away from papal authority, and started the English church, in whom came the Holy Bible of King James I, furthermore the papal folks do not even share the words of the bible with their people, also from 1534, add Daniel's 77 year prophecy to the most Holy and you arrive at 1611 the most Holy Bible.

I agree with you on asking the question "Why do they not see this scripture, or the one in which it shows that there will be those that forbid to marry. Another is Matt.23, Jesus said call no man on earth your Father for Jesus is our Father ?"...

Added note: I think that Catholic lady [Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu] who helped in India provided a good thing.

Answer 5

In scripture, the marriage at Canna is the first instance of Christ's revelation of his divine nature through miracle working. He does this despite saying "my time has not come" because of Mary's intervention or advocacy.

I, as a Catholic believe that all Saints, people who die in a state of grace, or perfect communion with God, continue their holy work and advocacy after death. We don't idolize saints, we ask for their intercession and guidance, and look to their heroic example.

Mary is a Saint, but a very special one; Daughter of God the Father, Mother of Christ God, Spouse of the Spirit, and one of the small group at the foot of the cross.

The Hail Mary is the most common form of supplication to Mary's help. It is completely scriptural;Gabriel and Elizabeth composed the Ave Maria.The Psalms are scripture and all denominations pray the Psalms.
Gabriel says, "Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with Thee." Elizabeth says, Blessed are though among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb".

Catholics then add, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death, Amen.

I ask my friends and family to pray for me when I am in crisis. I may even say, I know how strong your prayers are, or you are a strong Christian, please remember me in your prayers. There is no reason not to pray scripture, and no reason not to ask anyone in the Body of Christ, living or dead, to pray for us.

Answer 6

An advocate is not an idol. An advocate is "one that pleads the cause of another", as Mary did at Cana when she told Jesus, "They have no wine." Even though His hour had not yet come, thanks to her intercession, He turned water into wine.

Answer 7

Mary is an intercessor. All the saints are. God Desires and Responds to Subordinate Intercessory Prayer:

1 Tim 2:1-2 - because Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5), many Protestants deny the Catholic belief that the saints on earth and in heaven can mediate on our behalf. But before Paul's teaching about Jesus as the "one mediator," Paul urges supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people. Paul is thus appealing for mediation from others besides Christ, the one mediator. Why?

1 Tim 2:3 - because this subordinate mediation is good and acceptable to God our Savior. Because God is our Father and we are His children, God invites us to participate in Christ's role as mediator.

1 Tim. 2:5 - therefore, although Jesus Christ is the sole mediator between God and man, there are many intercessors (subordinate mediators).

1 Cor. 3:9 - God invites us to participate in Christ's work because we are God's "fellow workers" and one family in the body of Christ. God wants His children to participate. The phrase used to describe "fellow workers" is "sunergoi," which literally means synergists, or cooperators with God in salvific matters. Does God need fellow workers? Of course not, but this shows how much He, as Father, loves His children. God wants us to work with Him.

Mark 16:20 - this is another example of how the Lord "worked with them" ("sunergountos"). God cooperates with us. Out of His eternal love, He invites our participation.

Rom. 8:28 - God "works for good with" (the Greek is "sunergei eis agathon") those who love Him. We work as subordinate mediators.

2 Cor. 6:1 - "working together" (the Greek is "sunergountes") with him, don't accept His grace in vain. God allows us to participate in His work, not because He needs our help, but because He loves us and wants to exalt us in His Son. It is like the father who lets his child join him in carrying the groceries in the house. The father does not need help, but he invites the child to assist to raise up the child in dignity and love.

Heb. 12:1 - the “cloud of witnesses” (nephos marturon) that we are surrounded by is a great amphitheatre of witnesses to the earthly race, and they actively participate and cheer us (the runners) on, in our race to salvation.

1 Peter 2:5 - we are a holy priesthood, instructed to offer spiritual sacrifices to God. We are therefore subordinate priests to the Head Priest, but we are still priests who participate in Christ's work of redemption.

Rev. 1:6, 5:10 - Jesus made us a kingdom of priests for God. Priests intercede through Christ on behalf of God's people.

James 5:16; Proverbs 15:8, 29 - the prayers of the righteous (the saints) have powerful effects. This is why we ask for their prayers. How much more powerful are the saints’ prayers in heaven, in whom righteousness has been perfected.

1 Tim 2:5-6 - therefore, it is because Jesus Christ is the one mediator before God that we can be subordinate mediators. Jesus is the reason. The Catholic position thus gives Jesus the most glory. He does it all but loves us so much He desires our participation.

Answer 8

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