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I hear people in here saying oh yes we loveher. then they go on to defame her name, and dishonor the most blessed virgin mary, the mother of God. Jesus is the lord God, the great I AM. Jesus said the father and I are one. Is God holy? could mary NOT be sinless and hold God in her womb? what does light and darkness do with each other? NOTHING. Mary was sinless and I will never say anything against her as these folks do, all the while claiming to just not DO as those catholics do, WE ARE THE CHURCH WHO HAS FULFILLED THE PROPHESY THAT ALL GENERATIONS SHALL CALL HER BLESSED.

2007-09-25 15:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Dear Tango,

Jesus honored Mary - and indeed she was an example of a follower of Christ who loved Jesus passionately and sacrificially. However, she is not to be worshipped as some sects of Catholicism has done. (IE: Saying Hail Marys, etc.)

The Bibles teaches Mary is to a great example of a believer in Christ and she is to be honored- but not in the way of exalting her above Christ.

Hope that helps. Kindly,

Nickster

2007-09-25 15:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by Nickster 7 · 0 0

Of course not. Why would Christians hate anyone, especially
Mary, the earthly Mother of Jesus Christ.

But Jesus is the one we worship with a heavenly Father, not
an earthly father. So, we do not worship His Mother. We
worship God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
the Three in One.

2007-09-25 14:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Only some. John Calvin, Swiss "theologian" and father of most modern "fundamentalist" movements among Protestants said:

"Elizabeth called Mary Mother of the Lord, because the unity of the person in the two natures of Christ was such that she could have said that the mortal man engendered in the womb of Mary was at the same time the eternal God."

"Helvidius has shown himself too ignorant, in saying that Mary had several sons, because mention is made in some passages of the brothers of Christ." Calvin translated "brothers" in this context to mean cousins or relatives.

"It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor."

"To this day we cannot enjoy the blessing brought to us in Christ without thinking at the same time of that which God gave as adornment and honour to Mary, in willing her to be the mother of his only-begotten Son."

2007-09-25 14:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

i just don't think they understand Her and Her role in Christ's life. God told us to Honour thy Mother & father. Christ is my Brother and my Saviour. His Father - my Father told HIm to honour His mother -- i will do the same. i did that with my best friends parents - they were also mom and dad -- Christ is my best friend -- why would i not love His mother?!

2007-09-25 14:57:01 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1 0

To non-Catholics, the honor shown to Mary appears to be nothing other than the worship of Mary. This would place Mary on a level with God and be a violation of the First Commandment. Some non-Catholics have even gone so far as to coin the word "Mariolotry" for the Catholic devotion given to Mary.

In fact, Catholic worship is reserved only for God. The Catholic Church even has special words for all this: latria is the worship offered and due to God alone, and dulia is the veneration given to the saints, including Mary [although hyperdulia (more than dulia, but far less than latria) is the term applied to the honor given to Mary].

The words "latria," "dulia" and "hyperdulia" can be confusing to the layperson however, even though they come from the New Testament Greek, because we don't commonly use them (and they can appear to be nothing but smoke-and-mirrors to the non-Catholic who has never heard of them before).

The first question puts this whole area of discussion in perspective. Protestants, in their worship services, offer songs and praise and prayer to God; this is their highest form of worship. Since they don't have a priesthood, they have nothing else they can offer. Catholics on the other hand, offer the Sacrifice of the Mass to God. Our offering of sacrifice is made only to God and is our form of worship. This allows us to give lesser things such as songs and praise and prayer to those who can pray in our behalf before God: the saints and especially the Blessed Virgin Mary. When the Protestants see us offering what is their highest form of worship to someone other than God, it appears to them that we are worshiping someone other than God.

Why all this special attention given to Mary? Because she is Jesus' mother, the person who gave Him all His genetically human characteristics. Normally, a person gets their genetic characteristics from both the father and the mother but in the case of Jesus there was no human father to provide the genes which would be combined with Mary's. Mary is honored because God honored her by choosing her to be the mother of Jesus.

All Catholic doctrines concerning Mary are related to and emerge from our understanding of her Son. Mary has no significance apart from Jesus. Mary says in Holy Scripture "from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed" (Luke 1:48 KJV).

Finally, let's look at Mary from Jesus' perspective. Jesus was a Hebrew; a perfect Hebrew who kept all the feasts, worshiped in the Temple, and most importantly, kept the commandments. This would have included the commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother" (Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16). In Hebrew, the word "honor" means "glorify." Jesus would have glorified not only His Father, but as the perfect Hebrew, He would have honored His mother as well. When a Catholic gives honor to Mary, they are imitating Jesus. After all, Holy Scripture tells us:
"Be imitators of God" (Ephesians 5:1, NIV)
"You became imitators of us and of the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 1:6, NIV).

2007-09-25 15:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Not at all why would I hate her? I am sure she was a good person. If not God would not have chosen her. However I do not believe she was sinless. I do not believe she remained a virgin throughout her life. I do not believe she was assumed into Heaven. I do not believe she is a co-redemptrix or mediatrix. I believe she has no higher place in Heaven than I or any Christian will.

2007-09-25 14:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 0 2

We don't hate her we just don't believe in worshiping her. There is no place in the Bible where people were ever told to worship Mary. There is no place in the Bible where people were told to pray to Mary or to Saints. And I believe doing so offends God.

2007-09-25 14:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by tas211 6 · 0 2

No we just dont think she is someone worth praying too, espesially since she was just another human, special but human

2007-09-25 15:12:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

She must have been quite a special girl and devout believer for God to choose her!

2007-09-25 14:56:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

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