[rwa265]

This is an excellent exposition on the doctrine of Mary as the Mother of God.

[Alex Murphy]

Fundamentalists are sometimes horrified when...

...the first word in a "Catholic Answers" article is an intentional slander.

[Ken522]

This is wonderful - thank you for posting it!

[WVKayaker]

... Since Mary is Jesus’ mother, it must be concluded that she is also the Mother of God: If Mary is the mother of Jesus, and if Jesus is God, then Mary is the Mother of God. There is no way out of this logical syllogism, the valid form of which has been recognized by classical logicians since before the time of Christ.

More error and fantasy from the largest cult in history! Continually trying to elevate a mortal woman to goddess status...

God has no mother! He is eternal. Alpha. Omega. Get it?

[mlizzy]

Interesting regarding Bobby Jindal (and Mary):

You, on the other hand, have had much experience in using prayer to help solve crises, going back to your college days when your ceaseless "Hail Marys" helped deliver your friend Susan from the devil in what you later realized was her exorcism.

As I'm sure you recall, Governor Jindal, Susan's depression about her cancer quickly progressed from depression into despair, and you found yourself in a room with her and a bunch of Campus Crusaders for Christ and other well-meaning but green evangelicals, wanting to help but unable to do so.

When you tried to join in the group's prayer, you felt "a weight on your chest," and initially could not overcome the darkness that was now taking ahold of your soul as well. But according to your 1994 article "Beating a Demon, Physical Dimensions of Spiritual Warfare," "suddenly...and strangely, I found myself repeating the Hail Mary until it became a chant. As a recent convert to Catholicism, I had yet to accept the Catholic doctrines concerning Mary, and considered [them] to be idolatry. Though I had never prayed a Hail Mary before in my life, I now found myself incapable of any other form of prayer."

But as it turned out, it was your prayers, along with the intervention of a crucifix (later found to have been blessed by John Paul II) that turned the tide for Susan, and her faith in Christ was restored. -Beating Obama and BP: My "beaded" letter for Bobby Jindal

[CptnObvious]

My guess is that the intent here is to have Mary be in authority over all of us and thus the Catholic Church.

Can someone tell me if I am wrong in this? PS: GRPL Ping

[delchiante]

Rome’ Mary in ‘her own words’

1. Whosoever shall faithfully SERVE ME by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.

From the how to pray the rosary instruction booklet.

Let’s test that with scripture:
How about quoted scripture from her Son?

Luke 4:8
Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY

If protestants would read what the Catholic church pumps out as direct quotes from ‘Mary’ ,maybe they would see Rome has a lying Mary that points to a false Christ.

But that would mess up their roman Christmas, good Friday, easter Sunday and every Sunday that is affiliated with this false Christ..

This ‘Mary’ can be proven to be a liar and no lie ever points to Truth.
And the Roman Catholic Church gets away with their false premise that they have anything to do with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Mainly because her daughters let her..

Prophetic.

[Popman]

For a argument sake....Mary is the mother of God...

How does that in endow her with all the attributes Catholics attach to her?

Co-redeemer, intercessor , born sinless...etc

If I was a brain surgeon, it doesn’t mean my mother can operate on patients because she gave birth to me...

[mlizzy]

NCCs [non-Catholic-Christians], by and large, in my opinion, fear Mary. That She will somehow distract them into not loving Her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, leading them into hell. Yet the opposite has been true for anyone who loves Our Lady. They are pulled closer and tighter to Her Son, Christ Our King. The evidence is everywhere [all around us], but easy to shun if one wants to.

[cuban leaf]

If Mary is the mother of Jesus, and if Jesus is God, then Mary is the Mother of God.

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I agree with that in a real sense: The sense that Mary is the mother of the human biological machine occupied by God. And that machine shows up at least twice in the OT (Wrestling with Jacob and in the furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, And Abednego.

[chajin]

There is a distinction here between Mary as Theotokos (θεοτόκος) which more accurately means "bearer of God," as opposed to Theometor (θεομήτωρ), which would be the more literal Greek for "Mother of God." Mary was the bearer of God, since God the Son was both borne by her and born in the flesh from her.

[kinsman redeemer]

yawn

[Tao Yin]

Since Mary is Jesus’ mother, it must be concluded that she is also the Mother of God

False. Mother of God is a horrible translation of Theotokos. Theotokos means "God-Bearer". Theotokos is important because of what is says about Jesus.

"Mother of God" is important because of what it says about Mary. "Mother of God" is wrong.

If you read one of the creeds, it says that Mary is the Theotokos, with respect to the manhood. Mary bore the manhood of Jesus, but she did not bear the godhood. Jesus was god from conception, but his godhood was not contained in Mary.

So, you can say that Mary is the Mother of Jesus' manhood, but you can not say that Mary is the Mother of Jesus' godhood.

[OK Sun]

I'm not certain what a "fundementalist" is, but if you believe Jesus, all mothers are the mothers of Gods: Ye are gods. If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

And furter, if you read the law he was quoting, you will find he was saying that he, himself, was a man and would: die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

But I'm only a man and accept that I don't know everything.

[NorthstarMom]

As one who attends a fundamental Baptist church, I can assure you that the fears and reactions attributed to us in this article aren’t entirely true. We don’t sit around talking about what is wrong with your religion and we never wring our hands in fear. The only ones who sometimes bring it up is former Catholics in our church.

According to them, the “problem” we have with the Catholic view of Mary is that she was without sin and that she can hear and answer prayers to her. She bore Christ our Savior, but that didn’t impart his non-human attributes to her. She was a servant of the Lord, obedient and faithful.

[tbpiper]

Some have run with the “mother of God” theme and generated the ideas that Mary is co-mediatrix, co-rendemtrix, sinless, queen of heaven, and even queen of the universe, elevating her well beyond the humble servant that she is.

[ravenwolf]

Jesus was the only begotten son of God, God and his son are one in the spiritual sense because God is a spirit.

John 4
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The father and the son are one in spirit, meaning Gods spirit was in Jesus, it was not put there by Mary.

Mary was the mother of Jesus but God is spirit so she could not be the mother of God.

[Salvation]

And a mother to us all.

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Tome of St. Leo the Great on the Two Natures of Christ
Benedict XVI’s Mass for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic Caucus) [Graphics]

Do a virgin birth and perfect knowledge make Jesus less human? Or Mary less a mother? [Ecumenical]
Catholic Word of the Day: MOTHER OF GOD, 09-22-11
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CATHOLIC/ORTHODOX CAUCUS: Russian Icon of the Mother of God of Fatima
Newman about Mary, Mother of God [Catholic Caucus]
How could Mary be the Mother of God?
Mary, the Mother of God (a defense)
Calling Mary “Mother of God” Tells Us Who Jesus Is
Mary, Motherhood, and the Home BY Archbishop Fulton Sheen
On Mary, Mother of Priests

Mary: Holy Mother
Mary: Mother of Divine Life: Model of Pro-life Apostles [Catholic Caucus]
The Mother of God [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
The Mother of God calls us to be 'Bearers of God'
HE INCREASES AND SHE DECREASES [Mary, Mother of God]
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Mary, Full of Grace
Happy Mother's Day to Mary - the Mother of God
Catholic beliefs about Mary, the Mother of God
Mary, Mother of God
The Early Church Fathers on The Mother of God - Catholic/Orthodox Caucus

Mary, Mother of God
Mary in Feminist Theology: Mother of God or Domesticated Goddess?
Mary: True Mother of God
Feast of Mary, Mother of God (not a Holy Day of Obligation this year)
MARIAN DEVOTION - Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God
Mother of God
Virgin Mother of God
A Homily on the Dormition of Our Supremely Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
The Mother of the Son: The Case for Marian Devotion
Mary: True Mother of God

[DungeonMaster]

Fundamentalists are sometimes horrified when the Virgin Mary is referred to as the Mother of God. However, their reaction often rests upon a misapprehension of not only what this particular title of Mary signifies but also who Jesus was, and what their own theological forebears, the Protestant Reformers, had to say regarding this doctrine.

Right. Wrong, wrong and wrong.

[DungeonMaster]

PS, this post is such a jump ball.

[editor-surveyor]

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Blasphemy!

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