I like the biblical Mary.
I don’t like the RCC telling me what I should or shouldn’t believe about her based on their theology and worship of Mary. I am so sick of the weird relationship of RCC that regard Jesus as the stern judge (judgment half) and Mary as the one they can beg for stuff from (the love/mercy half). It’s screwed up. God is both perfect judge but perfectly loving. At the same time. He didn’t split His love side to Mary and the stern immovable judge to Jesus. Mary doesn’t need to beg the judge for us because only she can get the judge to grant what she asks because He just can’t refuse his mother. It’s warped. Warped.
The bottom line is Mary is not responsible for my salvation. I don’t look to Mary for anything as it concerns my salvation. SHe’s a great Christian and had the pivotal role in God’s plan of salvation, but at the end of the day Mary doesn’t save anyone, she needed to be saved by her Son, Jesus Christ. And she knew it. And I follow her advice to look to Jesus and do what He tells you.
And let me be clear, Mary had the pivotal human role in God’s plan of salvation. Jesus had THE pivotal role in God’s (HIS) plan of salvation.
Very well said.
I don’t like the RCC telling me what I should or shouldn’t believe about her based on their theology and worship of Mary.