[HarleyD]

I also like the following verses directed specifically at Mary:

"While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed." But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it." Luke 11:27-28

[Pyro7480]

That is the typical Protestant interpretation of that verse. However, the woman was rebuked for praising Mary for merely being the Mother of Jesus (physical/bloodline relations). Jesus corrected her, for Mary's merits come largely from the fact that she is the Handmaid of the Lord who accepted Jesus into the world for us.

[fishtank]

Luke 1:47
"And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior."



Only sinners need a Savior!

I'm a sinner.

So was Mary.

[Flying Circus]

Luke 1, 41-42:
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Read your Bible. The Holy Ghost through Elisabeth declares Mary to be blessed. I wish you would stop trying to use Luke 11 to claim that Mary wasn't blessed, when Luke 1 clearly says she was.