The Angel Gabriel said, "Hail Mary Full of Grace, the Lord is with you". Catholics didn't make that up. Having no idea how she could concieve a child without being married, and knowing she could be stoned to death for that pregnancy, she responded, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord".
That was the beginning of God's plan for salvation. I find that beautifull. You may think it's meaningless. I don't. Why would you fault me for that?
Mary was part of God's plan for our salvation, she is special. She is the mother of our Savior, not just any other woman, or some sort of Hindu Goddess.
You may dissagree, and that is between you and Jesus. The Jesus I know made it clear that love was the most important of all of God's commandments. If Catholics love Mary, and others associated with Jesus, I suggest you leave the judgement of the intentions of the heart's of Catholics up to God.
She was blessed by God with the privilege of being the mother of Christ..she did noting to deserve this blessing ...
Going back to earlier in the thread..She was not asked if she would be the mother of Christ, she was told she would be and given His name.
God had given her a will that was in line with His ...
That was the beginning of God's plan for salvation. I find that beautifull. You may think it's meaningless. I don't. Why would you fault me for that?
That was not the beginning of the plan of salvation..that plan was set before the foundation of the world
You may dissagree, and that is between you and Jesus. The Jesus I know made it clear that love was the most important of all of God's commandments.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; that is the first and greatest commandment.. the second is like it..love your neighbor as yourself..
Like the 10 commandments these are 2 commandments that are impossible for the natural man to fulfill.
But one thing we do need to know is all the scriptures are all about Jesus, not Mary, He is to be the center of all of our worship..God will not share His glory with another
Were you attempting to answer the question(s) I asked Petronski about whether Mary required the shedding of Christ’s Blood for HER sins?