And so the revelation of God the Father to Peter was very important:
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. - Matthew 16:15-18
INDEED. WELL SAID.
Dear Heart . . . I’m dismayed . . . it’s confirming in a way . . .
the declaration that
Mary was the mother of Almighty[/Father] God!
that the whole MOTHER OF GOD title
IS
outrageously perverse from the Biblical stand poing.
It’s just mind boggling that anyone who claims to have even a moderate understanding of The Bible could tolerate such an outrageous idea.
Boggles my mind. I’m still stunned.
However, brazenly asserting the underlying deception, manipulation, IS a lot better than the ridiculous denials.
Sigh.
I was thinking more along the lines of who Christ really is as we know Him today, as opposed to who the Jews of those days thought he was supposed to be.