The term *Mother of God* is at the very least deceitful.
Mother of Jesus is accurate and correct and gives no false impressions about who she is and what her role in God’s plan of redemption is.
But that clearly is the problem. Catholics have, over the centuries, elevated her and given her characteristics and accolades that properly belong to only God Himself. It gives the clear impression that the whole end of this Mary stuff is to elevate her to godhood. What better way to do that than claim that she’s God’s mother.
That elevates Mary to God’s place and diminishes God to the role of a lesser being than Mary.
The term *Mother of God* is at the very least deceitful.
Mother of Jesus is accurate and correct and gives no false impressions about who she is and what her role in God’s plan of redemption is.
But that clearly is the problem. Catholics have, over the centuries, elevated her and given her characteristics and accolades that properly belong to only God Himself. It gives the clear impression that the whole end of this Mary stuff is to elevate her to godhood. What better way to do that than claim that she’s God’s mother.
That elevates Mary to God’s place and diminishes God to the role of a lesser being than Mary.
ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
I think you are right about this. What is probably not discussed is that the divinity of Jesus was not based on Mary's status. What I mean is that, other than being a virgin and from the lineage of King David, Mary had nothing to do with the fact that Jesus was Almighty God. He always was and always will be God and he took on flesh - incarnate - by the same way every other person does, with the exception of his having a human biological father.
Just perhaps, it may be the term "Mary" which is deceitful... If it walks as a goddess, talks like a goddess... etc. ...Observing the holy days of the queen of heaven and her son (including weeping for Tammuz), Observing her husband's sabbath... While the Sabbaths and Holy Days of the Father go wanting (every single one of them).
Just sayin...