Well, Mary WAS chosen by God, and Jesus revered her, so should we do any less? No need to worship her, but we should love, revere, and want to emulate her, because she will always lead us to Jesus.
Not so...we are to follow and emmulate Christ...Mary is respected and of course honored in the role she played as Jesus’s earthly mother....but that;s as far as it goes or should go. All these statues and great parades and kissing her, bowing down to these idols..praying to her and other departed saints, is just plain wrong and God said not to do such things as the pagans do...instead the catholic church brought these rituals and this idolatry right thru the front door with a welcome mat!..and built more on top of it ever since.
Mary doesn’t lead us to Jesus at all...she’s in heaven with the Lord.....it’s the work of the Holy Spoirit which brings us to Christ. Just as is clearly stated in the Scriptures and experienced by those who know the Lord and His workings.
The catholic church needs it’s membership to worship and adore her as much as they need the priesthood....remove these two practices and the church will fall....and the vatican will fight tooth and nail to keep them established...Just as Jeffreys does to keep his followers in subjection and other organizations who generate vast revenues to it’s leadership.
Luk 11:27 ¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Luk 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Mat 12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Mat 12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him,Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Mat 12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mary is a beloved sister in Christ... she is not my mother or my co redeemer, or my intercessor ... The word of God leads us to Jesus ...