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Well, yes, my mother is a minor player in my life, but that has nothing to do with Mary or her role. Re-read the OP and notice that she is just an ordinary girl selected for an extraordinary task. But, the task is to bear the real Extraordinary Person into His incarnate state. And, all eyes should be on Him...not her. Calvin, Zwingli, Luther notwithstanding. And, the kind of inordinate adoration given her by Rome is part of what makes Rome a broken organization. The rest comes from the other errant, non-biblical doctrines promulgated by her.

I'm sorry that see your mother as a minor player in your life. If not for my mother and father, I would not be here. They undoubtedly have been major players in my life. I honor and love them. Frankly, I can't fathom how any Christian can say that Mary had a minor role in Jesus' life. He was fully man and as such he had a relationship with his mother and earthly step-father - just as any man except that he was without sin.

Yes, the gospel is all about Jesus. However, there are special people in Jesus' life. Jesus has a unique relationship with Mary. She is His mother.

Is it possible that you see Jesus only as God but marginalize His humanity?