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To: editor-surveyor

Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe Mary gave birth to Jesus.
Christians believe there is only one Jesus.
Christians believe Mary is the mother of Jesus.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe Mary is the Mother of God.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe there is only one Jesus.
Christians believe Mary is the mother of Jesus.

Muslims don’t believe Jesus is God.
Muslims don’t believe Jesus is God.
Muslims don’t believe Mary is the Mother of God.


28 posted on 01/11/2012 8:10:34 PM PST by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

You can substitute the word ‘pagans’ for ‘christians’ in the statement “Christians believe Mary is the Mother of God” to make it more factual.
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33 posted on 01/11/2012 8:13:46 PM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

Mary is the mother of the “Son of david.”..the “Son of man” ...the “Son of God”.. She is not the mother of the triune God... She contributed to the Savior His humanity not His divinity.


41 posted on 01/11/2012 8:18:30 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism; editor-surveyor; RnMomof7; CynicalBear; metmom
So your beliefs are based on "ergo". Since Jesus is God, and Mary is the mother of Jesus, then Mary must be the Mother of God. So the "ergo" argument goes.

What does the Bible say? It NEVER calls Mary the Mother of God. For the simple reason that God has no mother. If God had a mother, then He would be a created being. Christ's human nature had no father. His divine nature had no mother. Just as the article states. The Bible, ERGO, rightly calls Mary the "mother of Jesus", but NEVER the Mother of God.

Only RC Tradition establishes THAT title.

Now, if you care to show me in Scripture where Mary is the Mother of God, then we'll talk. If all you've got is tradition, early church fathers, councils, creeds, etc. then I'm forced to do once again with them what I do with them every time they are used to try to prove or defend a RCC "truth". Ignore them in favor of God's Word.

58 posted on 01/11/2012 8:26:29 PM PST by smvoice (Better Buck up, Buttercup. The wailing and gnashing is for an eternity..)
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

The Greek term defined by the Council of Ephesus is Theotokos, which means birthgiver of God or God-bearer.

The term “Mother of God” is an English colloquialism.


103 posted on 01/11/2012 8:50:57 PM PST by rzman21
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