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Is Prayer/Veneration/Worship to Mary Biblical?
self | 12-14-14 | ealgeone

Posted on 12/14/2014 11:57:21 AM PST by ealgeone

The reason for this article is to determine if the worship/veneration given to Mary by the catholic church is justified from a Biblical perspective. This will be evaluated using the Biblical standard and not man’s standard.


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Charismatic Christian; Evangelical Christian; Theology
KEYWORDS: bible; blessedvirginmary; catholic; mary; mystery; mysterybabylon; prayer; rcinventions; vanities; vanity; worship
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To: vox_freedom

“her ability to intercede for them with her Son,”

Christians have a direct line to God, they don’t need a lobbyist, and the scripture makes it clear that no one gets through without HIM (Jesus)


761 posted on 12/15/2014 6:14:52 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: vox_freedom
Thank you so much,

You're right on all counts, of course.
God bless and keep you and everyone you love.
762 posted on 12/15/2014 6:16:07 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: RoosterRedux

I have lost faith in you.

oh that faith that lasted what 10 minutes?

what a laugh.

St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen..

Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam


763 posted on 12/15/2014 6:18:32 PM PST by LurkingSince'98 (Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam = FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD)
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To: LurkingSince'98
You are too succinct...perhaps you can expand on that post.

Beelzebub.

764 posted on 12/15/2014 6:19:01 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: CynicalBear
Actaully it says "will have been bound in heaven". The apostles could only declare what had been declared by God already. God never gave anyone the right or power to make the rules.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.......The apostles could only declare what was ALREADY THE TRUTH....Now, the apostles, of course did not know every truth that God did....but He promised that what they declared to be the truth, would be OR HE WOULD NOT INSPIRE THEM to declare it.

In short, He declared that the Catholic church would be infallible in matters of faith and morals because He would not allow her to err.....

Thanks,CB you expressed that very well!!!

765 posted on 12/15/2014 6:19:27 PM PST by terycarl
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To: CynicalBear; EagleOne; SpirituTuo
So you are God, Judge and Jury and accuse the Catholic Church of lies and preaching a false gospel.

I don't think you have standing.

You just seem to ignore the facts and the information that is presented to you, and you just come with rash statements that are not in context.

See posting 642, 626 and 401. The link will send you to the Catholic Bishops website where you can get knowledge about the Catholic faith.

http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/mary-and-the-saints/frequently-asked-questions-about-blessed-virgin-mary.cfm

You must be assuming that everything that Jesus and the Apostles did was written in the Bible. As Catholics, we also have our traditions and the Magisterium to help us understand moral law and follow the path of Christ.

766 posted on 12/15/2014 6:19:43 PM PST by ADSUM
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To: ealgeone

In this case, the English word “secret” means private. Any visions had by any saint, are referred to as private revelation, and are neither sanctioned nor required for belief. There are very, very, few officially sanctioned apparitions, such as Lourdes and Fatima. Rather, private revelations, provided they aren’t contrary to Gospel, are neither promoted nor suppressed.

Specific to St. Louis de Monfort, his understanding of Mary, and his writings, seem rather extreme. Having read some of his complete works, I was put off until I re-read them, and really thought about what he was saying. As a 17th century French priest, I didn’t care for his style of writing, and again, found it off-putting. History tells us his zeal for preaching and serving the poor was equal to his quick temper and being less than a “people person” to those not in need.

Regarding his work, the Secret of Mary, he was attempting to explain (in a stylistically peculiar way for modern people) the role of Mary relative to Jesus. Typical for his time and place, he was taught and believed in showing great respect for angels, especially Guardian Angels.

This connection to the realm behind the veil, influenced his thinking and writing. He observed the spiritual role of Mary, and wrote about it, giving his view of why she is so important to our prayer lives. He writes about imitating Mary as the first disciple, and as one who never, ever, questioned the divinity of Jesus, while staying with him throughout his passion.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the first requirement is to understand that all prayer, worship, is for the glory of God, and for our only saviour, Jesus Christ.

What St. Louis is calling us to do is have the same faith as Mary, the same dedication, and the absolute trust. Mary always, always, points to Jesus. The Gospel of John quotes her as telling the wedding stewards of Jesus, “whatever he says, do it.” That is perfect trust and belief. That is the discovery St. Louis is speaking of, to know Mary means to have the perfect trust and belief.

While I really understand why you interpret the work as you do, and it is reasonable you do so, please recognize there is a lot more meaning than what you may think.

Finally, St. Louis always indicates, and assumes the reader knows and understands, the unquestionable primacy of God. That is why he mentions it once or twice, instead of every section.

Many Catholics haven’t read his works, for the reasons I mentioned above, including having the patience. However, if taken in the spirit in which it was written, to give people a way to grow closer to Jesus, than it is not likely to be understood as blasphemy, as he would dare not mean such.


767 posted on 12/15/2014 6:21:20 PM PST by SpirituTuo
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To: WVKayaker
They are all dead. Mary is dead. I am a saint, but I am not dead YET!

But you will be dead, as will each and everyone of us. And you are not a saint until judged by God. To assume otherwise is a dangerous assumption.

768 posted on 12/15/2014 6:21:53 PM PST by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: LurkingSince'98
You have an evil spirit. Try an exorcist...and not a minor one.

Is Father Amorth still alive?

769 posted on 12/15/2014 6:22:29 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: LurkingSince'98; Elsie
then hows about I take up the cause with you and show up on your threads whenever you appear and just make off the wall disparaging remarks about your faith, opinions remarks. How about we do that for a while and see how long a Catholic will be allowed to pull the same crap that cut and paste looney tune does. I’m sure you are going to really dig getting to know me. For the Greater Glory of God

It looks like you have been doing that all along! But, go ahead and revenge post to me if it will make you feel better. It's YOUR reputation at stake, not mine.

I think you should reexamine your claim to have "For the Greater Glory of God" as your sign-off. There are many things that you say here to people that have NOTHING to do with glorifying God. And, I will repeat, Elsie has just as much right to post on an open forum thread as you do. Don't like what he says, don't read it. How hard is that?

770 posted on 12/15/2014 6:23:26 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: LurkingSince'98

Why do you always end with the Jesuit motto. Are you a Jesuit? Or just a Satanist?


771 posted on 12/15/2014 6:25:12 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: SpirituTuo

Pretzels!


772 posted on 12/15/2014 6:26:36 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: terycarl
He declared that the Catholic church would be infallible in matters of faith and morals because He would not allow her to err

Oh goodness. What about the Catholic Reformation (or you might call it the Counter-Reformation)?

What the heck was that all about?

773 posted on 12/15/2014 6:29:39 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: boatbums
There are a few FRoman Catholics who are vociferously anti-Protestant - and they consider anyone who claims to be a Christian but not a Catholic is a Protestant - and by their words express a visceral hatred for their fellow Freepers

Curious phrasing. Seeing as how the daily modus operandi of the protestant contingent is to mock the Catholic and His/Her Church.

If one actually reviews the Catholic vs. Protestant threads they will find that the dominant group dynamic consists of posts between protestants mocking Catholics.

And the protestant wonders why the Catholic does not give greater consideration to the "fellow Freeper" group dynamic. I mean if we're being honest why should they? When the standard response to a Catholic objecting is, "If you don't like it don't read it." That's not the response of an individual seeking harmony within the group even if they have theological differences.

So you'll forgive me if I find the concern for the "fellow Freeper" dynamic disingenuous.

774 posted on 12/15/2014 6:33:48 PM PST by JPX2011
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To: terycarl

“In short, He declared that the Catholic church would be infallible in matters of faith and morals because He would not allow her to err.....”

Try reading the first three chaps of Rev and you will realize how impossibly wrong your comment is.


775 posted on 12/15/2014 6:33:49 PM PST by mrobisr
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To: LurkingSince'98
Let's play a game of name the evil spirit in LS'98

This should be a lot of fun...there are many clues.

Prizes from LS'98 are...

Hey LS'98...tell us what we won!

776 posted on 12/15/2014 6:35:39 PM PST by RoosterRedux
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To: SpirituTuo
In this case, the English word “secret” means private. Any visions had by any saint, are referred to as private revelation, and are neither sanctioned nor required for belief. There are very, very, few officially sanctioned apparitions, such as Lourdes and Fatima. Rather, private revelations, provided they aren’t contrary to Gospel, are neither promoted nor suppressed.

Wow....just wow. You guys have to redefine everything.

Worship doesn't mean worship

Prayer doesn't mean prayer

Unanimous doesn't mean unanimous

Secret doesn't mean secret

It never stops with catholicism redefining everything to make it fit the narrative

Yet when shown the Greek, catholics discount that. Something verifiable and able to be proved.

777 posted on 12/15/2014 6:36:18 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: terycarl; CynicalBear
In short, He declared that the Catholic church would be infallible in matters of faith and morals because He would not allow her to err.....

Please see: Immaculate conception

Please see: Romans 3:23...all have sinned.

God's Word does not err, yet man does.

778 posted on 12/15/2014 6:38:14 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: LurkingSince'98
And you MISS a lot of Scripture that you will NEVER hear in Mass. See Lectionary Statistics - How much of the Bible is included in the Lectionary for Mass? (Popquiz!)
779 posted on 12/15/2014 6:38:42 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: onyx

Thank you. Glad to hear you are on the mend.


780 posted on 12/15/2014 6:39:50 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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