What is the Bible, but some glommed together, disparate books and letters? You see, the Bible, as a volume, doesn’t exist in the Bible. Rather, the only Scripture that could have been referenced was the Torah. Did St. Peter read Luke’s Gospel, or Revelations? I don’t think so. Did ANY of the New Testament writers read what we call the Bible, as a volume? NO!
The beliefs of the Apostles and their successors were generally handed down by word of mouth, as well as by the few epistles, until the close of the Canon of Scripture. There are any number of 1st and 2nd century references to Mary, and even the concept of dulia, latria, and hyperdulia.
Was everything Jesus did recorded in the Bible? Nope. So the argument of something not being Biblical is quite weak.
Do we know that Jesus perfectly obeyed the Commandments? Yes. Would He perfectly honor His mother? Yes. Are we to imitate Christ? Yes. So, isn’t His mother due great (perfect) honor? If Jesus Christ could, as mandated in the 10 Commandments, honor His mother, while simultaneously honoring God the Father (the 1st Commandment), then it is not impossible for anyone else.
How?
You can find NONE of the voluptuous words that Rome has lavished on Mary in the bible.
Thank you for this refreshing COMMON SENSE. :-)
We hear that a lot from a group of people who bow down to graven images.
This is an excellent post. A little history lesson goes a long way in clearing up confusion.
I was also just discussing with hubby last night, the value of the 10 commandments when there is confusion on a moral question. Always seems to clear things up.
Christ’s command was first and foremost to love one another. All of us Protestants and Catholics alike on this thread perhaps should reflect on the condition of our hearts and whether we truly desire to bring people to God or to demonstrate ourselves to be spiritually superior and more entitled than others to a home with Jesus in Heaven.
Satan is more than happy to divide Christians and really his fingerprints are all over this thread. We should send him away and wish each other a Merry Christmas as we prepare for a celebration of Jesus’ holy birth.
That is irrelevant.
They had the OT Scripture. They had Paul's letters to share with each other under his instruction.
The fact that they were not compiled in one volume means nothing. It does not affect the integrity of them as Scripture.