The protoevangelium of James isn’t what would call authoritative, but it’s a document from about 150 AD which names Mary’s mother as Ann. Does that mean we “know” this is correct? Not in the sense you mean, as stand-alone conclusive historical proof, no. But its mere existence shows that not all information about Mary comes from Scripture. It is incorrect to say that, “it is only in the New Testament that we know of her.” We would have known of her anyway.
You should read too, or rather listen, to the Church that Christ established, not your own “traditions of men” that your pastor, your “shepard” tells you, or maybe you tell yourself.What the spurious protoevangelium of James!
So what do you think of the 24 crowned elders sitting on their thrones in heaven.
The “woman” gives birth to Chist. Correct?
Everything my Shepherd speaks is truth, there is only one Shepherd…AND that IS scriptural! My Lord makes it quite obvious to me by the “Fruits” to discern truth from falsehood!
Sure, there is only one Shepard, but who did Christ delegate His Sheparding tasks too?
Do you believe Jesus is the New Adam?
One shepherd is not a reality yet.
Thank you kindly for that clarification.
What am I doing when I speak to someone weak in the faith or a new Christian? I am feeding HIS lambs. This discourse was a call to Peter to self evaluate himself because of his denial and when Peter himself realized his love for the Lord the Lord then instructed him to go on and teach the truth, that is Jesus Christ!
Yes, I know Jesus Christ - what exactly did He teach?
Poor response. Doesn’t explain why Christ specifically choose Peter to give the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, or why Peter is always mentioned first, or why Christ is telling only Peter this specifically and assuring him that His faith will not fail him.
Then what makes you think that she wants you to talk about her that way now?. Mary’s humbleness and faith in God is what helped her except her role, not a desire to have statues and prayers devoted to her. Catholics point out that Mary stayed with Jesus even until the cross, which is what any good Mother would do. She witnessed his sacrifice and I am sure wishes that Catholics would stop the devotion to her and focus totally on her Son.That’s probably because Mary would never have allowed anyone to talk about her that way when she was still on Earth
If this is true then I feel sorry for the man, he was truly misguided.
Christ would have it no other way than for all of us to honor His Mother who is our Mother too.
Sure, why don’t you try to elaborate it for us since you claim to understand what Catholics believe.
Do you know how the commandment “honor your father and mother” rendered in Hebrew sounds like?
Why is that spurious?What the spurious protoevangelium of James!
But the whole point of Marian devotions is that Mary helps lead us to Christ. Mary’s last recorded words in the Bible are, “Do whatever he tells you.”