isn’t it believed that Luke is her biographer?
Actually Christ is clear in Scripture about sending mediators, this is what He says,The Master never said “come to me through my mother”; in fact, He took flesh of her that He might communicate with us directly, and raise us up to the Father. At any rate, that isn’t the subject at hand. I am not questioning the rosary, or other regular devotions to Mary. I am asking why it is said that she uniquely dispenses all the gifts of eternal salvation.
I believe I am going to have a better relationship with the Almighty Father through Christ, as Christ taught in every instant of His earthly ministry. You are making Christ the end, and Mary the way to Him - but the Lord never ceases to say that the Father is the end, and He is the way to the Father. Though Tradition exists, we cannot just push the Savior’s own doctrine aside.
You seem to think a grave insult is being given to our Mother by my approach, and I think mortal insult is being given to the Lord by your approach!
Our Lady is certainly queen of heaven, by virtue of being mother of the King who sits upon David’s throne, the Lord of All. The Assumption, Immaculate Conception, perpetual virginity, and co-redemption are most fitting doctrines indeed. I just can’t get over this idea that Mary communicates all the gifts of eternal salvation to us. Wow.My friend look at the long list of great things you believe God did for Mary and then ask yourself why would He do all of these things for Her? And don’t worry your thread doesn’t cause the least bit of doubt in me. My Queen lives by our King and she is an active Queen who cares and constantly communicates the riches of our King to us.I am sorry if my thread causes doubt, confusion, or frustration. That is certainly not the intention.
The problem is that there isn’t the slightest shade of this idea in the holy scriptures, in sacred tradition for 1000+ years, or in the saints. It seems to have been invented by Liguori & de Montfort, among others.My friend look at the long list of great things you believe God did for Mary and then ask yourself why would He do all of these things for Her? And don’t worry your thread doesn’t cause the least bit of doubt in me. My Queen lives by our King and she is an active Queen who cares and constantly communicates the riches of our King to us.
Okay I will believe your position that Mary does not communicate all graces which are necessary for salvation when you show me which other human Christ (the source of all grace) came through during the Incarnation. Also, yes St. Paul is right that there is only one mediator with the Father; however, St. Paul said nothing about there not being a mediator with the Son, so please don’t take St. Pauls words out of context.The problem is that there isn’t the slightest shade of this idea in the holy scriptures, in sacred tradition for 1000+ years, or in the saints. It seems to have been invented by Liguori & de Montfort, among others.
Yes, the Queen cares for the Son and all who are in Him, but it does not automatically follow that she is the only one who communicates the riches of the King. In Ancient Israel, the King did all distributive and public works, not the Queen. I think the “one mediator” doctrine of St. Paul makes a lot of sense here.
Of course Christ wills that others be used to bring us closer to Him. You don’t seem to realize how much I agree with you.
Mary, Mother of the Son by Mark P. Shea.
When you pray to Mary, you do it because you think she can accomplish something you can’t, and that is…well…I will hold my tongue and just say it slaps right against what Jesus said when He said, “If you ask ANYTHING in MY NAME, I will do it!” So what more power could He offer you, if you are saved, and why in the world would He not have said, “But if you want to pray a super duper prayer, forget praying directly to me, ask my mom to talk to me, because her prayers are much more effective.” He never ONCE mentions his mother regarding prayer, and there are many other invitations to pray! Every born again person is a priest AND a saint, according to Scripture, and because of their being in Christ and He in them, and because of the right to pray in his name that He has given them, they can go right to the Father in Jesus’ name. Making anything more important than that is to admit completely missing what Jesus taught about prayer. Do you not see your error here?
That’s right. When anybody asks you to pray for them tell them that Jesus said that if they ask anything in His name, he will do it. No need for you to pray for them at all.
Mary does not provide us with salvation, she’s the Spouse of the Holy Spirit and the Mother of the Church—Jesus gave us to her ad our mother. But Mary is mentioned in the very first book of the Bible (Genesis) as well as the last (Revelation, aka the Apocalypse).
I wonder if Jesus would have turned water into wind had the servants who ran out of wine come directly to Him.
Don’t be silly. We are all to pray for one another. Let me ask you, why pray for anyone when they can go directly to Jesus? Remember when you asked anyone to pray for you? Why didn’t you simply go directly to Jesus?
Mary is the Mother of the Church. The problem is when people miss the point of why Jesus made her our mother. But here she is mentioned in the book of Genesis. God said to the serpent:
Don’t be silly. There are many things in the Bible which are not explicitly stated yet you believe them For example, I assume you believe in the Holy Trinity, yet you will not find the word *Trinity *in the Bible. Realize that the word “Church” is from the Greek word Ekklesia, which is a translation of the Hebrew word Cahal which simply means "The People of God"
A bullet travels only one direction, away from its source. One need look only at its trajectory to see from where it comes and where it goes…or something like that…
Or, perhaps, like an expert in counterfeit money who improves his skills by handling the authentic currency over and over…the more the born again people, who comprise the Body of Christ, simply immerse themselves in the word of God (something once called a sin by Rome), the more error becomes obvious and the real thing becomes glorious.