Firstly, the Hebrew word for Spirit is ruach, which is a feminine noun. Therefore our Mother is God’s Spirit. She is our Spiritual Mother, She gives us Spiritual Life, She is our Counsellor, Comforter and Helper. It’s an errant translation when the call the Spirit a “He” in the New Testament Scriptures, it’s more correct to say “that one” or “it” but not “He”.
Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father [read: Heavenly Father] and your mother [read: Spiritual Mother], so that you may live long [extended, as in given eternal lie] in the land [read: Promised Land] Yahweh your God is giving you."
Secondly, to non-Catholics Mary was a normal human, yes they believe she had an important task (probably the second most important behind Yahshua (Jesus)), but she was human and had both earthly parents, unlike Yahshua whose father was Yahweh. She did not pre-exist her birth. There’s no evidence in Scripture that supports Mary is currently in heaven, all Scriptural evidence tells us that people who died after Yahshua’s (Jesus) resurrection are currently asleep/dead-in-the-grave, temporarily suspended in time. Acts 13:36 “For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed.” Falling asleep in this case is being dead. 1 Corinthians 15:20 “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” Again, death is related to falling asleep. Thessalonians 4:15 “According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.” Those who lie in death will only be raised at the coming of Yahshua. Therefore we can conclude that all saved people who have died are still in the grave, dead and haven’t yet been raised to life.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12 “Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to Yahweh, and because of these detestable practices Yahweh your God will drive out those nations before you.” This passage tells us that to consult the dead is sinful, extremely sinful. And all of Scripture indicates that Mary is still in the grave, so to consult her is deemed sinful to non-Catholic Christians.
Thirdly, was Mary sinful? We need to first read Leviticus 12:
Yahweh said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised. Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding. " 'When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. He shall offer them before Yahweh to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood. " ‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’ "
Then we must read Luke 2:21-24:
On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Yahshua, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to Yahweh (as it is written in the Law of Yahweh, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to Yahweh”), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of Yahweh: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."
Mary was too poor to afford a lamb, therefore she had to bring two doves of two young pigeons, one as a burnt offering (expressing thankfulness, pure homage to Yahweh) and the other a sin offering (acknowledgment of one’s sin). To give birth is not sinful, it is a part of being human (mortal), but the sin offering was performed in acknowledgment of one’s sin in general. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” including Mary.
But what’s ironic and prophetic about Mary not being able to afford a lamb is that it is symbolic of all us not being able to afford the Lamb, it’s not about what we can do but what Yahshua (the Lamb) did for us. Also, what’s even more ironic is that Mary did actually bring a lamb with her, but it was the Lamb that came to take away the sins of the world.
If Mary could afford a lamb it would mean that we could afford the Lamb, in other words we could buy our way into heaven. Therefore she had to be too poor in order to fulfill this law in the prophetic and spiritual sense, we are all sinners in need of salvation, including Mary. Salvation is by grace alone, and not by works.
Therefore non-Catholics do not pray/consult Mary, firstly because they deem her to be asleep (dead in her grave for the time being) and, secondly, they do not believe her to be divine. Non-Catholics believe we can only consult Yahweh by the Spirit through Yahshua, and through no other person.
