Love Mary, but don't pray to her

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Eduard

July 08, 2013, 01:23:15 AM Last Edit: July 08, 2013, 01:27:04 AM by Eduard
Period. I see so many making this mistake, sincerely praying to the Virgin to "talk" to Christ to forgive their sins, but nowhere in the Bible is it stated that Mary even went to heaven after death, let alone that she has that sort of power. On the contrary, we should pray to God through Jesus Christ, that's the way.

Jesus also didn't favor Mary over other believers nor did he ever give the slightest indication that we should worship her. And neither did any of the apostles.


So why are people doing it, again?  :dontknow:


I am saying this specifically because we have 3 or 4 feast days for Mary in the Orthodox Church. And many celebrate them with big parties and say Mary is their "guardian". Talk about human tradition.


Now, I don't see anything wrong in seeing and loving Mary as a righteous woman, after all, she was the one chosen by God to bring forth the Messiah. But she is still human.
Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

John 15:5

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

ded2daworld

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July 08, 2013, 01:57:11 AM
These same people are told to pray to the saints. The problem of course IMO, is that there is one (and only one)mediator and intercessor between God and man and that's Jesus the Christ. Deep down, man knows he is unworthy to talk to God and is therefore more comfortable talking to a "saint" that knows sin as other humans know it. They feel that, being sinless, Jesus has trouble relating to them. It's a harsh and demanding church so God (Jesus) is portrayed as harsh and demanding.

Lazarus Short

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July 08, 2013, 04:23:40 AM
This happens because people do not, or are forbidden to, read their Bibles.  An essential part of real Christianity is Jesus' teaching that we could go BOLDLY before the Father, and call Him by by an intimate, informal, familial name:  Abba.
Socrates taught Plato.  Plato taught Aristotle.  Aristotle tutored the son of Philip of Macedon.  This boy grew up to become Alexander the Great, largely by slaughtering a lot of people.  That's philosophy.

Jesus spoke the Truth.  He blessed the poor.  He healed the sick.  He even raised the dead.  He died on a cross for us, lived again, and came back long enough to tell us to love one another.  That's religion.

YHVH = Behold the Nail, Behold the Hand = Jesus

Eduard

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July 08, 2013, 09:41:43 AM
WHAT???

Jesus can and will relate to every one of us. he called us his friends and LOVED us and always will! :girlheart:
Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

John 15:5

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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