But as Christ was fully God as He was fully man, why would it be an issue to call her the Mother of God? I'm not just asking this not to debate but I'm interested in hearing both sides.
Galatians 4:4 "But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,..."
@ lammchen -if the child in the womb is placed in the womb by some one else .. some one with the ability to speak and have his words form into a being of flesh and then be born forth from that womb then , then that woman is the vehicle by which that child was delivered into the world .. and no more (though blessed to be chosen as such a vehicle ) and the reason that particular woman was chosen was by virtue of the fact she was betrothed to Joseph from the line of David .. in other words ANY woman of that lineage who was betrothed to Joseph would have been chosen . there is no other attribute involved .that which was foretold .. was also fulfilled.
@ romanos : He was fully God .. and -
although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
this sinless man of flesh & blood ,born of the holy Ghost is the being mary was mother to in as much as he was born forth from her womb .
the danger here is complex because the glorification of mary is linked so intrinsically with the other female false deities beginning with nimrod's wife .. in fact it is tha origins of al the images of the mother holding the Godchild and the terminology of the "queen of heaven and mother of God "
everything to do with the lord Jesus and HIS church (not romes church) is in the bible in both the old and the new testaments .. one foretells the other fulfils & confirms .
there is
ZERo bible foundation for this terminology of "mother of God "to be used .
the bible is our measuring ruler . our focus point by which we may test all teachings . if it is not in full agreement with the direct unambiguous word of God .. then it is not OF god for he cannot contradict himself nor lie . the moment we accept teachings or terminologies which originate from outside the holy Scriptures and cannot be found in agreement with them.. we have only grave error left .
thus .. where in the bible is this terminology foretold ..fulfilled and confirmed ? It is Not .
nor is there any biblical precedent to Glorify mary in ANY such manner what so ever . that she is remembered and will be remembered as blessed for the honour of being the one that bore the word of God into the world is all that was ever said .
NEver is there any directive to then elevate her, glorify her venerate her (which does mean worship), pray to her have faith in her non biblical abilities .. .ALL these things originate from outside the word of God and cannot be found in it and are in opposition to the word of God .
the same thing is said in the scripture of the woman who broke the perfume jar and anointed his feet .that she will be remembered and it will be told what she did .. - yet none venerate her .
again - all these things that are being done come from rome and detract glory from the only one who is worthy to receive ALL glory - the lamb of God the Lord JESUS .
ouh that all would be as hasty to give glory to him alone as they are to hold up mary who cannot save cannot deliver cannot grant everlasting life .when we venerate the created as having abilities equal to the creator .. we IDOLIZE the created and dishonor God who made us all .
