Virgin Mary (Mother of Jesus)

1 John 1:8-10

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceiving ourselves and the Truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forive us and to cleanse us from all the unrighteousness. If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make Him a liar and His word isn’t in us.”

Mary is not a God. She is just an instrument that God used to bring Jesus Christ into this world as a mortal (Which means that Jesus isn’t a man, he became a man). But we need to respect her. Respect, not worship. She is just a sinner/imperfect person like you. She needs a Savior too. How come a God (told by man) needs a Savior? Think about it. If you are not yet satisfied ‘bout what I say, these are some stuffs that I’ve researched.

• She doesn’t have an Immaculate Conception.

How Could she conceived without a sin if she needs a redemption herself? (Luke 1:47)

Many respected people had a vision ‘bout Mary’s Immaculate Conception, including Bridget of Sweden. But many popes and nuns had a vision too about it being false like The Great Italian Mystics,Catherine of Siena.

The Catholic Church cited two verses to justify that this dogma is true: Genesis 3:15 and Luke 1:12

But this verses aren’t enough to prove that Mary is Immaculate of her Conception.

Mary,  herself claimed that whether a person is holy or not, they need a Savior and that is our God and Jesus Christ, our Lord nother.

These are some verses stated that there are only two Holy:

1.   Mark 1:24
2.   Acts 3:14
3.   1 Peter 1:26
4.   1 john 2:20
5.   Revelation15:4

• She is not Perpetual Virgin

The doctrine of the Perpetual Divinity of Mary was published by theCouncil of Trent as a reaction to the opposite beliefs of theProtestants. The Church doesn’t want to be scolded at or dictated, wanting to be different eventhough it is unbiblical or worse, againstthe Word of God.

Many people have their own opinion and beliefs ‘bout Mary’s sons and daughters or shall we call, Jesus Christ’ siblings in flesh. These are the example:

•  Around the year 150. In their content, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ found in the bible were turned intostepbrothers and stepsisters from Joseph’s first wife (before Mary).
• Saint Ambrose. The first respected and influential person who had a vision about  the Perpetual Divinity of Mary. He stated that Mary never had children after Jesus using a totally unrelated verse of Ezekiel 44:2.
• Saint Jerome. He turned stepbrothers and stepsisters intocousins. He insisted that it will be “Godless if we will think that Joseph had a first wife before Mary”. He also rejectedthe  suggestion in the book of James that Joseph is a widower because he stated that as the Father of the Lord, he should remained pure.
• Peter Lombard. In his book, Four books of Sentences, that the brothers of Jesus Christ are the sons of Mary’s cousin.

But in the present, the Catholic Church said that the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ aren’t from Mary(Virgin) but from Mary’s sisters, Mary Cleophas and Mary Salom.

The Bible  teaches about Mary’s Perpetual Virginity is alter from what the Catholic says.

• She is not our Mediator

Mary is definitely not the mediator between God and man because that title is for Jesus Christ.

Catholic says that Mary is the way for us to know God but in John 14:6, Jesus says “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.“ which means that what the Catholic says ’bout this issue is altered from what the Bible says. Praying to her for her to pray for us isn’t goodtoo. Can we pray directly to our Lord? Ofcouse, yes. Hence, what is the reason why we need Mary for us to pray? There’s noreason. We are required to pray directly to God and there’s noshortcut or other way to be close to the Father except through our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Reference: The Darkside of Catholicism

(My researches aren’t done)