If the first 'great leader' of the protestant reformation was Martin Luther why do Protestants not honor Mary?
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xgarmstrong
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 Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, it is Luther that brought us Lutheraism. It is also a piece of his own writing that gives you your answer.[She is the] highest woman and the noblest gem in Christianity after Christ . . . She is nobility, wisdom, and holiness personified. We can never honor her enough. Still honor and praise must be given to her in such a way as to injure neither Christ nor the Scriptures. (Sermon, Christmas, 1531).And ThenOne should honor Mary as she herself wished and as she expressed it in the Magnificat. She praised God for his deeds. How then can we praise her? The true honor of Mary is the honor of God, the praise of God's grace . . . Mary is nothing for the sake of herself, but for the sake of Christ . . . Mary does not wish that we come to her, but through her to God. (Explanation of the Magnificat, 1521).You do not give praise and honor to the paint brush or the canvas. You give the glory to THE ARTIST, ALWAYS! We are all just tools in The Master's hands. I will be content to give Him all that is due Him. We all should. Whether we do or not and then seek to argue about it is another story.God Bless you and guide you into all Truth |
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ecterbob
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| Some Protestant Christians refuse to honor Mary because they perceive (or misperceive) that Catholics worship her. So they let the pendulum swing too far the other way and treat Mary almost as just an incubator or something. One of my professors addressed this subject, and I'll borrow his words. "To say that Mary is Queen of heaven is going too far for us. But we must remember, God chose her above all other women to be the mother of his Son, not merely to birth him, but to raise him to manhood. Doesn't that tell you something about Mary as a person? She was the highly favored one and found grace in the eyes of the Lord for a REASON. Mary was very special, she is very special, and we must never forget that." |
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James O
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| Most of the Early Protestant Reformers had no problem with calling Mary Mother of God |
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Quailman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| do my eyes deceive me? am i really seeing "well Luther wasn't right about everything/couldn't rid himself of all catholic no-goodness"is so, what separates him from any other "heretic"how about Arius?lost.eu/21618 |
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