19 Aug 12
Originally posted by galveston75i haven't seen you add anything to this discussion either. so why don't you go enjoy your vacation time instead?
I see you have two kids in your pic. Why don't you go spend time with them, teach them something good about life, as it seems you have nothing to add to this thread.
19 Aug 12
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Originally posted by galveston75You will tell us what you think eventually. I don't see what my children have to do with "Mary Mother of God".
I see you have two kids in your pic. Why don't you go spend time with them, teach them something good about life, as it seems you have nothing to add to this thread.
19 Aug 12
Originally posted by galveston75kinda rude too. So G-Man what is your take on this or should I say what is the J-Dub stance on this ?
I see you have two kids in your pic. Why don't you go spend time with them, teach them something good about life, as it seems you have nothing to add to this thread.
Manny
19 Aug 12
Originally posted by FMFWell the way a question usually works is a simple process. One ask a question and if anyone has an answer or comment, they'll post it.
I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say about "Mary Mother of God" seeing as you started the thread.
So seeing that only a couple have posted a comment is great but I think more time would be a good thing to see if any others have a comment to post.
So as I suggested, go play and come back later to see what I may add to it. Deal? Comprehend?
19 Aug 12
Originally posted by galveston75Here is the Jehovah's Witness view on the matter:
I'm waiting to see what some others say on this if it's ok. There are many others I'm sure that might post their comments in time.
"Exposed: Six Myths About Christianity
Myth 5: Mary Is the Mother of God
What is the origin of the myth? “Veneration of the mother of God received its impetus when . . . the pagan masses streamed into the church. . . . Their piety and religious consciousness [that of pagans converted to Christianity] had been formed for millennia through the cult of the ‘great mother’ goddess and the ‘divine virgin.’”—The New Encyclopædia Britannica (1988), Volume 16, pages 326 and 327.
What does the Bible say? “You are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. . . . And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God.”—Italics ours; Luke 1:31-35, The New Jerusalem Bible.
That passage of Scripture clearly states that Mary was the mother of the “Son of God,” not of God himself. Could she have carried within her the One whom ‘the heavens themselves cannot contain’? (1 Kings 8:27) She never made such a claim. It is the teaching about the Trinity that has sown confusion over the identity of Mary. By proclaiming her Theotokos (a Greek word meaning “God-bearer&rdquo😉, or “Mother of God,” the Council of Ephesus, in 431 C.E., set the stage for Mary worship. The city of Ephesus where this church council was held had for centuries been at the heart of idol worship celebrating the fertility goddess Artemis.
So it was that many aspects of the worship of the image of Artemis that “fell from heaven,” such as processions, were integrated into Mary worship. (Acts 19:35) Another practice that crept into Christian teaching was the use of images of Mary and others in worship.
Compare these Bible verses: Matthew 13:53-56; Mark 3:31-35; Luke 11:27, 28
FACT:
Mary was the mother of the Son of God, not of God himself. The Trinity myth gave birth to the worship of Mary as the Mother of God"
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20091101/article_06.htm
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Originally posted by galveston75Play? Are you still making personal remarks about my children?
So as I suggested, go play and come back later to see what I may add to it. Deal? Comprehend?
I have posted what I presume is your opinion on the matter of "Mary Mother of God" above.
19 Aug 12
Originally posted by FMFAnd good answer G-75 oh wait wrong person 🙂
Here is the Jehovah's Witness view on the matter:
"Exposed: Six Myths About Christianity
Myth 5: Mary Is the Mother of God
What is the origin of the myth? “Veneration of the mother of God received its impetus when . . . the pagan masses streamed into the church. . . . Their piety and religious consciousness [that of pagans converted to Christianity] had ...[text shortened]... worship of Mary as the Mother of God"
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20091101/article_06.htm
Manny