Apparitions of the Virgin Mary

[kcnalp]

Praying to and worshiping Mary is Satanic, IMO.

 

[Philip James]

The semantics.

The mother of God affirms Jesus' Divinity. It does not say that Mary is Divine.

Do you prefer term 'Theotokos', the God-bearer?

Peace!

 

[Philip James]

Theotokos - Wikipedia

 

[Grailhunter]

Praying to and worshiping Mary is Satanic, IMO.

Because Mary is in league with Satan?

 

[kcnalp]

Because Mary is in league with Satan?

I didn't say nor imply that. You don't see anything wrong with worshiping a person?

 

[Grailhunter]

I didn't say nor imply that. You don't see anything wrong with worshiping a person?

This is what I am talking about when I say the Fundamentalist climb fence, don't know what they are looking at or know what is going on.
These are Christian events and miracles after the first 65 years. These people do not think she is a God. God communicates through her and she has done several miracles over the centuries. But what they do is sanctioned by God... You can trace this back around 1600 years. It has been consistent.

We are talking about the oldest Christian religion, but it is not your religion and that is ok.

 

[kcnalp]

This is what I am talking about when I say the Fundamentalist climb fence, don't know what they are looking at or know what is going on.
These are Christian events and miracles after the first 65 years. These people do not think she is a God. God communicates through her and she has done several miracles over the centuries. But what they do is sanctioned by God... You can trace this back around 1600 years. It has been consistent.

We are talking about the oldest Christian religion, but it is not your religion and that is ok.

Don't Catholics worship Mary? Satan loves deceiving. He's an expert! How do I know? The Bible told me. That's all I need. Worshiping Mary is a SIN!

 

[Nancy]

Hokey lol. A woman once told me she saw Jesus. I asked what did He look like? She said fair hair blue eyes. I was like what?? hokey!.. I only ever had two dreams about Jesus since believing in Him, and I never saw His face. got the feeling I wasn’t supposed to either...Never seen mary or angels.

Blue/blond all we can know from scripture as to what he appeared to men that I know of is:

Isaiah 53:2
"For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him."

 

[Grailhunter]

Don't Catholics worship Mary? Satan loves deceiving. He's an expert! How do I know? The Bible told me. That's all I need. Worshiping Mary is a SIN!

Worshiping Mary...most of them will tell you no. Now is there a fine line between praying to and worshiping? The Bible is not going to tell you anything about Mary's visitation. And if you are looking at the Bible only just leave the whole issue alone. God is telling them to do the things they do, He is not telling you. It is kinda like speaking in tongues...people get messages....but that is in the Bible.

 

[Prayer Warrior]

We are talking about the oldest Christian religion, but it is not your religion and that is ok.

The "oldest Christian religion," lol? Christianity started with the apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ in Bible times.

 

[Grailhunter]

The "oldest Christian religion," lol? Christianity started with the apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ in Bible times.

Give them some names.

 

[Philip James]

Give them some names.

Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Barnabas,

Iraeneus, Cyprian, Cyril...

Pray for us!

 

[Philip James]

Don't Catholics worship Mary?

See post #323

To whom do you offer sacrifice?

Peace!

 

[Prayer Warrior]

Give them some names.

They have names. Read your Bible. Of course, we don’t know all of the names of the thousands of people who were added to the Church during the New Testament period.

 

[kcnalp]

Worshiping Mary...most of them will tell you no. Now is there a fine line between praying to and worshiping? The Bible is not going to tell you anything about Mary's visitation. And if you are looking at the Bible only just leave the whole issue alone. God is telling them to do the things they do, He is not telling you. It is kinda like speaking in tongues...people get messages....but that is in the Bible.

Nearly all the Catholics I have talked to have little interest in what the Bible says.

 

[Grailhunter]

They have names. Read your Bible. Of course, we don’t know all of the names of the thousands of people who were added to the Church during the New Testament period.

You are trying to say, somebody is doing something...we can go with that...something somewhere was doing what? The Catholic Church was organizing in the first century and has been an organized Church since. The Churches of Asia, we can look at their differing beliefs. Around 325 the councils are attempting to unify the Church and from there the Roman Catholic Church became solid.

 

[Grailhunter]

Nearly all the Catholics I have talked to have little interest in what the Bible says.

Talking to the wrong Catholics

 

[Grailhunter]

Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Barnabas,

Iraeneus, Cyprian, Cyril...

Pray for us!

Saint Ignatius of Antioch first used the term "Catholic Church" (literally meaning universal church) in his Letter to the Smyrnaeans around 107 AD.

 

[kcnalp]

Talking to the wrong Catholics

So, why do they pray to Mary instead of God? Jesus is the ONLY mediator between God and men, not Mary.

1 Timothy 2:5 (NKJV)
5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

 

[Grailhunter]

So, why do they pray to Mary instead of God? Jesus is the ONLY mediator between God and men, not Mary.

1 Timothy 2:5 (NKJV)
5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

Who said instead of?