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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

God wills that even the Angels praise Mary



Thomas:
Yes, she was created by God (creature) to bring Jesus into the world. God is the one who made it possible for her to be immaculately conceived, co-redemptrix, and He is the one who assumed her into Heaven.  God Bless

Calvin:
Care to cite Biblical references for the attributions beyond creature?

Thomas:
Immaculate Conception. Gen 3:15, Luke 1:28
Co-redemptrix. Co means with. Redemption came from Jesus, with Mary serving as mother of Jesus, bringing salvation into the world.
Assumption of Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant is found in Rev 11:19-12. God Bless

Calvin:
As I thought. With this kind of pseudo proof texting any conclusions are possible.

Well then, provide your argument to the contrary. Because you believe in Scripture alone, don't you? So upon which Scripture do you stand to deny that God has done marvelous things for the Mother of His Son?

Luke 1:
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

Here's what we see in Scripture. Scripture says that God's will should be done on earth as it is in heaven.  And God wills that the Angels praise Mary:


Luke 1:
26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.


Let's break this down:
ANGEL GABRIEL
1. an angel is a messenger of God. That is what the word, angel, means.
2. this angel, Gabriel, is one of the four angels that stands before the throne of God.


WAS SENT FROM GOD
1. God sent this angel to Mary.
2. Since this angel is a messenger of God's, God sent Him to deliver a message.
3. Therefore, the angel was not speaking on his own, but was communicating God's message to Mary.
4. If we skip down to verse 28, we see that this was a message of praise (i.e. blessed art thou).
5. Therefore God praised Mary through His Angel.


That is great praise indeed. Do you know of any man whose praise is worth more than God's? In other words, what do you value more highly, the praise of man or the praise of God?


But, there's more. God sent the Angel to do His Will. What is His Will. Obviously, God sent the Angel to deliver a message of praise. Therefore it is God's will that the Angels praise Mary.


And there's yet more. Because the Holy Spirit inspired a holy woman to exclaim, ""Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! "
still in Luke chapter 1: 

41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.


Should we break this down also?


1. The Holy Spirit is God the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.
2. Therefore, God inspired Elisabeth to praise Mary.
3. This praise is inscribed in the Word of God for all generations.
4. Since Elisabeth is a member of the human race, then it is safe to conclude that God wills that men praise Mary.
5. And we find, again, that God praised Mary through His Saint. Saint Elisabeth praised Mary when she was inspired by the Holy Spirit to do so. That means that it is the Holy Spirit's praise which she passed on. That is why Scripture is called the Word of God. Because it is inspired by the Holy Spirit.


Need we say more? Let's do it anyway.


Scripture says: 
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.


Thus, God wills that mankind PRAISE Mary. This is confirmed by Mary herself when she says, "From now on all generations will call me blessed (Luke 1:48)."

THAT'S what we read in Scripture. Do you have a different Bible? Or why do you reject the teaching of the Word of God?


May God bless you.


Sincerely,


De Maria

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