Mary was full of Grace! Lk 1:28
The Lord is with Her! Lk 1:28
highly favored! Lk 1:28
Found favor with God Lk 1:28
Luke 1:28 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favoured one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
Yes, that is scriptural. No one is denying that she was favoured and blessed by God.
Esther type of Mary who saved Her people, Mary is the mother of our salvation! Lk 2:30 for all people Lk 2:31
Mary did not save anyone.
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:
29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,
According to Your word;
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation
31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,
32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of Your people Israel.”
Mary and Joseph brought the infant Jesus to the temple. Simion held Jesus and said what
he would do. Jesus was the salvation, a light and a glory, not Mary.
Most blessed amping all women, so very different than other women! Lk 1:28 Lk 1:48
28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favoured one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
Again this simply says that she was favoured and blessed, nothing more.
For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
And same again. Neither of these verses adds to the fact and no one is saying that Mary was not blessed.
Perpetual Virgin! Lk 1:34
That verse does not mention or even hint of perpetual virginity.
I notice you like to put down the shorthand of the verses but don't actually quote what the verses say, that you claim prove your point. Apparently that's my job.
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
A young girl, a virgin, tells an angel on one night of her life that she has not yet known a man. And from that, you build an entire doctrine claiming perpetual virginity for the rest of her life?
in fact, I should hope all Christian young people could say the same. Just because someone is a virgin before marriage (as they should be) does mean they stayed one once they were married and nothing in that verse indicates that Mary did.
12:46 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him. 13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Matt. 12:46; 13:55; Mark 6:3; John 2:12; 7:3, 5, 10; Acts 1:14; 1 Cor. 9:5; Gal. 1:19 all mention his brothers.
She got married, she had Jesus she then went on and had other children-the normal way with her husband.
Her very soul magnifies the Lord! Lk 1:46
We should all magnify the Lord.
The Song of Mary
46 And Mary said:
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,
55 As He spoke to our fathers,
To Abraham and to his seed forever.”
Notice Mary glorifies God, not herself. It is all about 'he' and 'his'. If you esteem her, follow her words and glorify God, not Mary. Holy is
his name, not her name.
God rewards her great humility! Lk 1:48
48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
and again, no one is not saying that she wasn't blessed.
God rewards all of his servants not just Mary
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
He that is mighty has done great things to me! Lk 1:49
God did and does mighty things in many people.
Isaiah 41:10
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
What things? Immaculate conception, sinless, purity, holiness, Queen of heaven receiving half of His kingdom, the mother of the king is always queen, Same with David and Solomon, Jesus is king! Lk 1:32
Is 7:14 a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son! (Singular)
Lk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
The only child of Mary is Jesus Christ the Holy Son of God!
Please find the verse saying Mary was sinless. I can't find one in my Bible. The only sinless person is Jesus. To say otherwise is a lie.
1 John:1
8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
Mary was a human being, born of an earthly mother and father, she would have struggled with sin as much as anyone, which is why she looked to God as her saviour.
47 "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior."
If she was sinless she would not be in need of a saviour.
Also, find the verse claiming that she is 'Queen of heaven'
If you mean Revelation 12:1, that women is the Jewish nation.
"Immaculately conceived in her mother’s womb!"
please find the scripture that says that as well
