A perspective on Baptism and the plan of salvation that I have not heard before

eleos1954 said:

The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. (Genesis 2:20–22, 3:20). ie the ability to procreate through her relationship with Adam) ... it took the two. Mary has no divine or semi-divine status

John 3:13: “NO ONE HAS EVER GONE TO HEAVEN EXCEPT THE ONE WHO CAME FROM HEAVEN-THE SON OF MAN.”Meaning the person who has ever gone to heaven was Jesus who came from heaven. Thus, according to the verse stated, Mary, the mother of Jesus, did not ascend to heaven.

Biblical basis:
Mary herself prophesied that "all generations will call me blessed" (Luke 1:48).

The Hebrew word for blessed, asher, often means "happy" or "fortunate," as seen in Proverbs 28:14, "Blessed is the one who always trembles before God".

God's grace:
She is seen as being "full of grace" and uniquely chosen by God the ... vessel used for our saviors birth

Mother of God:
She is honored for her role as the mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. ... but is not divine or semi-divine

Imitation of virtues:
Her example of obedience to God's will makes her a model for faithful disciples.

Honor

Romans 12:10 (NIV): "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves".

Matthew 19:19 (NIV): "Honor your father and your mother, and: 'Love your neighbor as yourself' ".

1 Timothy 5:17 (NIV): "The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching".

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Now you are making straw man arguments to hold your position. This is a sign the you are like the Apsotle Paul when he was Saul

Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It’s getting hard for you to kick against the goads.

The Catholic Church does not claim that Mary is divine or semi divine. It’s no where in Catholic teaching. Mary is a creature created by God at His will and for His good pleasure. She has perfect virtue, and she reflects, she does not possess, she reflects the glory of God, as from her came forth God Himself.

To deny that, you have to either deny the divinity of Christ or disparage the full grace of God as impotent to cleanse one from sin. If He can’t even help His own mother, what hope of we of being cleansed from sin?

Jesus told a parable about Israel that slew the prophets. They all insisted everyone was the same and persecuted the prophets sent to convict them. The king said I will send my son, they will respect him. The people said this is the heir, let us slay him and all will be ours.
We act the same way when we insist that Mary is no better than us. We do not want to honor her because we want the honor for ourselves, even though we do not deserve it. Which one of us can say that bore the Son of God in their womb? Which of us can say God subjected Himself to us for thirty years? Which can say God revealed His glory at our request? (John 3)
We need to be more humble. Even Jacob, who wrestled with God, humbled himself and went to his mother to prepare to receive the blessing. Catholics do the same when we go to Mary

St John Crysostom teaches us that God humiliated Satan by defeating him by means of his supposed triumph. A virgin, a tree, and death. For Satan, the Virgin was Eve, the tree was the Tree of Knowledge, and Adam faced death when he ate the fruit. Satan thought he had won. Adam brought death to all men
God has other plans and completely humiliated Satan. God’s virgin is the Blessed Virgin Mary, the tree is the cross, and the death of Christ brings life to all that believe on Him
Satan is the enemy of Mary. To take her out or disparage her role does dishonor to God.

We honor Mary as the mother of God and our mother, and we gladly humble ourselves as little children to enter the kingdom of heaven, not by our own power but through the blood of Christ who loved us and gave Himself for us.

Grace has power, it is not impotent, but mighty to save, as who the Son sets free is free indeed. It is not imaginary to be had later. Now is the time, today is the day of salvation. Christ invites all men everywhere to humble themselves and repent and know the power of His grace.
His power is indescribable, but I tell you, when I humbled myself and accepted His grace through His Church, the sin that so easily beset me was gone. It was not by my effort, but my complete surrender, to God alone be the glory