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What does the Orthodox church believe about Mary?
How is this different from the Catholic teaching?
How is this different from the Catholic teaching?
Thank you for responding.She is the Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary. As a loving mother she prays to her Son on our behalf. That pretty much sums up the essentials.
Differs from RC:
We don't believe immaculate conception doctrine.
Something in the R.C. about Mary being a mediatrix. Whatever that is we don't have such a teaching or belief.
That sounds more balanced, Mary isn't God but a special relationship remains due to trust cultivated during their lifetime.Correct. Prayer's of the heavenly saints, the Communion of the saints.
At the wedding feast in Cana. Jesus mother came to him to intercede on behalf of the guests to produce more wine. After some hesitation Jesus relented. Mary instructed the servants to do as Jesus tells them (John 2:3-5)
Thank you.
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Next question about Mary, what does "venerate" mean in that Mary is to be venerated?
Thank you.
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Next question about Mary, what does "venerate" mean in that Mary is to be venerated?
I think it is to honor, emulate, love etc. as per the Lord on the cross telling his disciple to behold her. ( John 19:26-27 ).
Thank you. I get from this to regard her as an example of how to be like with the other examples in the bible.we give her respect is due her. in Scripture she was venerated by the Archangel Gabriel, St Elizabeth, random people, and her Son.
Thank you. I get from this to regard her as an example of how to be like with the other examples in the bible.
We are not Rome ... but I seriously doubt that has anything to do with them either.Mary worship. How did it start? In ancient Rome, before Christian influence, Roman deities were worshiped. In Roman culture, groupings of divine male-female complements were made. Non-biblical Latin literature and art supported the worship of same. Greek influence then came to give these false gods the overlay of having emotions and relationships with one another.
Examine the following:
Jupiter - Juno
Neptune - Minerva
Mars - Venus
Apollo - Diana
Vulcan - Vesta
Mercury - Ceres
Because of this precedent, it became normal for the Church of Rome to accept Mary worship. It mirrored what came before. They were more comfortable with this so they added to Holy scripture, Mary worship.
Mary worship. How did it start? In ancient Rome, before Christian influence, Roman deities were worshiped. In Roman culture, groupings of divine male-female complements were made. Non-biblical Latin literature and art supported the worship of same. Greek influence then came to give these false gods the overlay of having emotions and relationships with one another.
Examine the following:
Jupiter - Juno
Neptune - Minerva
Mars - Venus
Apollo - Diana
Vulcan - Vesta
Mercury - Ceres
Because of this precedent, it became normal for the Church of Rome to accept Mary worship. It mirrored what came before. They were more comfortable with this so they added to Holy scripture, Mary worship.
Ah, no. There is no demonstrable link between pagan worship of false gods and the Christian veneration of the Saints.Because of this precedent, it became normal for the Church of Rome to accept Mary worship. It mirrored what came before. They were more comfortable with this so they added to Holy scripture, Mary worship.
Prove it!Ah, no. There is no demonstrable link between pagan worship of false gods and the Christian veneration of the Saints.
Most bible only believers have no idea that Jesus is the Logos which assumed human nature from Mary and made it his own. Many are nestorian-lite that is why they cant' understand the christological title of Theotokos. They more accurately think Jesus is an ordinary human person in which a divine spirit entered into him, not a hypostatic union. Hence Mary does not have any theological implication. From reading the bible only they assume Mary's womb simply created a temporal human hypostasis for the divine nature . This is why Sola scripture is not sufficient it has been detached from the actual practises and beliefs of the Christian community.
Prove a negative? You are the one claiming a link between the two but have not provided anything to corroborate your claim. If anyone has any proving to do it is you.Prove it!