Donald Charles Lacy [Methodist]
Protestants are re-reading their Bibles, especially the first two chapters of both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. For those who believe solely in the Holy Scriptures as the imperative to know Jesus Christ, some amazing perceptions are leaping from the pages. How could we have missed all this? There for all to see, is the magnificence of the Mother of Christ. Both clergy and laity are doing a better job of studying the history of the Faith. Mary as the Theotokos or Mother (Bearer) of God is at least as old as the Council of Ephesus. When we review the Reformation, we discover Martin Luther calling her the tender Mother of God. None other than Billy Graham has admitted that many Protestants have neglected her in recent times.
Protestants are re-reading their Bibles, especially the first two chapters of both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. For those who believe solely in the Holy Scriptures as the imperative to know Jesus Christ, some amazing perceptions are leaping from the pages. How could we have missed all this? There for all to see, is the magnificence of the Mother of Christ. Both clergy and laity are doing a better job of studying the history of the Faith. Mary as the Theotokos or Mother (Bearer) of God is at least as old as the Council of Ephesus. When we review the Reformation, we discover Martin Luther calling her the tender Mother of God. None other than Billy Graham has admitted that many Protestants have neglected her in recent times.