The Blessed Virgin St. Mary the Mother of God.

[utilyan]

God the Father? No.

What about God the Son?

Is it really that painful of a question?

 

[Alcott]

While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that carried You, and the breasts at which You nursed!” But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it” [Luke 11:27-29].

 

[Salty]

Is the Blessed Virgin St. Mary the Mother of God? Yes.

Why do so many protestants take issue with referring to the blessed virgin St. Mary mother of God?

Serious question I see this all the time. especially coming from Baptist/Evangelicals.

First of all - we do not refer to Mary as the "Blessed Virgin" because she is no longer a virgin as she had other children. She was a sinner just like every other human.

 

[Lodic]

Is the Blessed Virgin St. Mary the Mother of God?

No. Mary is the biological mother of Jesus. John 1:1 tells us "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God". Mary was not present "in the beginning".

Why do so many protestants take issue with referring to the blessed virgin St. Mary mother of God?

I take issue with it because it's misleading. Mary is not the mother of Christ's divine nature, but only His human nature.

Serious question I see this all the time. especially coming from Baptist/Evangelicals.

I've had this discussion with Catholic friends, and it is a serious topic. It comes down to a lack of understanding of the Hypostatic Union of the two natures of Christ. This short article from CARM gives a good summary - Hypostatic Union.

 

[Cathode]

No. Mary is the biological mother of Jesus. John 1:1 tells us "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God". Mary was not present "in the beginning".


I take issue with it because it's misleading. Mary is not the mother of Christ's divine nature, but only His human nature.

No one is the mother of a nature, but a person. In Mary’s case, she was mother of a Divine Person, thus she is Mother of God.

 

[Squire Robertsson]

As this thread is veering into RCC Propaganda it is closed.