Do Protestants believe Mary is the mother of God?
Protestant theologians. Some early Protestant Reformers venerated and honored Mary. Martin Luther said of Mary: the honor given to the mother of God has been rooted so deeply into the hearts of men that no one wants to hear any opposition to this celebration…
Why does the Catholic Church honor Mary?
In Roman Catholic teachings, the veneration of Mary is a natural consequence of Christology: Jesus and Mary are son and mother, redeemer and redeemed. Mary is seen as contributing to a fuller understanding of the life of Jesus. In this view, a Christology without Mary is not based on the total revelation of the Bible.
What do Protestants believe about Mary?
At its most basic level, Protestants believe Mary merely to be the earthly mother of Jesus – not the eternal mother of “God.”.
Was Mary the mother of Jesus before he was born?
Many Protestants suspect Catholics of thinking Mary was somehow Jesus’ mother even before her own birth. Protestants generally believe Mary’s body was formed in her mother’s womb and her spirit given by God at that time, like all other humans. Mary herself was subject to the effects of Adam’s fall from grace.
How do the Orthodox refer to Mary?
(From the comment by Bobo, we find that the Orthodox also refer to Mary in this way; Theotokosin Greek literally means “Birth-giver of God”, as well as Bohoroditzain Russian. Both of these terms are widely used in their respective Orthodox groups).
Did Mary have a role in creating the divine with Jesus?
To imply that she had a role in creating that which is divine with Him seems an overreach. This is not to say that Jesus is not God, but Mary’s role is as a vehicle for the incarnation, not the means by which the Godhood was made. To believe otherwise would unnecessarily elevate her above mere mortals.