Why Catholics to Mary as a Mediatress Need?
When The Holy Bible clearly states that the only mediator between God and man is Jesus Christ and nobody else!
- Why do Catholics pray to Mary and other saints and priests Use As A Go between them and God?
- — How can Catholics that Mary Mediatrix of God when the Bible says that Jesus is the only God?
- Why the Orthodox and Catholics pray to Mary?
- Catholics ….. what is the way to salvation, and why Catholics pray to Mary, not Jesus, Explain?
- Why Catholics pray for the help of the Virgin Mary?
Why do you have, want or need a mediator at all? Mediator Bizzare honestly all this is absurd and useless.
you can talk to God if you like, you know.
I guess they think they need someone to listen to their prayers. But nothing in the Bible to indicate this. When Jesus taught the disciples to pray … do not tell "O Father, who art in heaven, and my mother, Mary, who art on earth, but will be a day in heaven … Hallowed be thy name … "He taught them to pray to God the Father … nothing more … nothing less. Mary is not necessary in the process. This is pure fiction by the Catholic church.
The Catholic Church knows many things that have never been explicitly defined in Scripture, which is perfectly fine with Jesus, and who remains the head of the Catholic Church.
One of the good things about God is that he shares with his faithful children.
He is not selfish. He is not small. There's a lot of grace to all, and he does not have to do all the work distribution by itself.
Jesus spent 33 years in the flesh, and saved humanity by destroying the power of Satan, so that Jesus was named the new head of all humanity by his father, and given all authority in heaven and earth.
The Blessed Virgin Mary spent her whole life to help Jesus with his mission successfully, so a bit of Jesus shares his glory with his mother, and gives some degree of authority and grace to spread around, too.
When they die and get to heaven, Jesus is committed to share with us.
We are members of his family, and co-heirs of the kingdom of God. What more can we expect?
Anyone who overcomes the world through God's grace is in a great number of rewards.
Rev 2:26 And he that shall overcome and keep my words to the end, I will give him authority over the nations.
Rev 3:5 He that must be overcome, then, dressed in white garments: and do not blot out his name from the book of life. I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.
Rev 3:12 He that shall overcome, I have a column in the temple of my God and he does not get out more. And I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from my God and my new name.
Rev 3:21 He that shall overcome, I will sit with me in my throne: as I have also set up and me with my Father on his throne.
Rev 21:7 He that shall overcome shall possess these things. And I will be his God and he shall be my son.
The Blessed Virgin Jesus provided meat for their great work. She was his first disciple and most consistent. He attended his birth and his death. She was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit in Jesus' conception, and at Pentecost.
This makes it absolutely unique in God's creation, and certainly worthy of all honor to Jesus and / or your church decides to give it, including all the honors mentioned.
Anyone who reads the Bible and not realize what he has been deceived, and better to do some serious soul searching, before it is too late.
I do not know. There is no script that says it is for anyone to mediate. The last time I checked, was killed, and the Bible teaches that the dead know not what they do live, so she can not even hear us. The mediator is the man Christ Jesus. This is the body that was resurrected from the dead. Jesus is God. It has always been and always will be.
Abraham did not need a mediator, if you find a useful mediator choose which ever works best.
Jesus is the only mediator between God and man.
Jesus never worshiped Mary.
Jesus did very little when he told Mary and the family was looking for. (That is the family?).
Hi,
Mary is our mother. Like any good mother to us clean this up to his son the King of Heaven.
Let's say that our prayer is an apple. She will have a bone to us, put it on a silver platter and then present it to our Lord.
Make sense?
I am Catholic. We do not "need" to Mary as "Mediatrix" between us and God. we firmly believe that Jesus is the only Mediator between God and people.
We talk about Mary, his mother, as a mediator in the sense that God can come to answer all your prayers and grace comes and comes to us through it. Jesus came to us through Mary, not directly.
Mary is not a mediator. She, and all the saints are "advocates." Jesus is the only Mediatior. But that does not mean that there can be no intercessors.
You have to interpret parts of the Bible in the context of all other parties.
Your opinion about Mary intercessorship is out of sync with:
God responds to our wishes and subordinates Mediation / intercessory prayer
1 Tim 2:1-2 - because Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man (1 Tim. 2:5), many Protestants deny the Catholic belief that the saints on earth and in heaven can mediate our name. But before the teaching of Paul about Jesus as a "mediator," Paul urges supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be for everyone. Paul is therefore appealing to the mediation of others, in addition to Christ, the only mediator. Why?
1 Tim 2:3 - because this subordinate mediation is good and acceptable to God our Savior. Because God is our Father and we are His children, God invites us to participate in the role of Christ as mediator.
1 Tim. 2:5 - therefore, although Jesus is the only mediator between God and man, there are many intercessors (subordinate mediators).
1 Cor. 3:9 - God invites us to participate in the work of Christ because we are God's "fellow workers" and a family in the body of Christ. God wants his children to participate. The term used to describe "fellow workers" is sunergoi "which literally means, synergists, or cooperators with God in salvific matters. God does not need co-workers? Of course not, but this shows how much of Him as the Father loves his children. God wants us to work with him.
Mark 16:20 - this is another example of how the Lord worked with them "(" sunergountos). God cooperates with us. His eternal love, inviting our participation.
Rom. 8:28 - God "in the works for the good" (the Greek is "eis sunergei Agathon") those who love Him. We work as subordinate mediators.
2 Cor. 6:1 - "working together" (the Greek is "sunergountes") with him, do not accept his grace in vain. God allows us to participate in its work, because it does not need our help but because He loves us and wants us to exalt His Son. It's like the father who allowed his son join him in carrying groceries into the house. The father does not need help, but the child is invited to help raise the child in dignity and love.
Heb. 12:1 - the "cloud of witnesses" (NEPhA marturon), which are surrounded by a large amphitheater witnessed the race from the earth, and actively participate and encourage us (the riders), in our race to salvation.
1 Peter 2:5 - we are a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices to God instructions. Therefore, under the head priest priests, but priests who participate in Christ's work of redemption.
Rev. 1:6, 5:10 - Jesus made us a kingdom of priests to God. Priests intercede through Christ on behalf of the people of God.
James 5:16, Proverbs 15:8, 29 - the prayers of the righteous (the saints) have powerful effects. For this reason, we ask your prayers. How much more powerful are the saints in heaven prayers, in which justice has been perfected.
1 Tim 2:5-6 - therefore, it is because Jesus Christ is the only mediator before God that we can be subordinate mediators. Jesus is the reason. The Catholic position thus gives more glory to Jesus. He does everything but loves us so much He desires our participation.
To mediate specific instructions and examples of subordinates Mediation
New Testament
Matt. 5:44-45 - Jesus tells us to pray for (to mediate on behalf of) those who persecute us. God teaches us to mediate.
Matt. 17:1-3, Mark 9:4, Luke 9:30-31 - Moses and Elijah appear late in the Transfiguration of Jesus in conversation with the presence of Peter, James and John (these may be the two "witnesses" John refers Rev. 11:3). Nothing in Scripture suggests that God never hates or short communication among those living in the sky and life on earth. On the contrary, God encourages communication within the communion of saints. Moses and Elijah appeared on the earth we also teach that the saints in heaven now with the ability to overcome our limitations in the earth.
Matt. 26:53 - Jesus said that He may call upon the assistance of twelve legions of angels. If Jesus said he could request assistance from the holy angel - and he obviously would not be adoring to do - so can we, who need their help much more than Jesus, and without engaging in idolatry. And, in Mat. 22:30, Jesus said it would be "like angels in heaven." This means human saints (as the angel saints) may be called upon to help people on earth. God allows and encourages interaction between family members.
Matt. 27:47,49; Mark 15:35-36 - The people think that Jesus asks Elijah for his intercession, and wait to see if Elijah comes to save Jesus from the cross.
Matt. 27:52-53 - Jesus in the passion, many saints were raised and went to the city and presumably appear to interact with people, as Jesus did after his resurrection.
Mark 11:24 - Jesus said that we ask in prayer, we will receive it. It is Jesus, and that through Jesus, to mediate.
John 2:3 - Jesus knew that the wine is gone, but encourages and responds to the intercession of Mary. God wants our children and responds to mediation, because He is life and love God.
John 2:5 - Mary intercedes on behalf of the people at the wedding and told them to do what Jesus said. Because Mary is our perfect model of faith, we intercede on behalf of our brothers and sisters.
John 2:11 - in fact it was the intercession of Mary, who began the ministry of Jesus. Its time had not yet arrived, but Jesus responds to the intercession of Mary. Although we could do it all by himself, God wants to work with their children.
Acts 12:7 - an angel strikes Peter in the face and wakes him up, releasing him from prison. The angel answered Pedro prayers.
Rom. 15:30 - Paul commands of God's family to pray for him. If we are united together in one body of Christ, we can help each other.
2 Cor. 1:11 - Paul suggests that even more prayers and more people who pray, the better! Prayer is more effective when joined with others in prayer.
2 Cor. 9:14 - Paul says that the saints pray for the land the Corinthians. Subordinates who are the mediators in Christ.
2 Cor. 13:7,9 - Paul tells the elders to pray that the Corinthians can do right and improve. They participate in the mediation of Christ.
Gal. 6:2,10 - Paul charges carry the burden of one another, and to do good to all, especially the family of faith.
Eph. 6:18 - Paul commands of God's family to pray for one another.
Eph. 6:19 - Paul commands the Ephesians to pray for him. If there is only one mediator, why did Paul ask your prayers?
Phil. 1:19 - Paul recognizes the power of Philippians' earthly intercession. Will be awarded for their prayers and the Holy Spirit.
Col. 1:3 - Paul says that he and the elders to pray for the Colossians. Subordination are mediators in the body of Christ.
Col. 1:9 - Paul says that he and the elderly have not stopped praying for the Colossians, and, through the intercession, which may have wisdom.
Col. 4:4 - Paul commands the Colossians to pray for the elders of the church so that God may open a door to the floor. Why did not Paul just leave God? Due to the mediation of subordination is acceptable and pleasing to God, and brings a change in the world. This is as mysterious as the Incarnation, but it's true.
1 Thess. 5:11 - Paul charges to encourage one another and build one another in the body of Christ. We do as mediators in Christ.
1 Thess. 5:17 - Paul says "pray constantly." If Jesus role as mediator subordinately does not apply to us, why pray at all?
1 Thess. 5:25 - Paul commands of God's family to pray for the elders of the Church. He wants our subordinate mediation.
2 Thess. 1:11 - Paul says to the family of God who prays for us. We participate in the mediation of Christ, because Christ wants this.
2 Thess. 3:1 - Paul calls the Thessalonians to pray for him, Silvanus and Timothy to that could be delivered.
1 Tim. 2:1-3 - Paul commands us to pray for all. Paul also states that these sentences are acceptable in the eyes of God.
2 Tim. 1:3 - Paul says: "I remember you constantly in my prayers."
Philemon 22 - Paul is hope through the intercession of Philemon that he may be able to be with Philemon.
Heb. 1:14 - the author writes, "Are they not all ministering spirits sent to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?"
Hebrews 13:18-19 - the author urged the Hebrews to pray for the elderly so that they act in all things desirable.
James 5:14-15-James said that the prayer of the priests during the patient will save the sick and forgive their sins. This is a powerful example of men forgiveness of sins and lead to the salvation of a person with the sacrament of the sick.
James 5:16 - James teaches us to confess our sins to one another and pray for one another so that we can be healed.
James 5:17-18 - James refers to God's answer to fervent prayer of Elijah no rain. He is teaching us about the effectiveness of our mediation.
1 John 5:14-15 - John is convinced that God will grant us what we ask according to God's will.
1 John 5:16-17 - our prayers for others, even God's call to give life to them and keep them from sinning. Our God is a living God who answers our personal prayers.
3 John 2 - John prays for Gaius' health and, therefore, a subordinate acts as mediator.
Rev. 1:4 - this verse shows that the angels (in this case, the seven spirits) to give the grace and peace. For the grace and peace comes only from God, the angels are acting as mediators for God.
Rev. 5:8 - the prayers of the saints (in heaven and earth) are presented to God by the angels and saints in heaven. This shows that the saints intercede for us before God, and also demonstrates that our prayers on earth are united with their prayers in heaven. (The "24 Elders" is said to refer to God's people - perhaps the 12 apostles and 12 tribes - and the "four living creatures" is said to refer to the angels.)
Rev. 6:9-11 - the holy martyrs in heaven a cry aloud to God to avenge their blood on those who dwell on earth. "These are" imprecatory prayers "that are grounds for view of God (see prayer in Psalm 35:1 similar; 59:1-17, 139:19, Jer. 11:20, 15:15, 18:19; Zech.1 :12-13). This means that the saints in heaven pray for those on earth, and God answered their prayers (Rev. 8:1-5). Therefore, asking her intercession and protection.
Rev. 8:3-4 - an angel in the sky blend of incense with the prayers of all saints on the golden altar before the throne of God, and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand the angel before God. These prayers "lifted" before God and obtain various types of ground activity. God responds to requests from their children, either by their children on earth or in heaven.
Old Testament
Gen. 20:17 - God responds to the intercession of Abraham and Abimelech healthy, and his wife and his slaves.
Gen. 27:29, Num. 24:9 - Blessed is everyone who blesses you. If we bless others in prayer, we are also blessed.
Exodus 32:11-14, 30-34, 34:9, Num. 14:17-20, 21:7-9 - there are many examples of God's answer to Moses' holy intercession.
1 Sam. 12:23 - Samuel said it would be sinning against God if you do not continue to intercede for the people of Israel.
1 Sam. 28:7-20 - the deceased prophet Samuel comes and talks with Saul, which is confirmed by Sir 46:13,20).
1 Sam. 28:7, 1 Chron. 10:13-14 - Saul practiced necromancy. He used half, not God, to search for the dead and therefore doomed. Saul of the practice is completely at odds with the Catholic understanding of Holy mediation, where God is the source and channel for all communications, and allowing their children to participate in this power.
2 Chron. 30:27 - the prayers of the priests and Levites came before the holy abode of God in heaven and answered.
Tobit 12:12,15 - angels instead of Tobias and Sara prayers to the saint. This teaches us that angels are also our subordinate mediators. We ask the angels to take our prayers to God.
Job 42:7-9 - Job prayed for three friends in sin and God heard working as a result of these prayers.
Psalm 34:7 - The angel of the Lord gives to those who fear him.
Psalm 91:11 - God will give His angels charge of you, on duty in all its forms.
Psalm 103:20-21, 148:1-2 - angels and we ask your help in doing the will of God.
Psalm 141:2 - David asks that his prayer be counted as incense before God. The prayers of the saints have powerful effects.
Isaiah 6:6-7 - an angel touches Isaiah's lips and said that his sin is forgiven. The angel is a mediator under the effects of God forgiveness of sins in God's name.
Jer. 7:16 - God recognizes people's ability to intercede, but refused to respond due to the hardness of heart.
Jer. 15:1 - the Lord recognizes the power of intercession of Moses and Samuel.
Jer. 37:3 - Sedequías king sends messengers to ask Jeremiah to intercede for the people, who could pray to God for them.
Jer. 42:1-6 - the entire people of Israel before Jeremiah was asking his intercession, he was going to pray to the Lord for them.
Baruch 3:4 - Baruch asks the Lord to hear the prayers of the dead of Israel. They can intercede on behalf of the people of God.
Dan. 9:20-23 - Daniel intercedes on behalf of the people of both Israel confessing its sins and the sins of the people before God.
Zac. 1:12-13 - an angel intercedes for the Judea and God responds favorably.
2 macc. 15:12-16 - Onias the high priest and the prophet Jeremiah was dead for centuries, and yet interact with the life of Judas Maccabees and pray for the holy people on earth.
If your non-Catholic mind their own business. The Bible says many things that really doubt follow them. So there is already a great big log in his own eyes if I were you id work on it and mind your business.
Mediator Jesus by dying on the cross for us. Mary mediator for us by prayer to God for us. Incidentally, the term of Mary is "Mediatrix."
Is the set of "Immaculate Conception" thing. She should be holy and favored of God and since he chose to bring to Christ.
God did not expect this kind of population explosion - hired Mary as a secretary, and then started using more saints and angels - latest for all he began to speak through us, so the low man on the totem GOD inc.
Obviously do not understand the meaning of "mediator." Most Protestants do not. A mediator, by definition, is a third party involved in a dispute or a broken relationship between two parties. The sin of Adam and Eve broke the relationship between God and the human race. Therefore, a necessary mediator for the relationship back on good terms. Jesus Christ, provided that the mediation work on the Cross. It is, therefore, like the Catholic Holy Book says, the only Mediator between God and man.
Mary is an intercessor, as are all Christians. An advocate is someone who prays to God on behalf of another party. Would you pray for your children? To his family and friends? Have you asked others to pray for you? If not, you are a Christian very strange and not very biblical. The Bible makes it clear that Christians should intercede for one another. If you do pray for others, then you are an intercessor. I heard some say "the dead" can not intercede for us. I agree. But the Bible says that those who are followers of Christ never die. Therefore, any reference to "the dead" is irrelevant. "The dead", speaking of the Bible are spiritually dead, those who have lost eternal life. But those who are saved, and who have "fallen asleep" as the Bible calls it, is now more alive than ever as they went to Earth. Therefore there is no reason why not to pray on our behalf.