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NASB | Luke 1:31 "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:31 "Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. |
Bible Question:
The term "Theotokos" is a Greek word which means "God bearer" or "Mother of God." It refers to a point of doctrine affirmed in the Council of Calcedon in 451 AD. As a point of discussion, tell me what you think of Mary, the mother of Jesus, being designated as "the Mother of God." Please explain your answer. Thank you! In Him, Doc |
Bible Answer: Bro. Doc, one aspect of mariolatry which most Protestants reject and on which many Roman Catholics are confused, believing it to be pertinent to Christ but not to Mary, is the doctrine of the immaculate conception. But that the doctrine pertains to Mary is evidenced as follows: ..... In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the virgin Mary "in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin." ..... To your initial question, Doc, I as a Protestant, subscribe to the sola scriptura doctrine of the reformers, and consequently reject any and all doctrines of the virgin Mary save those which Scripture clearly reveals. .... The above quotation on the immaculate conception of Mary comes from the Catholic Encyclopedia and may be accessed at http://www.newadvent.org.cathen/07674d.htm --Hank |