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In the Hail Mary of the Catholic Church it says – Mother of God. Christ was not God. He was the son of God or son of men. God is the father and he as the son. He also said, No man has seen the Father. He himself never claimed to be God. Some Protestants also are starting to call Christ God. He never claimed to be God.
This is the annunciation as given in the Bible.
| Luke 1: 32 |
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father, David. |
| Luke 1: 35 |
And the angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall Come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that the holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. |
On the baptism of Jesus there are accounts in the 4 Gospels.
| Matthew 3: 16, 17 |
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father, David. |
| Luke 1: 35 |
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water; and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a cove, and lighting upon him:
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| Mark 1: 1 |
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God; |
| Mark 1:11 |
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| Luke 3: 22 |
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. |
| John 1: 32, 33, 34 |
And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
And I saw and bare record, that this is the Son of God. |
Other examples in Matthew and Mark.
| Matthew 14: 33 |
(when Christ walked on the water)
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the Son of God. |
| Matthew 27: 54 |
Now when the centurian, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. |
| Mark 15: 38, 39 |
And the veil of the temple was rent in twain, from the top of the bottom. And when the centurian which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man the Son of God. |
References in John.
| John 1:49 |
Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. |
| John 3:18 |
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. |
| John 5: 25 |
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and they that hear shall live. |
| John 6: 69 |
And we believe, and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. |
| John 9: 35 |
Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? |
| John 10: 36 |
Say ye of him whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God. |
| John 11: 4, 27 |
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. |
| John 20:31 |
But these are the written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing ye might have life through his name. |
Examples in the rest of the Bible.
| Acts 8:37 |
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. |
| Acts 9:20 |
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. |
| Romans 1:4 |
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. |
| 2 Corinth. 1:19 |
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me, and Sylvanus, and Timotheus was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. |
| Gal. 2:20 |
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God; who loved me, and gave himself for me. |
| Eph. 4:13 |
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. |
| Heb. 4:14 |
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. |
| Heb. 6:6 |
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance, seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. |
| Heb. 7:3 |
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. |
| Heb. 10:29 |
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? |
| 1 John 3:8 |
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. |
| 1 John 4:15 |
Whosoever shall confess the Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. |
| 1 John 5:5 |
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? |
| 1 John 5:10 |
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself; he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. |
| 1 John 5:13 |
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and the ye many believe on the name of the Son of God. |
| 1 John 5:20 |
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. |
| Rev. 2:18 |
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; thesethings saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass. |
| Matt 17:5 |
While he yet spake, beheld, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. |
| Mark 9:7 |
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son; hear him. |
| Luke 9:35 |
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, this is my beloved Son, hear him. |
| 2 Peter 1:17 |
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory; this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
Reference to Son.
| Matt 11:27 |
All things are delivered to me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son will reveal him. |
| Matt 16:16 |
And Simon Peter answered and said, thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. |
| Mark 13:32 |
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. |
| Luke 10:22 |
All things are delivered to me of my Father; and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. |
| John 1:18 |
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. |
| John 3:16 |
For God so loved the world, that he gave him only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| John 3:35, 36 |
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. |
| John 5:19-27, 30 |
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and with him all things that himself doeth; and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. For us the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them even so the Son quickens when he will. For the Father Judgeth no man; but hath committed all judgment unto the Son. That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honorith not the Son, honoreth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. I can of mine own self do nothing, as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. |
| John 6:40 |
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day. |
| John 8:35, 36 |
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever, but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. |
| John 14:13 |
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| 1 Cor. 15:28 |
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. |
| Heb. 3:6 |
But Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. |
| Heb. 5:8 |
Tho he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered. |
| 1 John 2:22-24 |
Who is a liar but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but he that acknowledgeth the Son, hath the Father also.) Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. |
| 1 John 4:14 |
And we have seen and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the savior of the world. |
| 1 John 5:12 |
He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life. |
| 2 John 1: |
Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. |
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In the Apostles’ Creed it says – I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord.
Also the trinity is Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
I think a lot of confusion has arisen because both God and Christ are called Lord. In the Old Testament all the references to Lord mean God, with Lord or Lord thy God. When Christ was called Lord, too, in the New Testament, confusion arose. In reading the Old Testament, people in their minds often think of Christ and not God. Lord means God in all of the Old Testament and some of the new. This confusion has led some people to call Christ God. Lord meaning God and Lord meaning Christ are mixed up.
Christ hiimself said:
| John 5:19, 20, 30 |
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. |
| John 1:198 |
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. |
| John 1:18 |
Jesus said – no man has seen God at anytime. Also at his trial he claimed to be the Son of God. |
| Other references to Son. |
Matt 11:27, 16:16
Mark 13:30, 14:61, 62
Luke 19:22
John 3:35, 36 5:19-23 6:40 6:35, 36 14:13 |
Also on the cross, Jesus said, “Father, Father, Why hast thou forsaken me?”
The Catholics say Mary is the Mother of God, in their rosary. The Bible never says that. It said she would bear the Son of God and she should call his name Jesus, because he would save his people from their sins. Also they are now saying she is mother of the world – ignoring all other people and religions. I believe God is in all other major religions. “God is Spirit, and they that worship must worship in spirit and in truth.” It is just like Americans to think they are the biggest and the best. Many Protestants are also saying that Jesus is God. They forget it says – “No man has seen God at any time, and thousands saw Jesus.” We must not know what Spirit is. It is like Love, (God is Love). You can’t see it or touch it, but you can feel it’s there. It is abstract.
Mary herself says none of these things. In a book she wrote of herself, she says, “I am not Catholic, I am Jewish.” Of course, she would have to be. Christ was a king of the Jews, and he was descended from the house of David. (Jewish) This will give people something new to think about. They can rearrange their prejudices.
This is what the Bible says about the repetition of the Rosary:
In the Sermon on the MT., Jesus says:
| Matt. 6:7 |
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking. |
| Matt. 6:8 |
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask. |
| Matt. 6:9 |
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. (Then follows the Lord’s prayer) |
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This is what Jesus and the Bible say about the repetitions of the Rosary – just one Lord’s Prayer.
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