Don't Worship Mary! 🛑 (Do this instead)
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- Mary, Mother of God: Honoring vs. Worshipping (Catholic Beliefs Explained)
Ever hear someone say Catholics worship Mary? This video clears up the confusion around honoring Mary and worshipping God!
We'll explore the Catholic concepts of latria (worship due only to God) and dulia (veneration given to saints and holy angels).
Discover:
Latria vs. Dulia: Understanding the Difference (Clear & Easy to Grasp)
The Special Place of Mary: Learn why Catholics hold Mary in such high regard.
Catholic Prayers to Mary: Unpack the meaning behind prayers to the Saints.
Veneration vs. Worship: See how Catholics honor Mary without worshipping her.
Misconceptions Addressed: Clear up common misunderstandings about Catholic practices.
Whether you're Catholic or curious about Christian traditions, this video offers a clear explanation of how Catholics view Mary! Leave a comment and share your thoughts!
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Thanks for putting it simply and definitive. In a society strongly devoted to Mary, there is a thin line between worship and veneration. Though I belive devouted Catholics are well aware of the right order, they are still sometimes accused of "excessive" veneration of Mary, especially by those Catholics thinking in too modern way. There should be no limit in devotion to the greatest Mediatrix to God, just a solid mariology study is needed.
Well said! Thanks for the comment!
Makes sense to me! 😇
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Absolutely. I had a girlfriend who was an evangelical. She said Catholics worship Mary so I took her to Church.
Then did she accuse you of worshiping bread? lol
@@CameronRiecker oddly, no.
And she ate her words but I mean this in only the sense of enlightenment of course...
From my understanding, when a Catholic says they worship Mary, all they mean is that they attribute worth to her (dulia). Like in the past it was normal to worship a regent, etc.
I think today, mainly because of protestantism, people have forgotten what the word "worship" really means and hence the confusion is more a matter of modern semantics.
You are correct, but this conflation is seriously scandalous. How does it reflect on someone who 'worships' often outside of Church? How many people might one 'genuflect' to in daily life in the modern day? Actions and terms that became devoted to divine reverence should be treated with clarity in view of the public and one's daily life, haha.
Good point. I understand how Protestants can think it looks like Catholics worship Mary. But, if you understand the distinctions you can see that none of it is idol worship! Just veneration.
Well said ❤️❤
Glory to Jesus Christ
Thank you! Glory to God!
Another great video. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for the support! I really appreciate it.
Thank you bro.
I got you! Any video requests for the future?
Jesus willed us His Holy Mother as He suffered for us on the cross. Mary is my mother through Jesus Christ my savior. We are therefore obliged to love and honor Mary, whom God created without sin. She is the Ark of the new and eternal covenant.
Beautiful insight :)
Amen
Mary is the queen of Heaven following the Jewish tradition - the mother of the KING who Jesus : King of the Universe. Mary is not just another female as protestant would have people believe....
Correct! All generations shall call her blessed!
Dude could you explain further? I’m still learning and would love to know the Jewish tradition. Thank you and Hod bless!!
As a staunch Polish Catholic, I do not worship Mary and I've never ever heard a fellow Catholic ever say that they do worship our Mother. We venerate her but nope we don't ever worship anyone but God Almighty and or the Trinity. I will say that I do love our Lady and I do pray to her constantly for her mediation. If we say we adore her cause it might b said in the wrong way, we still do not worship her. Prots always accuse us of idolatry so make another video about how they do not have the sacraments in their gathering's. I won't call it Sabbaths cause for them it can't b. It's a long Bible study with a lotta singing and waving of hands which is not keeping holy the Sabbath period..
What a great idea! Thanks for the comment!
I have a baby due in two weeks so it may be a bit before I can get to that topic, but I'll put it on the list of ideas!
@@CameronRiecker No problem, we do have to b on guard to represent our faith fully with ultimate respect and of course with love and patience. I'm preaching to the choir, congratulations and good luck with your new born. If it's your first, you'll maybe make a few mistakes. I did with mine. I should've really been more religious but I was younger and foolish. I think you'll do the right thing but again to not force but with love, patience and prayer.
Fair reasoning, and not trying to be arguementabtive in any way, but where is it stated in scripture that it is acceptable to pray to the saints or to Mary? Genuine question. Thanks.
We can see the Saints in heaven praying for us in Revelation 5:8. And Saint Paul says we are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses (the Saints) in Heb 12.
There is no Bible verse that commends us to pray to the faithful departed; however, it is a logical conclusion from the Biblical principals.
We can see this expressed clearly in the Fathers. Augustine, Jerome, John Chrysostom and others all say that we should ask for the prayers of the Saints.
Thanks for your reply. I have been looking more into Catholicism recently (baptized catholic as a baby but not a practicing catholic) and I’m genuinely trying to figure out some things. How do you get around 1 Tim 2:5? It seems to be saying that nobody else can intercede on our behalf expect Christ. So that’s why I’m a bit confused about praying to saints. Love your thoughts on this whenever you have time. And thanks again👍🏻👍🏻
Christ is the only one who can mediate peace between God and man due to His divine nature. He is the only mediator in this sense.
However, men can obviously intercede for one another. Christ give us a part in His mediation so that we can help Him to save souls :)
God bless you, friend!
@@Sojourner-ambulareinspiritu In a divine sense, there is no justification nor salvatory mercy without Christ. Christ is the sole intercession which provides for the happiness of the Good News, and in Him and only in Him does all Holiness and saintliness reside.
However, we are called to pray for one another; to confess before our brothers and sisters; taught that Christ is the God of Abraham and Moses; _who are the Living_ with Him in Heaven. Conversation and intercession with those saints that have made themselves extensions of Christ in life is a natural, spontaneous devotion which rests on basic human faculty built upon the economy of faith; that Christ's Word is true in the whole "analogy" (i.e. summation) of the Bible when you put all these and other parts together, and that the cloud of witnesses who rest in divine joy give everything they have to the Lord, just as Our Blessed Lord has shown and told us to do in word and even His Own Action.
I also think it's a case where you should be cautious and think of it this way: there is only one Father, there is only one Rabbi, there is only one Good; so, too, is the Second Person our Only Intercessor to the Father.
God love you!
Shadowbanned by RUclips filters once again. I cannot compose anything without getting the filters to fire. I apologize; let me simply collect and post the passages tonight and see if it sticks.
I was a die hard atheist before I became pantheist. Pantheism is like atheism, but bearing in mind something incredibly powerful and intelligent created the universe. Spinoza was pantheist and he struggled in life like I struggle. Spinoza against the world and again I against the world. Is pantheism the truth? Is everything that exists God? Does it really matter if the mind is eternal or not? Life is short and the understanding of God offers eternity and a better life here and now. From the moment you understand you are literally God’s Life you become a different person. God is the game to eternal life or death, literally. Our mission is to survive writing a great story in God’s Life and Death. God experience everything, always. God created the universe, why? God is the first eternal reality all the rest came from. Humanity are deceived and we only live once. A good life is a life to make others happy. When we die the question to answer is "did I live to make others happy?". Others is also oneself. Being kind and generous is confused with being someone to take advantage of. I don't like to do favours. This humanity is manipulative. One way favours. People don't understand who I am, that's the problem. I am a poet and artist searching for beauty and tranquility in a horrible and entertaining world. Nobody ever said the world is boring. The world can be anything but boring with humans. Humans are not boring, that's the truth. The truth is humanity are not boring, humanity have defects but being boring is not one of them. So much stuff is going on at the same time, and even if some people are sometimes tremendously boring in general humanity is a captivating show, film, history, who would win the fight? I feel life is a titanic struggle because people are hostile. I feel people don't care. I feel people don't care about reality. Do you want to know what is real and what is not? Was the Quran memorized? What would mean for the future of Islam and atheism if the Quran was not memorized? To end the war the discovery that atheism is a logical fallacy has to be news. The truth is atheism is a logical fallacy that assumes God is the religious idea of the creator of the creation to conclude wrongly no creator exists because a particular idea of God doesn’t exist. Thank you.
Something made of matter can't be God :) Matter is naturally corruptible and God is incorruptible.
@@CameronRieckeryou have to read Spinoza.
@@CameronRiecker I kinda see God as pure Intellect. So whatever 'intellect' or 'thought' is made up of; that would be God. Just as in our vivid dreams; the creatures, people, worlds owe their existence to our thoughts and their consistency; I think we are the vivid dream of God and our existence is solely based on His infinte ability to keep us in existence. If not we too would disappear just as our dreams do after waking up.
Next question
Do protestants actually worship God?
I think so! What do you think?
ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED 🕊️
BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST = SAVED ✝️
(PART 2)
Acts 10:43 (KJV)
43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his NAME whosoever BELIEVETH in him shall receive REMISSION OF SINS
Acts 13:39 (KJV)
39 And by him all that BELIEVE are JUSTIFIED from all things, from which ye could NOT be JUSTIFIED by the LAW OF MOSES.
Acts 16:30-31 (KJV)
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I DO to be SAVED?
31 And they said, BELIEVE on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be SAVED, and thy house.
Romans 4:2-3 (KJV)
2 For IF Abraham were JUSTIFIED BY WORKS, he hath whereof to glory; but NOT BEFORE GOD.
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham BELIEVED God, and it was COUNTED unto him for RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Romans 4:4 (KJV)
4 Now to him that WORKETH is the reward NOT reckoned OF GRACE, BUT OF DEBT.
Romans 4:5 (KJV)
5 But to him that WORKETH NOT, but BELIEVETH on him that justifieth the ungodly, his FAITH is COUNTED for RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Romans 4:6 (KJV)
6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God IMPUTETH righteousness WITHOUT WORKS,
1 John 5:13 (KJV)
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 that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
So, you do not think a man can lose his salvation?
@@CameronRiecker
1) Eternal life is a free gift of God.
Romans 6:23 (KJV)
For the wages of sin is death; but the GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2) You believe in Jesus to receive this
free gift of eternal life.
John 3:15 (KJV)
That whosoever BELIEVETH in him should NOT PERISH, but have ETERNAL LIFE.
**Repentance in Greek is “Metanoia”,
which means: change of mind.**
3) God will not change his mind and take
back his free gift of eternal life which
you received from believing in Jesus.
Romans 11:29 (KJV)
For the GIFTS and calling of God are WITHOUT REPENTANCE.
4) You have eternal life and will never
perish and no one, not even yourself,
can talk away your eternal life.
John 10:28-29 (KJV)
28 And I give unto them ETERNAL LIFE; and they shall NEVER PERSIH, NEITHER shall any man PLUCK them OUT of my HAND.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and NO man is ABLE to PLUCK them OUT of my Father's HAND.
CLARIFICATION:
So, does this mean you can commit
a bunch of crimes just because you’re
saved and can’t lose salvation?
Absolutely not.
Yes, you’re still saved, but you’re still
living under governmental laws, so, if
commit a crime you’ll spend the rest
of your life in prison.
There are still earthly consequences
to your sins/actions.
So why did Jesus say I am the vine. If a branch does not produce fruit it will be cut off and thrown in to the fire?
In comparing English translations, I’ve found the KJV to be avoidant of Catholic and Orthodox traditions. I understand Protestant confusion now. Getting a Greek bible for better clarity on topics next.
Once saved always saved? False doctrine! Read st Paul. U will live your life with fear and constant devotion to our Lord. Putting words into his mouth is not safe at all... Humble thy self and always try to b better till the end. Faith without good deeds, dead. Good deeds without faith, dead but once saved always saved??
Ok I totally buy that catholics don't exalt Mary over God the Father. But you certainly exalt Mary higher than I do as a protestant. I admire the people who was martyred for their faith while getting the gospel out to different people and nations because I recognize how hard it is and as a Swede I wouldn't have met Jesus if nobody had brought the gospel here (probably getting killed by vikings in the process), but nobody has explained to me exactly how highly a Catholic exalts Mary. Over Jesus because she gave birth to him? Or just below Jesus because he is King of kings and Lord of lords?
She is seen as God's greatest creature, but still lower than Christ who is God incarnate.
@@matthiassaiki324 thank you for the answer.
Also, Mary is in a certain respect the cause of our salvation :)
Jesus came to save us through Mary's yes to God!
If there were no Mary, perhaps there would be no Jesus.
@@CameronRiecker well I'm very grateful she said yes too.
Although I don't believe it's very logical to think that God would just throw his whole salvation plan out the window if Mary had said no.
Another thing I don't understand it's why I would want or need Mary as a mediator between me and God/Jesus, as I've understood from multiple catholics is the main reason they pray to her. Seems like a very unnecessary step in an otherwise very simple relationship to me. What are your thoughts on that?
@@miamiamia1000 hey so, yes God's omnipotence let's him do as he wills, but it is his infinite love for us that he let's us decide with free will. So he may have done something different as when Judas decided to betray Jesus and God acted upon that. But just as a son obeying his father and that causes something good for the father, it's still appreciated a lot, even if the father could've done it differently without the son. In this case Mary and God.
And in regards to having Mary as mediator, is because of the love that Jesus has for his mother. Just as he accepted his mother's will in the wedding to have him give them more wine, that he said "What that has to do with us, my time hasn't come" and he still accepted, being the first public miracle because of the intercession of Mary for the newlyweds. It is through that love that he has, that he'll listen sooner and consider it more.
Just as if you have a close friend and he loves and respects his mother, you may ask that friend something directly, but he may not do it at the moment or has something different in mind, but if you would ask his mother, because that friend loves and respects her so much, he may reconsider it and take it more into consideration. The same in regards to Mary, she will appeal to Jesus so he considers what we ask even more.
We still talk to Jesus, as we would our friend, but asking for Mary's intercession, is as asking for your mother's friend to talk to him. You still talk to both, but talking to mother helps appeal to him besides your direct communication.
Use literally any other picture that's not ai
Haha, not a fan of the thumbnails??
@@CameronRiecker Considering that our blessed mother has 3 arms, no. I am not a fan of this particular thumbnail. Especially when there is so much incredible and beautiful art readily available
Ah! I didn't notice the third arm! I only saw this as a tiny thumbnail and so I missed that. My bad!
The RCC suffers from severe "mommy issues" leading to their 'veneration' of Mary and its related idolatry. That is why they reject the sufficiency of Jesus Christ in 1 Timothy 2:5.
Jesus is sufficient! But He loves to work through His Body ie. The Church and all Her members :)
@@CameronRiecker I fully appreciate the need to look after fellow Christians, and also be part of God's mission, but God has not sub-contracted worship to the saints. God is not too busy to hear your prayers, ot too far that he needs someone supposedly closer to him. John 14:23 "Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."
Disingenuous. The " Co-Redemtrix" certainly is worshipped. It's why I left the Catholic Church .
Nope, you'vebeen lead astray. May God and our Blessed Mother guide you back. She isn't worshipped, she is venerated, educated catholics know that Mary is beneath God (Holy Trinity), but is still above the saints.
@@manuproductions10 they are now putting her WITH the Trinity as Co Redemptrix. That's blasphemy.
@@mcgilldi Yes, she is, but that doesn't mean she is the one that is the main focus. It's like saying a co-author is the main writer of the story, it's not true, she has played a big role in it, but that doesn't mean she is God or we equate her to God. So chill bro, you're confusing yourself with semantics, it's the truth that she was chosen and she accepted to be the servant of God in His plans. That shows a lot of humbleness displayed.
If you had a friend and his mother was a great guide for him, took care of him and helped him, and in the path, her son helped you in your life, even if you didn't know her, just because your friends talks about her in a great light, you'd have great appreciation to his mother, because she helped in his formtaion, not that she is your friend directly, but she helped and dedicated herself so your friend could become what he is.
Now imagine that, but in the case of Mary and Jesus, we're not saying she is Jesus or she is part of the Holy Trinity, but she had a true commitment to God's will and carried baby Jesus in her womb. So she IS pretty important, and Co-Redentrix, but that DOES NOT MEAN that she is in the same level as Jesus and God's Holy Trinity.
@manuproductions10 she is NOT co- redemptrix. Be honest and admit it's over the top to consider that . She had nothing to do with the redemptive work of Christ in His death and resurrection.
@@mcgilldi no, it's not, I won't appeal to your arbitrary line of "over the top". She is a human that had free will, and with that free will, she accepted to be a part of God's plan for redemption. So she is co-redemptrix, she, under her free will, willfully accepted to be God's servant, carrying in her womb and bringing into this world the one and only Jesus, the one who redeemed us. She had to have him in his womb, give birth, take care of him, support him in everything, and stay with him until the end, even as to withstand the pain of seeing her borrowed son be tortured and crucified. She not only accepted to carry him, be with him all the way, watch him gorw, and develop the love of a mother for him, knowing he would eventually be killed gruesomely. She could've been selfish, she could've said no from the beginning, or when she knew that him going public was going to lead to his death.
You are the one that has to admit that she, being human, truly devoted herself to all of God's plan for redemption through Jesus, his Son. Accepting in free will to do all for salvation, even if it meant to accept a son, be criticized and possibly killed for having a son that wasn't from his husband, be always loving and caring, support him and his apostles, stay with him during the crucifixion, care for him once dead, stay with his apostles after his death, and then resurrection.
She could've chosen at any of those points to not continue to do God's plan, yet she stayed and obeyed until the end, and not even take any protagonism at all, she was there with the apostoles, and she didn't try to make anything about how she was so devoted and to look at her because she was so humble.
Bro, look at the whole picture, she deserves veneration and respect, even with the rosary and apparitions she always asks to think about Jesus and his love for us in, for the love of the Holy Trinity, not only for her. She is our mother, as appointed by Jesus before he died on the cross and said to Mary regarding John: "Mother, there you have your son", and to John regarding Mary: "Son, there you have your mother".