Scott Hahn - Mary: Christ's Greatest Masterpiece

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology presents: Join Scott Hahn in celebrating the joy of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with this short video about God's greatest masterpiece, Mary.
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[@carlosestrada578]

Peace be with you..... I wish to congratulate all my catholic brothers and sisters. We have 1.2 billion Catholics and 2000 years of history. We have Jesus as our founder. We have Virgin Mary as our Holy Mother. We have St Peter as our first pope. God Bless

[@catholicguy1508]

I am so proud to be a Catholic I love my faith. #fullnessoffaith :)

[@NVM45678]

#fullnessoffaith I love my faith... hate wont trouble me. God bless you Catholic Guy

[@denisebraganza]

Dr. Scott Hahn thank you for putting it so beautifully and sharing it with us.

[@robertanthony5688]

Dr Scott Hahn, you are special. I’m no longer in my cradle.

[@amandajones3964]

Praise the Lord!! And Thank you for Dr Hahn🙏😌

[@artmarquette5767]

Scott Hahn explains the Scriptures better than anyone!

[@Kilinov229]

God bless you Scott Hahn!

[@jjdamian1]

Mary my mother !!

[@ChristianSaintSavior]

GOD bless you, Scott Hahn! Viva Cristo Rey!

[@warriorpoet96]

You're not deceived by recognizing the truth of the Catholic faith. (Some folks will always lash out when others are healed of their blindness. I just add them to the prayer list and move on.) Welcome home, btw. I just celebrated my 17th year as a Catholic. Best thing in my life without a doubt. I love Christ, His Mother, His Church, and the Holy Catholic faith. God bless you. Peace be with you. :)

[@rbnmnt3341]

We are ALL made in his image!

[@Enigmatik691]

Excellent interpretation.

[@feaokautai7354]

Thank YOU Dr Hanh FOR YOUR EXCELLENT affirmation of MARY OUR MOTHER AS ROMAN CATHOLICISM...THE MASTERPIECE WORK OF GOD'S CREATION.

[@julieantonio3167]

I'm happy and blessed as Catholic..I have God the Father Almighty, Mary the mother of God ..I have Jesus and Holy Spirit ...a perfect Family!!!! Thank you Father God ...

[@ginacaluen9988]

Wonderful explanation to God be the glory.

[@nellieedwards5727]

Heartfelt gratitude to God for speaking so clearly through this good and holy man! God bless you all-ways Dr. Hahn! Happy Feast of The Immaculate Conception!

[@jessicaa.7128]

"All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady.” -J.R.R. Tolkien

[@herptek]

@Dan C. Our Lady is the most beautiful and majestic woman ever created and out of all beings only second to God. She is higher even than angels of heaven.

[@herptek]

@Dan C. No, that is not true. She is a human person. All traditional christians believe about her the same way, not only "papists" as you call catholics. Perhaps there is an anti-catholic bias in your mind that blinds you to this. Arch angel Gabriel greeted her with a salutation that would in the Roman empire be a royal salutation. He said to her: Gospel of Luke 1:28: "Into her presence the angel came, and said, Hail, thou who art full of grace; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women." Soon after, Elizabeth also, inspired by the Holy Spirit said to her: Gospel of Luke 1:41-43: "No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, than the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Ghost; so that she cried out with a loud voice, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. How have I deserved to be thus visited by the mother of my Lord?" All who exalt themselves will be humbled and all who humble themselves will be exalted. She prophesied herself: Luke 1:46-53: "And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord; my spirit has found joy in God, who is my Saviour, because he has looked graciously upon the lowliness of his handmaid. Behold, from this day forward all generations will count me blessed; because he who is mighty, he whose name is holy, has wrought for me his wonders. He has mercy upon those who fear him, from generation to generation; he has done valiantly with the strength of his arm, driving the proud astray in the conceit of their hearts; he has put down the mighty from their seat, and exalted the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty-handed." In the revelation we also read: Revelation 12:1: "And now, in heaven, a great portent appeared; a woman that wore the sun for her mantle, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars about her head." Of all created persons, the Mother of God is indeed the most beautiful in a simple and majestic way.

[@herptek]

@Dan C. "What? That she, as a virgin, gave birth to the human Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit? Yes, That she was sinless, that she is Queen of heaven, that she dispenses graces from heaven, that she is co redemptrix, co remediatrix. NO. That's strictly a papist delusion." Why is it then, that all traditional denominations venerate her and ask for her intercession the same way as catholics do? For example, here is an eastern orthodox and eastern catholic hymn called axion estin from the seventh century that is to this day in frequent liturgical use that is worded thus: "It is truly right to bless thee, O Theotokos, thou the ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God. Thou the more honorable than the cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, thou the true Theotokos, we magnify thee." She is all-holy and untainted by sin, higher than angels in the order of grace. All traditional christians venerate her and ask for her intercession. The historical evidence for this is simply abundant. It is true that non-catholic denominations have not settled these as dogmas, because most of them are regarded simply as obvious.

[@herptek]

@Dan C. "Mary is not the Mother of God! She's the mother of the human Christ. Christ has existed from eternity. " Jesus is God, Mary is His mother; therefore Mary is the mother of God. Basic logic. Your opinion also runs counter to words of sacred scripture: Gospel of Luke 1:30-35: "Then the angel said to her, Mary, do not be afraid; thou hast found favour in the sight of God. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call him Jesus. He shall be great, and men will know him for the Son of the most High; the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he shall reign over the house of Jacob eternally; his kingdom shall never have an end. But Mary said to the angel, How can that be, since I have no knowledge of man? And the angel answered her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the most High will overshadow thee. Thus this holy offspring of thine shall be known for the Son of God." *It cannot be doubted based on scripture that Jesus is the Son of God and Son of Mary. "Anti Catholic? No, I have an anti nonsense bias. It has nothing to do with Catholics. It has everything to do with Papal doctrine." Well, in your opposition to papal doctrine you sure seem to ignore a lot of history of christianity. It isn't a foreign imposition on christianity, but a way to put the truths of traditional christianity in clear terms. "The sinless do NOT NEED A SAVIOR. Only the sinner needs a Savior. Christ did not die to save the sinless angels or the sinless beings that inhabit the universe. Only to save the sinner. Mary was never sinless, only forgiven. " The merits of Christs sacrifice were aplied to her ahead of time so as to preserve her from taint of sin. Jesus saved her pre-emptively.

[@herptek]

@Dan C. "So then you are saying Mary has also always existed in the past and she gave birth to the Second person of the Godhead?" No. There was an ancient heresy based on that objection called nestorianism. Jesus is a divine person, the second person of the Trinity and Mary is the mother of Jesus. Mary begot the human nature of Jesus and God the Holy Spirit begot the divine nature of Jesus. Jesus is one person with both human and divine natures and He was born from a woman called Mary. One cannot give birth only to a nature. Natures are not born, but persons are. Jesus has always existed and chose to be born of a woman. Whoever is born of a woman has therefore a mother. If a divine person is born of a mother, then God indeed has a mother.

[@ericdavies8808]

Always beautiful, always instructive.

[@BeFoundReady]

Scott Hahn explains things so well about Mary by comparing the old and new testament. I'm Assembly of God but I have become aware of the fact that The teachings on Mary's motherhood of the church and Her role as Queen, are right there in the bible, but it's something you have to search out. It's so amazing that I'm just really starting to see this! I want to get his book titled "Hail Holy Queen". I never thought I would ever believe this but I'm coming around!

[@jjcevering9411]

Same here

[@TruthHasSpoken]

Some posting on this thread do not follow scripture, the Written Word of God: "All generations shall call me blessed" (Luke 1:48) Similarly, the early Church honored Mary. In honoring Mary, one Honors Christ. Dishonoring his Mother, dishonors Christ. 1,600 years ago, we can read the words of the Church on this matter (it was by the way, 100% Catholic). "Whoever honors the Lord also honors the holy [vessel]; who instead dishonors the holy vessel also dishonors his Master. Mary herself is that holy Virgin, that is, the holy vessel" Epiphanius, Panarion, 78:21 (A.D. 377).

[@kevin-gf5uz]

For the non believer: After the finding in the temple, Jesus returned home and was subject to His parents and He grew in age, wisdom and grace with God and man. St Luke 2 : 52 Imagine that Jesus was subject to Mary. You can take your concerns directly to Jesus, but Catholics have an advocate whose name is Mary. Mary will give our troubles to her Son and they will receive priority over troubles people present to Jesus alone. Jesus has more respect for Mary then He does for any other created being. It really is not that difficult to figure out. If you hate Mary while you live on earth, do you think you will ever be allowed to enter Heaven? You will go where the biggest Mary hater lives: Hell.

[@ronilsonrodrigues2179]

I thank you Dr .Scott , that God help you in his apostolate! I admire very his work.

[@Enigmatik691]

Great stuff, I had the chance to study John's gospel and I like to add the following on the related texts: In John's gospel Mary is mentioned twice only, referred to not by name but as "Mother OF JESUS" in the wedding of Cana and at the foot of the cross. The 2 scenes are very interrelated and her presence in these events means a lot to the disciple John. Cana happened "on the third day" at the end of a week, in both events Jesus revealed his glory, in Cana he gave the new wine and on the cross he gave his blood, the wine of the new covenant.The common themes in both: 1) the appellation WOMAN' 2) The HOUR of Jesus which is the hour of the cross that leads to resurrection. Many parallels with the old testament, The revelation of the word of God to Moses on mount Sinai (on the third day!!) When Moses went and told the people all the LORD's words and laws, they responded with one voice, "Everything the LORD has said we will do."!! Exodus 24:3 Another important parallel with Genesis where, according to John, God is recreating the world in Christ and that is why he starts his gospel with: At the beginning. In: Gen 27we read :So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; Man and Woman he created them. We later read: The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'WOMAN, then ' Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the MOTHER of all the living. The new Adam, Jesus used the same names to call his mother : WOMAN and MOTHER. Because for John, Mary was the new EVE. In Cana, the new wine represented Jesus himself so when Mary says: they have no wine she was expressing the desire of Israel for a Savior (interceding), Jesus reply: My Hour has not come yet meant: The HOUR of the wine you are asking for is the HOUR of the cross. As if saying: (are you aware of what you are asking?). But she tells the servants: "Whatever he tells you, do it. " The Hour in Johns gospel is definitely the moment where Jesus enters in his passion_ resurrection so we can grasp the importance of the verse: Behold thy mother! And from that Hour that disciple took her unto his own home. John 19:27. The HOUR of Jesus is the HOUR where Mary is given to the disciple

[@paulrock4816]

I was Catholic for 30 yrs. I became a Born Again Christian by reading the Bible (John 3:3.) I have no idea why Catholic give so much glory to Mary, the Bible has only one hero, & his Name is JESUS. At that name everyone (including Mary) will bow to that name. When Jesus rose from the dead he said...."ALL POWER is mine in Heaven & on Earth. He is all, in all, all was created for HIM & by HIM. For His glory, & He shares his glory with no one. He is the King of King & the Lord of Lord's get your eyes on HIM, no one else. Jesus said himself "see to it no one deceives you". "Only Jesus died for you only Jesus can Save you.

[@naomymose1866]

What u don't know is Jesus is God, that why Mary mother of God. Mary is the ark of new covenant, that new testament. It all beings from birth of Jesus. Jesus is ALPHA AND OMEGA am pure catholic

[@nikigirgus4301]

Think for one second about how much you love your own mother and then put yourself in Christ's shoes. How do you think you make him feel when you reject his family? I assure you that all your reasoning will not overcome the love between a mother and a child.

[@seven77760]

“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” --Saint Maximilian Kolbe

[@NVM45678]

Hello Kitty dont "shut" anyone up! this is a Catholic channel and me and every Catholic has the right to express our faith and be with same. It is you who came here just to "attack". If that is the protestant's way, then you don't respect other people. IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT CATHOLICS HAS TO SAY, OR FAIL TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, THEN LEAVE.

[@stevedavis6618]

Fantastic! Scott Hahn is the very best at describing the Grace and Beauty thst Jesus provides us through the One and Only Holy Catholic Church that Jesus Christ Himself established here on earth for us.

[@otoolehouse1]

Fascinating take...with the artist and masterpiece. I've never encountered such a good analogy before.

[@brianmelville520]

Seen again 27th, APR 2023.

[@trishaiscatholic]

SHE IS LOVING MOTHER THATS WHY WE LOVE HER. SHE FOLLOWED GODS WILL MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE...

[@little79bear]

You have an incredible talent for explaining the Church's teachings. As a convert to the Catholic Church your Kimberly and you have been a wondeful inspiration to me as I've come to learn more about the faith.

[@josephpaulponceful]

Thanks very much!

[@Toottycat]

By God's own design Jesus and Mary are complementary (nothing to do with 'complimentary') - You cannot accept one and reject the other, you either accept both of them or reject both of them. Those who accept Jesus but reject Mary may be likened to half believers and half heretics. No sinful woman could be chosen to bring forth Christ the Redeemer - the Lamb (figuratively 'sinless' offspring) of God. Thus Mary was no ordinary woman, she was made to be without Original Sin, hence at the Annunciation episode she was greeted as "Hail, full of Grace ...' - a heavenly address afforded to no other mortal being. Which is why the Catholic Church has crowned her with the title of "Immaculate Conception".

[@integrityraw3529]

I am sure you believe God can do anything. Nothing is impossible for God. So, could God have kept Jesus sinless in the womb of a sinner? Is God capable to accomplish that? Also, you said to reject Mary is to reject Jesus. The Bible put together by Catholics doesnt teach that. Who taught you such error?

[@seven77760]

St. Louis de Montfort - A true Devotion to Mary. Scripture only isn't in the Bible and is a man made tradition of Martin Luther. He also said doing good is more dangerous than sinning, There is no free will, polygamy is permissible and we should persecute the Jewish People. I don't remember those in the Bible either and yet they all came from him. I would rather believe a Church that God himself founded and the Church's interpretation of the Bible that makes sense than over 50,000 different interpretations not including individual interpretations that contradict themselves. United in Christ we Stand against Satan. Divided we fall to Satan. Our Blessed Lord Jesus isn't ashamed or embarrassed about loving Mary the Blessed Mother and neither am I. A quote from someone I admire greatly and died trying to save Jews and not wanting to persecute them. “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” --Saint Maximilian Kolbe God Bless you!!!

[@integrityraw3529]

+seven77760 Our blessed Lord isnt ashamed or embarrassed about loving Mary the Blessed Mother and neither am I. I quote from someone I admire greatly. "Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did." Let me fix this for you because you have the characters mixed up. It should read like this: "Mary isn't ashamed or embarrassed about loving Jesus the Blessed God and Savior and neither am I. Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Savior too much. You can never love him more than Mary did."

[@seven77760]

I agree with your version as well! God bless you!!!

[@davearmirola5620]

C2CE we believe that God can do anything thus we believe that He made Mary sinless. we believe that by the power of the Holy Trinity the Holy Eucharist becomes the body and the wine becomes the blood of Christ! for with God nothing is imposible and that the Holy Eucharist is Biblical and is intruduce by Jesus Himself to the world. Jesus says " This is my Body"... He didnt say "This SYMBOLISES my body".

[@ShareYourCatholicFaith]

Amen. Praise be to God. 😇

[@AmericanBerean]

Excellent. Continue your delving into Scripture and history and you will learn many amazing things about God and His salvation plan.

[@vaticancitybride7137]

GOSPEL TRUTH OF GOD AMEN

[@integrityraw3529]

After his prophetic vision of the eternal glories of heaven at the end of the book of Revelation, the apostle John described how he was overwhelmed by what he’d seen. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. But he said to me, “Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God.” (Revelation22:8-9)

[@seven77760]

Where is it taught in the Bible or the Catechism or any of the Catholic Church Fathers that we worship anyone else but God the Father, the only begotten Son Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit? I will even use the KJV “Revelation 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. Rev 8:5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake”. They the Saints and angels hear our prayers in heaven. We do see the Saints as brothers and sisters in Christ that are in heaven. “Luke 20:36 “Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Luke 20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Luke 20:38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.” and angels as ministering Spirits , “Hebrews 1:13 But to which of the angel aid he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? “Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” because we are born again or from above, from Heaven of water, Baptism and of the spirit, the Holy Spirit, I am going to assume by your name you know John 3 well, and Jesus is God of the living and not of the Dead. Mark 12:26 "And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err." If we pray or request politely for a brother or sister or Blessed Mother “Luke 1:48 “For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.” “John 19:27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.”, Saint or Saints to pray or request politely to God, Jesus an intention for ourselves or others like if we pray or request politely for a brother or sister on earth in Christ to pray or request politely to God, Jesus an intention for ourselves or others I honestly don't see how that is not Biblical. God bless you!!! P.S. I am answering another rep;y you put up to someone else about Praying I read but haven't been able to find yet. (added this)Sorry I forgot about this verse as well. "1Timothy 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; "

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

I'm glad you accept that the New Testament was written within 60-70 years after Christ's resurrection since some people seem to think it was about 300 years. Although, most people didn't have first-hand access to the scriptures until many years later. When the Bible was compiled, it would cost about three-years wage to buy one because of it's production cost. This is another reason why the early Christians relied on the Church and not Sola Scriptura.

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

You can state that as many times as you like, although stating something does not neccesarily mean that it is an actuality. Nor does something appearing in print neccesarily mean that it is an actuality.

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

We shouldn't exclude 2 Thess. 2:15 which says "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." The RCC acknowledges that the Bible is the true word of God, but not the exclusive authority for Christian practice. In 1 Tim. 3:15, it says "if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth." (cont...)

[@mathiasolive467]

Even Lutero believed in immaculate conception.. Salve Maria! Viva Jesus!

[@inmyhead6206]

🙏

[@abasoraya]

Just to respond to the first line: Dear friend, where do we find in the Bible that everything should be found in the Bible?

[@alexbean1918]

I have huge respect for Catholicism, not from what you say, but from what I know from studying. You say things like Mary following God's will more than anyone else and not being orphans like the Protestant Church. I myself believe that Mary is who she is specifically cause of Jesus (From what Dr. Hahns is saying). She is so blessed cause of what Christ has done. The pope is blessed because of what Christ has done. It's all about Jesus.... Always!! btw... Protestants don't hate on Mary.

[@athinathomas3559]

❤️

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

Friend, the Church came long before the Bible did. The practices of the Church do not contradict the scriptures, but we don't consider the scriptures to be the only source of Christian practice. In fact, it would need to point to itself for it to be true, and it does not. But I'm glad you're asking the right questions. God bless and be with you, friend.

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

I believe I have answered them. Which ones did I miss--then I'll do my best to answer those.

[@easysewing4780]

one afternoon, it comes my thought why do people including mary to their prayer. in that same night I dreamed that there were two processions on a mountain uphill to God and mary but there are lots of people processioning to mary but the backround and the color u can see was black and it's lifeless and scary. And suddenly I went to the procession to God but no one in there Only God. floating in the mountain God face lightining. and u will feel in Peace. and perfect Joy and God's Almighty his long white dress in there's an understanding like humbleness and purity and you could feel very peaceful.

[@trishaiscatholic]

THATS WHY I LOVE MAMA MARY SO MUCH SHE IS MY HEAVENLY MOTHER! IM NOT ORPHAN AS JESUS SAID I WILL NEVER LEAVE U AS AN ORPHAN WE HAVE POPE AS FATHER IMAGE WE HAVE BROTHER N SISTER!

[@warriorpoet96]

Well, not exactly but sort of. The idea of typology is that people and stories are real, but they are also types which point ahead to what and who is to come later. We write stories with words and allegories. God writes with history, events and people. Hope that helps. Dr. Hahn explains it much better than I can in many places throughout his many talks and writings.

[@carlosestrada578]

Peace be with you.... Let me start by saying it's the Lords day an honorable day a delight. I congratulate them because they are part of the body of Christ that is the church established by Jesus Christ and that is only the Holy Apostolic Catholic Church. The answer to your question is Yes we have we eat the flesh of Jesus so He dwells in us. Glory be to God-- What church do you attend?

[@carlosestrada578]

Peace be with you.... Yes I love stating it. I Love being part of the church established by Jesus and that is only the Holy Apostolic Catholic Church. And unlike you I am Happy to say what church I attend. If you don't eat the flesh of the Son of Man you have no life in you. I have 1.2 billion Catholics that believe what I believe. Glory be to God--

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

I'm glad you brought up 2 Thess 2:15. You might notice that the "traditions" mentioned here aren't the "traditions of men" we were warned about, they are the inspired teachings of Paul that make up part of our New Testament! So this passage actually disproves your position. As I have noted in depth previously about the "foundation of truth"...well what truth? The truth revealed in Scripture. The Church are the guardians of the truth of Scripture, not the source of new revelation.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Only the traditions of Paul not the other 12 apostles? I think you worship Paul and a book not the God they really teach about.

[@AlphaSensation]

Dear Dyanne Jesus is God himself. He is not a created masterpiece, he is begotten not made, what God begets is God, one in Being with the Father, true God from true God. Mary is a made creature, therefore as Scott Hahn said it in a fascinating take : "a redemptive masterpiece". I hope this helps. Regards.

[@SteveLeeder]

I would like to know from Professor Hahn, according to the Catholic Church regarding Mary and her immaculate conception; is it possible, that just as the man, Christ Jesus is the visible icon of the invisible God; that Mary is the visible icon of Christ's Bride; the Church? (Therefore her immaculate conception would be pointing to the immaculate conception of the church) Thankyou Blessings

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

The Church is also God-breathed (literally--John 20:22), and came before the Scriptures. The Scriptures are all profitable, but not exclusively the scriptures.

[@Tsumebleraar]

Why are (some) Catholics so good in explaining extra Biblical themes as Mary, rosary, relics, purgatory etc, but most Catholics know very little about salvation through Jesus as the sole Mediator? Let me confess : Jesus is our only High Priest!

[@teamjesus1219]

Chatolics have the truth bcs its the true Church

[@1023arlen]

The fulfillment of a type does not have to be a one-to-one correlation. The mystical symmetry between the Old and the New Covenants is different from other kinds of symmetry. Think of it as looking in a mirror but seeing your reflection as greater than what you actually look like. The transition from Old Covenant to New involves an upgrade from something good, to something infinitely better; from lesser glory, to greater glory. Does that help?

[@warriorpoet96]

It helps to think of it like this: Adam and Jesus, Mary and Eve. And not try to make it too strict a parallel. We're not talking about the relationship between Adam and Eve so much as what they did and what Jesus and Mary undid by their actions. If you take a wider view, it's easier to see. :)

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

"This has been a belief of the faithful going all the way back to the beginning of the Christian faith"...yet not only is there no reference to it in Scripture, but it wasn't even heard of until after the 5th century & not widespread until the 7th century. The doctrine as defined by Pius IX. was not explicitly mooted before the 12th century. So can someone please tell me why Scott Hahn is lying? Anyway has he never read Luke 1:47 where Mary says "And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour"?

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

Nowhere in the Holy Bible does it point to itself as the exclusive infallible source of Christian practice.

[@Amethystic95]

I wanted to post a question by signing up on Catholic Answers, but for some reason they're not allowing new members to register (?), so I'm going to try inquiring by posting in some comments sections instead. It's two things, actually: 1.) I understand the scriptural and theological reasoning behind the Marian doctrines, and the line of reasoning seems to make sense; however, looking at Marian prayers and hymns, I feel like the practices don't line up with the apologetics. Catholics say that Marian veneration is Christocentric,, and that all attention paid to Mary is for the purpose of ultimately growing closer to Christ. When I look at the prayers and hymns, however, not only do I not see that apparent focus on Christ, and while Catholics say they do not worship Mary, the language these devotions employ is very, very worshipful, to the point of co-opting language that I thought only should apply to Christ: they ask Mary "be our constant hope", and "praising" Mary, telling her that "none equals thee". She's called "our life our sweetness our hope", "our guiding star", and that in times of trouble we ought to "call upon Mary"; she is "the dispenser of all the goods which God grants to us", that "in thy hands, I place my eternal salvation and to thee do I entrust my soul", because she is "more powerful than all hell together", and that because of her we "I fear nothing", "not even from Jesus". Catholics claim that this is not worship, but if something looks like a duck and quacks like a duck... So many of these lines are either interchangeable with adoration we give to Christ, or they even seem to overpower or overshadow our relationship with Christ to a certain extent. If worship and Marian veneration are two completely different things, why doesn't there seem to be a meaningful differentiation between the two? 2.) Catholic teachings appear to try hard to differentiate between the adoration given to Mary and the worship given to God, however, as with all practices that imperfect man attempts to implement, there are going to be abuses and misuses of those practices. Even assuming that Catholic Marian doctrine is correct, there has to be instances where this doctrine was implemented incorrectly and well-meaning but flawed Catholics took things too far and ended up giving Mary more respect beyond what she was due. Does the Catholic Church acknowledge any such situations where wrongfully worshiping Mary was/is observed and condemned, and what steps has the Church taken so as to prevent its followers from giving wrongful worship to Mary in their attempts to venerate her? As a questioning Protestant who has been doing a lot of reading and soul-searching lately trying to better understand God's truth, I'm really interested in hearing from Catholics about these topics. Any explanations, resources, KZbin videos, etc. you can supply as an explanation or clarifier on these issues would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you see this response pasted into the comments section of another video, that's just me being lazy in trying to maximize the number of people I can get input from on this topic.

[@rlburton]

+Amethystic95 Bless you and your questions. As a former Protestant, now Catholic I will try to answer. I'll answer your second question first since it's much simpler. "Yes". The Catholic Church does acknowledge that some people give to Mary the praise that is due to God, and the best way to prevent that is to look to Mary herself, because she always points us to her Son. What are her last words in the Bible? "do whatever He tells you." As for your first, that is a very honest question. To answer by way of analogy, when someone praises and honors the masterpiece of an artist, that does not take honor away from the artist or distract from the artist, but instead, praising his art gives honor to the artist, and better focuses people to him. "My soul magnifies the Lord..." Another analogy; Holy Mary is to her Son as the Moon is to the Sun. All of the glory and light of the Moon comes from the Sun, but the Sun is so bright and so filled with glory that you can't look at it for more than a few seconds without hurting yourself. The Moon, however, you can stare at all night. When we say that Holy Mary is "our sweetness and our hope" and "the dispenser of all the goods which God grants to us", think of how God blesses children. How does he do it? Through their Mothers. When God blesses a small child with food, clothing, a home, etc, God gives those things to the Child's Mother so that she can give them to the child. If a small child was asking their Mother for food, and a man then went to the child and said "don't ask your Mother for things; ask God alone!" then that man would rightly be called not quite sane.

[@timspangler8440]

+Rodney Burton Is Eucharistic adoration WORSHIP? Be honest.

[@rlburton]

Tim Spangler Resoundingly yes! It is worship of Christ, for Christ IS the Eucharist.

[@timspangler8440]

+Rodney Burton Ok. Now show from the Bible, the Creeds or the Early Church writings....that we are supposed to WORSHIP the Eucharist. Good luck with that one!

[@rlburton]

Tim Spangler The Eucharist IS Christ; do we not worship Christ?

[@f1sfingb0at]

Sola scriptura? Really? Then who assembled the scriptures? Then where are you? So the gates if hell did what?

[@mikeyangel1067]

Dan C. I hope that by now you would have the hunger to study then early Christians, and see how they lived their faith. The Bible was canonized (New Testament) by the early Catholic Church in the THIRD century. Thanks be to God. If the Church was infallibly reliable in discerning the composition of the number of books the NT would consist, why can’t we trust that same Church now? Love of the Bible leads to more Catholicism, less Bible to miltiplicity of protestantism.

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

I had to revisit this statement. I'm not sure how the passage disproves my position as the Catholic Church is the only church that is holding on to the traditions taught by Christ. Although you do bring up a good point regarding traditions post-NT. The concern would be traditions that negate the scriptures, not traditions that align w/ scriptures. For instance; church on Sunday, altar calls--these aren't Biblical traditions, but not bad ones. Sola Scriptura is a tradition that negates the Bible.

[@matttenney7496]

Romans 3:10 There is no one that is righteous not one. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of GOD. Seems Catholicism conflicts with the Bible.

[@seven77760]

I love how one line in the Bible proves that Catholics are wrong when so many lines of the Bible contradict themselves with protestant teaching. I should know I used to learn from Calvary Chapel, Born again Christians. They would make it up as they went and try to explain verses or just skip them all together. Are you telling me that Jesus sinned because you would have to be and that is blasphemy. The way you would read it, totally literally.

[@mthomas4143]

So if Mary was full of sin, why wasn't she baptized? If everything must be found in Scripture to be true, logic would follow that she wasn't baptized. Then it must be that Mary is in Hell, as Jesus said we can't enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless we're born of water and Spirit. That doesn't seem very fitting. Why would the Mother of God be in Hell? Maybe sola scriptura isn't as reliable as all the "reformers" would like you to think. Maybe everything isn't found in the Bible and we need a little bit more than that. CCC #491 The Most Blessed Virgin was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of Original Sin.

[@matttenney7496]

+M Thomas So Romans 3:23 contradicts itself? The word gracemeans “unmerited favor.” Grace is giving someone something he or she does not deserve. God performing a miracle in preserving Jesus from sin is not “grace.” In no sense could Jesus possibly be infected with sin. He was perfect and sinless humanity joined with sinless divinity. God cannot be infected or affected by sin, as He is perfectly holy. This same truth applies to Jesus. It did not take “grace” to protect Jesus from sin. Being God incarnate, Jesus was in His essence “immune” from sin.

[@mthomas4143]

Where did I say Jesus was infected with sin? I didn't. What I said was that God preserved Mary from Original Sin (and she remained sinless her whole life) based on the merits of Jesus. Besides, you didn't include a very important phrase from Romans 3:22: "There is no difference between Jew and Gentile", which would make it, "There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". The whole purpose of this speech is to tell the Jews and Gentiles that neither of them are better than the other. You're taking it out of context.

[@Msc762]

She was saved from original sin

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

2 Thess 2:15 is consistent w/ the Church. The foundation of truth is not the scriptures, but actually the Church--as it says literally in 1 Tim. 3:15 "...one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth" This verse contradicts the idea that it's Sola Scriptura.

[@glendavis3257]

Our Life, our Sweetness and our Hope! My Queen, my Mother; I give myself entirely to You; and to show my devotion to You; I consecrate to You this day: my eyes, my ears, my mouth, my heart; my whole being without reserve. Therefore; Good Mother; as I am Your own; please keep me and guard me as Your property and possession!!! Do you have doubts about the Power God has given His MOTHER? check out google: survivors of the Hiroshima Bomb= they were in the Ark of the New Covenant; the immaculate Heart of Mother Mary, by virtue of their consecration to Jesus through Mary as St. Louis DeMontfort told us about long ago.

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

Please explain where I can find in my Bible the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, a command to pray to Mary, Mary being referred to as Queen of Heaven, and the Assumption of Mary? I don't hate Mary at all, I love & respect her very much. She was a blessed young Jewish girl, a worshipper of the true God, a mother to several children, and loving wife of Joseph and a sinner who referred to God as her "saviour". The hatred I have is for the false goddess you worship.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Suggest you read Scott Hahns book. But for you I suggest starting with Rome Sweet Home to walk the whole journey of discovery with the Hahns. As an anti Catholic Evangelical Presbyterian finds himself confronted by the truth

[@thuscomeguerriero]

Listening to this someone who had no knowledge of Christianity would have no grasp of the gospel message. Veneration has replaced the Gospel

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

I'm afraid I misunderstood your question (my fault--not yours). Are you claiming that the Pope claims that the Bible is the exclusive infallible source of Christian practice, or are you claiming that the Pope claims to be the exclusive infallible source of Christian practice?

[@chrismole1315]

Why is the wedding at Cana on the 7th day. Surely he means the 6th day?

[@nancyjanzen5676]

No he means 7th day. 3 days after the last day mentioned the 4th day.

[@bulyabalive]

I am a bit confused. I thought Eve was Adam's wife on one hand, and Mary was Jesus' earthly mother on the other! One was a wife, the other was a mother. How's it that Jesus' being the new Adam makes Mary the new Eve?

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Twice Jesus calls Mary the Woman. Just as Adam called Eve woman. Just as the prophecy of the Messiah calls for emnity to be between the serpant and the Woman. She is the woman prophesied in Genesis.

[@davidr4295]

Below a commenter called XDisciple re-states some common Protestant myths that fall apart under even the most basic knowledge of Church history. The post is too old to reply to directly, but the record should be set straight with the facts. Here is what X said, in part: "The NT was accepted by all Christians within 60 years of it. Doctrines that are exclusively Catholic did not begin to emerge until 310 AD. The Bible does confirm it's own truth: 2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is breathed out by God". Doctrines of Mary contradict Scripture." Assertion: "The NT was accepted by all Christians within 60 years of it." Fact: Within 60 years of what? Even if what is meant is within 60 years of the end of the first century, this only partly true. We can see from non-canonical writings of the Apostolic and Church Fathers from the first and second centuries that while the gospels and many of Paul's epistles were quoted early, there were disputes as to what was divinely inspired or of apostolic origin about many of the other books that are now part of the NT -- 2 Peter, 2 and 3 John, Jude, Hebrews, Revelation. We do not see a mention of Acts the Apostles for a long time in the writings of the Fathers. Some things like the Shepherd of Hermas, Letter of Barnabas, 1 Clement, the Didache, Acts of Paul and Thecla, etc., were considered inspired by many. The canon was deduced from the books that had been consistently read in the Mass in the apostolic churches, and the canon of the Bible was not definitively stated until the Synod of Rome and Councils of Hippo and Carthage in the late 300s and early 400s. For example, at the time of the first Council of Nicea in 325, there was no definitive "New Testament" and you will notice the Nicene Creed says not one word about scripture. It certainly says nothing at all about sola scriptura being an element of faith -- how could it? There was no agreed upon Bible until many decades later. In the 400 years before the canon was defined infallibly, somehow the Catholic faith had spread far and wide through oral preaching and instruction, hearing scripture read during the liturgy, etc. In addition, various heretics such as Marcion and others were constantly coming up with their own canon to support their heresies. Assertion: "The Bible does confirm it's own truth." Fact: The Bible cannot confirm its own truth. Not, at least, until you know what is supposed to be in the Bible. No document can validly attest to its own authenticity -- that has to be established by other testimony and evidence. What books should be in the Bible is solely a matter of the Tradition of the Catholic Church, as stated above, including the names of the authors of authors of all four gospels and some other NT books. The 73 books in the canon of the OT and NT were defined in the late 300s and it was that way until Luther removed 7 books from the OT because they interfered with his new doctrines. He wanted to remove four or more books from the NT but that was too far for many of his friends. The Church that Christ established, Matt. 16:18, confirms the inspiration of scripture. Assertion: 2 Tim 3:16: "All Scripture is breathed out by God." Fact: 2 Tim. 3:16 is true -- all scripture is God-breathed. But nowhere does 2 Timothy or the rest of the Bible say that scripture is the only rule of faith and morals, as Protestants claim. Sola scriptura says that all Christian doctrine must be explicitly stated in the Bible or it is false. However, the Bible nowhere says that all Christian doctrine must be explicitly stated in the Bible, and thus by its own terms SS is false. It is a mere false tradition of men that has led to 50,000 Protestant sects. While the NT does not say anything about sola scriptura, the Bible speaks frequently of the importance of oral Tradition and personal examples: 2 Thess. 2:13-5, Matt. 18:15-17, 2 Tim. 2, 2 Tim. 3:10; Jude 1:3; etc etc. Assertion: "Doctrines that are exclusively Catholic did not begin to emerge until 310 AD." Fact: This myth is repeated in a variety of contexts. Here, it appears to refer to Marian doctrines. But we can see the basics of the Marian doctrines in the second century writings of Justin Martyr and Irenaeaus, in the Proto-Evangelium of James, We can see in the Odes of Solomon, Coptic Christian hymns from the late first century, reverence for Mary. We can see evidence from the catacombs of the early centuries the same thing. Remember, the Trinity was not infallibly defined until the first Council of Nicea in 325 AD. The first Council of Constantinople in 381 AD infallibly settled the question that the Holy Spirit was God. Many of the "big questions" were not entirely settled until this time or even later. Most importantly, every Marian doctrine is at least implied in the Bible, and every Marian doctrine that has been declared to be dogma -- a rule of faith every Catholic must believe -- has been defined to promote her for her own sake but to refute heresies against the divine or human natures of Christ. Every single one. Of course, if XDisciple's assertion refers to the Eucharist or Church hierarchy or regenerational baptism, these are explicit in the Bible, and there is abundant evidence of these "Catholic" doctrines being practiced in early documents such as the Didache (first century) and the letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch (107 AD). Even prayers for the dead remain in the canon, despite Luther's removal of 2 Maccabees from the Protestant canon. See Paul's prayers for the deceased Onesiphorus in 2 Tim 1:16-18 and 2 Tim 4:19. Assertion: "Doctrines of Mary contradict Scripture". Fact: This is false. Nothing in oral Tradition can contradict Scripture. They work together, as we see in 2 Thess. 2:13-15, and both are defined and interpreted by the teaching authority of the Church, which Christ promised would be guided by the Holy Spirit into all truth (John 16:13) and would prevail against the gates of hell (Matt. 16:18). All the Marian doctrines are strongly implied in scripture, including prefigurements of her in the OT in the protoevangelium in Gen.3:15, Jer. 31:22, etc.

[@timspangler8440]

David R You mention the creeds...NONE of them had worship of the Eucharist or any of the bizarre titles later given to Mary.

[@davidr4295]

Haha. What a crock. "Worship" of the Eucharist. Jesus Christ is in the Eucharist. Of course we worship him, just as he said in John 6. I wonder why you don't. Don't pretend you even respect creeds, they aren't in your theology, so what do you care what they say? What creed mentions once saved always saved, sola fide, sola scriptura or any of the other stars in your Spanglered banner?

[@timspangler8440]

David R Not in the Creeds. Not in the Bible. Not in any of the writings of the Early Church fathers. An invention from about the 14th century, according to the only Catholic who dared to actually supply the info.. I realize you don't believe it..but it is TRUE. Do you want the truth...or a lie?

[@davidr4295]

What is an invention from the 14th century?

[@davidr4295]

BTW, Tim, your technique -- never answer a question, always ask another question -- isn't very effective in evangelizing.

[@MaloEdu]

So beautiful you are

[@michaelangelo9119]

Jesus most perfect work was the cross and that is what is sung in the NT. The bride of Christ being made perfect is a result and the redemtpion of believers like Mary is part of that The apostolic witness in the New Testament is that bride of Christ is the church. Jesus is the second Adam and said so with clarity, yet no where is Mary spoken of as second Eve. In contrast the church is said with clarity to be the bride of Christ. On a level of fact. Jesus said those who believe are " ... mother, sister, brother... " and said so knowing Mary was outside the door If Peter, Paul, John, and other apostels don't speak this way about Mary then it's problematic to claim Mary is some cofoundrex of the Christian faith and to put her on a par with the Holy SPirit is likewise problematic. Yes, Mary is most blessed of women and a great example of a woman of faith but the New Testament leaves her in Acts on her knees praying and that's where we should as well. Jesus greatest work was his work on the cross and redemption which caused the bride of Christ, the church, which includes Mary but is much broader.

[@rlburton]

Genesis 1: "In the beginning..." John 1 "In the beginning..." Genesis: The Spirit of God hovers over the waters John: The Spirit of God hovers over the waters at the Baptism of Our Lord Genesis: Seven days after the Spirit hovers over the waters, there is the wedding of Adam and Eve John: Seven days after the Spirit hovers over the waters, there is the wedding at Cana Genesis: Eve tempts Adam to his first sin John: Mary leads Christ to His first act of Glory Genesis: Eve listens to the evil angel Luke: Mary listens to the good angel Genesis: Eve is cursed for disbelief Luke: "...And blessed is she who believed ..." Genesis: Eve is bone of Adam's bone and flesh of Adam's flesh The Gospels: Mary is bone of Christ's bone and flesh of Christ's flesh Genesis: enmity between Eve, her offspring, and the Serpent Revelations: The dragon makes war against the woman who has given birth to Christ, and her children. Amen amen, the Church is the Bride of Christ! When you marry someone, their family becomes your family; their Father your Father, their Mother your Mother. In the last moments of His Saving Passion that brought us into His family, what did Our Lord say to His beloved disciple? "Here is your Mother."

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

But friend, that's the disconnect--Scripture ALONE isn't inspired. Amen to the bible verses you referenced because they are absolutely true--and even adding to those, 2 Tim 3:16: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching..." While they are true words, you are misinterpreting them as meaning that scripture is the only source and sufficient of God's word. (cont...)

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

Also, my name isn't Roman. ;)

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

For what possible reason would you congratulate all of "your catholic brothers and sisters"? Did they, as individuals, accomplish anything regarding anything of a spiritual nature? No.

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

Scripture alone is inspired (literally "God breathed") therefore Scripture alone is to be the source of truth and the only authority for the believer.

[@frederickanderson1860]

Christ god's greatest masterpiece and saviour. Sadly its not enough. All the prays and ceremonies are useless because he done it all the only true high priest.

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

Since Scripture alone is inspired, it alone is the ultimate authority, and it alone is the final judge of Tradition. 1 Cor 4:6 Paul says not to "exceed what is written" Psalm 119:160 "The sum of Your word is truth." It is incumbent upon the Catholic Church which does not accept the Bible as the only Word of God, to bear the burden of proving there are other sources of equal weight. Can you RCs show you aren't "invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down" Mark 7:13?

[@RDRWindwaker]

Has anyone ever told you that you bear a resemblance to George Lucas?

[@jorgeramos597]

Protestants here are full of hatred against Catholic Church.... "by their fruits you will know them" Mt 7,20. Anyways, I do not see any reasonable evidence against the doctrine and if you really want to know the truth... read the early Fathers, they were the disciples of the apostles. Even from Scripture the doctrine is explained but you act like people with healthy eyes who do not want to see.

[@timspangler8440]

+Jorge Ramos THere is NOTHING that says for us to pray to anyone but God. There is NO SUCH THING as "unbloody" blood. And God doesnt' enable Priests to turn man made material into Him.

[@teamjesus1219]

it seems its the hate in their heart what makes them blind. poor protesters GOD bless them all

[@amascia8327]

03:00 woman... .

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

It's a shame you prefer to base your faith on feelings rather than reason. You're "not interested" in a theological debate, yet the validity of your beliefs about Mary hinge on just such a debate. Just because you like to think about Mary's attitude towards her Son (which is a very nice perspective for you to have), doesn't mean that the things the Catholic church teaches about Mary are true. Why should the person you responded to "be respectful" of teachings that are unbiblical?

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

In order for communion to be literal, not symbolic, which is all that it could be, would require alchemy, which does not exist, and cannibalism, which is severely frowned upon. In addition, and even more absurd, it would require cannibalism which is perpetual, cannibalism which does not consume that which is being cannibalized, which, of course, we all know is an impossibility.

[@jamesstegenga3956]

The only occurrences of the phrase "Queen of Heaven" in the Bible are in reference to a false pagan goddess (see Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-25). Jesus' mother Mary is never described as having any kind of exalted position in Heaven. The Bible does not record Mary's death. In fact, Mary is never even mentioned after Acts chapter 1, verse 14. Mary was a godly women through whom God chose to bring forth His beloved Son (Luke 1:26-38). The Bible gives us no reason to believe, though, that Mary was sinless or is now exalted as the "Queen of Heaven." Mary is to be respected as the earthly mother of Jesus, but she is not worthy of our worship and she cannot hear our prayers. The Bible nowhere indicates that anyone other than God is to be worshipped or revered. The Bible nowhere indicates that anyone other than God can hear or answer our prayers. Jesus is our only advocate in Heaven (1 Timothy 2:5).

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Nobody worships Mary. Because to a Catholic worship is sacrifice. No one sacrifices to Mary but only to God .

[@xDiscipleOfTheWatchx]

Acts documents growth of the Church. The NT began to be written from inspired documents & eyewitness accounts God within a few years of Christ's resurrection. The NT was accepted by all Christians within 60 years of it. Doctrines that are exclusively Catholic did not begin to emerge until 310 AD. The Bible does confirm it's own truth: 2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is breathed out by God". Doctrines of Mary contradict Scripture. If I'm asking the right questions, why didn't you answer them? Peace

[@Gazdo01]

Jesus was never created. He is God. To say God is a "masterpiece" would be ridiculous, by definition. Only the most perfect creature, the Most Holy Theotokos, the Mother of God, could be a true masterpiece. Good luck.

[@kkdoc7864]

Mary was a sinner as are all of us. She recognized that fact and even went to offer sacrifice after Christ was born as instructed for sinners. Mary was a GOD BEARER, nothing more. God has no mother. The RCC has turned her into a goddess worthy of titles that belong only to God. Even Jesus tried to stop Mary worship in Luke 11:27-28. That should wake up most deceived catholics. Making up typology to make her the new Eve is ridiculous. Eve was married to Adam, not his mother, and Eve was the first to sin. The only reference to true typology is in Scripture when it states Christ is the new Adam. The catechism is made up of man made tradition in direct contradiction to the Word of God. Stop putting human beings on pedestals Romans 1:25. Why do you think references to any female that was worshipped/venerated in scripture was considered idolatry and punished severely by God?. One of them was expressly called “Queen of Heaven” in Jeremiah.

[@MukbangMukbangMukbang111]

This type of spirituality seems to have it's origins in something else entirely than Scripture. The Queen of Heaven... really? How could you be so foolish as to play around with the the Lordship of Jesus Christ? One has to ask themselves why are the Scriptures being bent on so many points in order for one to feel justified. Pay attention to what is compelling you to believe this stuff. Is it really sound or is it based in strong compelling feelings?

[@gesz90]

If you say God's greatest masterpiece is Jesus, you're not a Christian. You'd be saying God created Jesus, therefore destroying the Christian claim to His divinity. It's ironic, but by calling Jesus "God's masterpiece" you're actually detracting from Jesus' status, ah the irony!

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

You can use upper-case and lower-case letters as people do normally in written communication; using all upper-case letters in no way gives any validity to your content.

[@billymimnaugh3998]

The insanity is frightening .

[@missJazzitup99]

How many Catholic videos are about God? None. How many are about Jesus? None. How many are about Mary? All of them!

[@seven77760]

You must not watch a lot of Catholic videos. Apologists have to explain to man made denominations, things that were known since the Apostles and distorted by people creating their own religions or churches. I should know, I used to be protestant and these videos helped me come back home. Thank you Jesus!!!

[@integrityraw3529]

+seven77760 How did this video help you come back home? I ask this question because Mary is BARELY mentioned at all in the scriptures. I believe she is never mentioned again after the Book of Acts. Christ never mentions her. Christ, Her son, never commissions her or appoints her to any special role. Christ never calls Mary His greatest masterpiece. The apostles never speak about her in any special or important way. Peter never says anything about her either. Can you Explain?

[@denisebraganza]

Your name soundmixer is a true reflection of your inner state and how mixed up you are???

[@missJazzitup99]

There's no need to be rude. Catholics and non-Catholics might disagree, but we are both Christians and we just want to serve God.

[@missJazzitup99]

There are so many terrible things happening in the world today. We Christians need to stop bickering, and support and pray for each other. Sorry if I said anything to offend you and other Catholics. God bless. : )

[@bulyabalive]

No, it does not!

[@integrityraw3529]

What? 🤦🏻‍♂️ Pray earnestly for Scott and the millions of RC's who believe this. This is terrible

[@AmericanBerean]

"Queen of Heaven...really? How could you be so foolish as to play around with the the Lordship of Jesus Christ?" Yes, Queen. But it's precisely because, and only because, of the Lordship of Jesus. You see, Jesus is King of the Davidic Kingdom of Heaven. The queen of that kingdom was the king's mother, not a wife. Mary is King Jesus' mother, so that makes her the Queen of Heaven. It's really that simple. This doesn't imply she's divine, just blessed. Get deeper in Scripture, you're missing a lot.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Is Jesus the fulfillment of God's promise to King David? If he is the Queen in the Davidic kingdoms is not the wife of the king but his mother. Let that roll around in your head awhile.

[@integrityraw3529]

There millions all over the world who worship Mary. Millions of images of her in every imaginable form are scattered throughout the world. They’re obviously not able to be counted - millions of them in every form and every location: churches, cathedrals, houses, cars, wallets. Everywhere are images, pictures, representations of Mary. Millions upon millions of people every day pray to her. They pray to her to save them. They pray to her to protect them. They pray to her to help them, to comfort them, to rescue them, to bring them to heaven, and she has never heard one of those prayers. Ever.

[@integrityraw3529]

Cathedrals elevate her above God and above Christ. We were talking this evening about a cathedral in Pisa where we have visited which depicts Mary at the pinnacle, as they almost all do, all through Europe. She’s at the top, Jesus and God are below her, and in that particular cathedral in Pisa, you have Jesus and God offering their crowns to Mary. People kiss her image. They kiss her statue. They kiss her picture. They crawl on their knees in penitential pain as some kind of preparation to come before statues of her. They pray to her regularly using the rosary. The rosary is a series of 10 prayers. There are five of the tens, making 50 prayers and there are five prayers in between. The 50 are to Mary, the five are to God. There are five Our Fathers. There are 50 Hail Marys. For every time you pray once to God the Father, you pray 10 times to Mary for five to God, 50 to Mary.

[@integrityraw3529]

And the whole cult of Mary worship would be an unspeakable horror to Mary if she ever knew. She never will. Now the Catholics try to wiggle around a little bit out of this by saying there are different kinds of worship. There is dulia, the worship of saints and angels, there is latria, that is the worship of God, and there is hyperdulia, which is the worship of Mary alone. This is not just dulia, which is a sort of low-level worship of saints and angels, this is hyper or upper-level dulia. Not quite latria. This is a silly, artificial kind of distinction that even Roman Catholic people can’t sort out. They worship saints. They venerate or worship angels. Far above saints and angels they worship Mary and they attempt to worship God. But if you’re worshipping those who are not God, God does not accept your worship.

[@jessicabredesen432]

+YouMustBeBornAgain John3 I know that this misrepresentation is common in some of the more extreme anti-Catholic Protestant circles, but the terms "dulia" and "hyperdulia" as they are defined and used by Catholic theologians do not indicate worship. "Dulia" and "hyperdulia" as defined by the Church indicate respect and not worship, while "latria" indicates the existence of worship and adoration of God alone. For 2,000 years, the Church has always defined these terms in this way, however, in the last 50 years or so, some Fundamentalist Protestants have obfuscated the meanings of these terms to confuse people into thinking that they all indicate worship, which they do not. Also, please note that until the rise of the modern Protestant Fundamentalist movement in the early 1900s, Protestant misconceptions on the truths of Marian theology was rare. Martin Luther, John Calvin, John and Charles Wesley, and countless Protestants up until the Modern Age all accepted and taught Marian theology.

[@jessicabredesen432]

Oh, and by the way, how can you prove your assertion that Mary doesn't hear prayers? Scripture nowhere says that Mary (or the rest of the saints in heaven for that matter) do not intercede for us in prayer in heaven, and we actually see Mary and the saints interceding in prayer in heaven throughout the book of Revelation.

[@integrityraw3529]

+Joshua Baldwin Because for Mary to hear our prayers would be to say she is omnipresent and omnicient and we know clearly without any hesitation that she is NOT. Only God is.

[@integrityraw3529]

Scott has said the following... 1. Catholics recognize Mary is Jesus' most perfect work. 2. Mary participates in the grace of salvation. 3. She is the means that each & everyone of us enters into that special grace & mercy Jesus gives to us. 4. The apostle John is communicating to his readers that the wedding in Canaan (where Jesus turns the water into wine) is to introduce Jesus the new Adam and Mary the new Eve. This heresy can only result in one thing Scott. Answer: The worship of Mary. How? You said, She is the most perfect work of Christ, who participates in the work of grace & salvation because she is the means of special grace & mercy and the new Eve. Scott I ask that you would reconsider your teachings. You are in dangerous waters. You have taken all the pronouns that define the Christ and given them to Mary. You were once walking among the people of truth but you allowed yourself to go astray by the seducing spirits of error. He was the young gentleman who came up to you in seminary and asked you, "Where does it say scripture alone??" You fell for it. Now you have abandoned the infallible trust-worthy word of the Amen and embraced the fallible untrust-worthy word of men.

[@denisebraganza]

Hey Born Again's are saved by faith alone so you should not worry about Mary the Mother of God. Born Agains can just about do anything they want for they have taken the pledge and now have a certified guarantee of the Kingdom. Which Kingdom is questionable? Can I ask a question do you believe in Infant Baptism?? Why not???

[@phillipdupor8822]

Jesus gave His mother Mary to all who qualify as beloved disciples on the cross. Protestants rejection of this gift is like spitting in the face of Jesus.

[@lukezandvliet2294]

A truly eloquent speaker, but his doctrine is false and evil. His understanding of the scriptures is so incredibly wrong, it's hard to believe and painful to listen to. Catholics will believe him because they are prevented from knowing the word, which is very sad. My whole family and extended family are in the claws of this cult. Scott Hahn is responsible for the loss of many souls who are persuaded by his awful false doctrine.

[@isrberlinerin4063]

Mary the great delusion created by the Roman Catholic Religion . Your Pope said that Jesus was a failure on the cross and then bowed before the statue of Mary. You still have Jesus hanging on the cross , your catholic Jesus is not the same Jesus in the Bible . The story you are telling about Mary is totally false , it is really awful that so many are being deceived and believe those diabolical lies .

[@isrberlinerin4063]

@@sefad1157 pope francis

[@JeffersonDinedAlone]

Except that, considering that Christ is the Redeemer, not Mary, your faith should never be the same upon discovering Christ, not Mary. Your focus is entirely misguided.