Once Saved Always Saved, a man-made doctrine

One of the most critical questions regarding faith is, "What is salvation? How do I attain it?". The Bible speaks clearly of "salvation" but so many preachers that preach misconceptions on what constitutes salvation. The real issue is not really the doctrine, but the free will on whether or not the person is free to stay in Christ till the end or stray from Him and get lost. From the very beginning, Adam and Eve had free will from God and they are given this one command from God as we will read in Genesis 2:16-17 and here's what it says:

Genesis 2:16-17, "He said, 'Of all the trees in the garden, thou mayest freely eat, but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou mayest not eat. For on the day you eat of it, thereof, ye shall surely die"

Unfortunately, Adam and Eve, through their free choice did eat of the forbidden tree and got lost eventually (Genesis 3:6-7). The LORD God did pronounced judgment on Adam and Eve, but at the same time promised a Redeemer who will one day break the serpent's head. Even though Adam and Eve are in their state of being saved, they chose not to be saved since they, by their free will, ate the forbidden fruit. So, based on this, ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED is not applicable for them.

Next, when God chose the people of Israel as His own people with Moses and Aaron as leaders, they are in a saved condition. But eventually, they worshiped the golden calf and not the God of Israel, who commanded, "Thou shalt not make strange gods before Me" (Exodus 20:3), and therefore in the end, did not enter the rest that God promised them (Psalm 95:9-11).

Afterwards, came the kings of Israel such as Saul and David. Saul once was obedient to the LORD's commands and one time disobeyed the LORD by not waiting for Samuel to offer the sacrifice before the battle with Philistia. However, Saul deliberately disobeyed the LORD by sparing the animals and cattle of the Amalekites, to the point that he was rejected and consulted the witch of Endor instead of consulting the LORD and ended up dead in the battlefield at Gilboa (1 Samuel 15, 31, 1 Chronicles 10:13-14).

    "Obedience is better than sacrifice and submission than the fat of rams" (1 Samuel 15:22)

Then afterwards came David and Solomon. David was a humble shepherd from Bethlehem who won victory after victory with the LORD's help. He was crowned king who unified Israel and Judah and made Jerusalem the capital city of Israel. He was, "a man after God's own heart" (Acts 13:22) but disobeyed God by taking Bathsheba and killing Uriah by putting him in the front line of the battlefield where he is to be killed (2 Samuel 11:14-15). The LORD punished David but eventually repented and his saved condition was restored.

Solomon, on the other hand was saved once. He obeyed his father's counsel to, "serve his father's God with an obedient heart and a willing mind" (1 Chronicles 28:9). He even asked for wisdom from God and wrote the book of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes which contain sayings for a righteous living before the LORD. Even the queen of Sheba was impressed at Solomon's answers in 1 Kings 10. However, he fell to apostasy by worshiping idols and not the God of Israel which proved by his free choice, he chose to be unsaved (1 Kings 11:9-10).

In the New Testament, there are also examples of people who are once saved but not always saved like Judas Iscariot. He wasn't, "predestined to Hell" as Fundamentalists claim. They use John 6:70 to justify that Judas is already predestined to Hell. But let us read back to John 6:64 and here's what it says:

John 6:64, "'Yet some of you do not believe'. Jesus knew from the very beginning who were the ones who did not believe, and which one will betray Him"

NOTE: Judas wasn't among those, "who did not believe", he was among, "the one who will betray Him". In fact, Judas still had the privilege of being an Apostle like he is able to cast out demons and heal and preach in Jesus' Name (Mark 6:7-13).

However, Judas deliberately betrayed Jesus to the Pharisees who promised Him thirty silver pieces (Matthew 26:14-16) and killed himself, thus being damned (Matthew 27:3-5).

Based on these examples of people from the Bible, what can we conclude about Eternal Security?

1. Eternal Security is not Biblical. There are tons of Biblical evidences wherein a person who is once saved can fall away from the faith like in Romans 11:21-22 and here's what it says:

Romans 11:21-22, "God did not spare the natural branches, do you think He will spare you? Here we see the kindness and severity of God, severity to those who are fallen, but to you, kindness if you will continue in His kindness. Otherwise, you too will be cut off"

and even the book of Hebrews speak strongly on apostasy:

Hebrews 6:4-6, "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who had a share of the Holy Ghost, who have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming ages, if they shall fall away to renew them again to repentance, seeing to themselves that they are crucifying the Son of God afresh and exposing Him to public shame"

2. Eternal Security enables Christians to lower their guard.

The Apostles often warn us that the devil is like a prowling lion, waiting for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8-9), which is why they said this:

1 Corinthians 10:12, "If anyone thinks he is standing firm, let him take heed lest he fall"


3. Eternal Security promotes a "security in sin" doctrine.

Some Fundamentalists are teaching that a person can still sin and stay saved at the same time. But that is not what our Lord teaches. He even said in John 5:14 and here's what it says:

John 5:14, "Afterwards, Jesus found Him in the Temple and said, 'Listen! You are well now! So stop sinning or something worst may happen to you'"

Jesus Himself warned to that person who had been cured after 38 years based on John 5:5 to stop sinning or something worst may happen to him.The Apostle Peter even compared those people who fell away to a dog and a pig as he said in 2 Peter 2:20-22

2 Peter 2:20-22, "If they have escaped the pollution of this world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and then again caught up by them, the former is worst in the end than it was at the beginning. Better for them to have not known the way of righteousness than to know it and turn away from the sacred commandment given to them. They are only doing what the proverbs said to be true, 'A dog goes back to his own vomit' and, 'A pig that is washed is back to roll in the mud'"

The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), even for an unfaithful child of God. That is why, we need to live holy lives for without which, no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14) and James emphasized that it is also by works we are justified and not by our faith alone (James 2:24).

To close this up, I will quote Matthew 7:21, Matthew 10:22 and John 14:15

Matthew 7:21, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord', will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of My Father who is in heaven"

Matthew 10:22, "Everyone will hate you because of Me, but whoever endures to the end will be saved"

John 14:15, "If you love Me, you will obey My commandments"

"For the time will come when people will not accept sound doctrine, but will hire for themselves teachers to suit their itching ears. They will cover their ears from the truth and give attention to legends (2 Timothy 4:3-4)

Adam and Eve: Symbols only and allegorical?

The accounts of Genesis 1-11

Many people, particularly some Biblical scholars are saying that since the Creation story up to the Tower of Babel, that is, Genesis 1-11 is derived from pagan origin, then, Adam and Eve would not be considered true at all. Can we accept this kind of reasoning? Let us take for example this. Christians are accused of adapting pagan stories like Virgin Birth, Incarnation, Resurrection to Jesus to prove He is God right? Does it mean that Jesus doesn't exist just because Christians adapted stories from pagans? Absolutely not! The only difference is that, Jesus is a historical figure and that those stories like the Virgin Birth were prophecied and was fulfilled in Jesus as Isaiah prophesied:

Isaiah 7:14, "Therefore, the LORD Himself shall give you a sign: a virgin shall conceive and give birth to a Son, and His Name will be called, 'Emmanuel'"

Psalm 110:1, "The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand until I put your enemies under your feet'"

In Psalm 110:1, the Messiah in His human nature was the Son of David, but in His divine nature, He is David's Lord. Always remember that symbols can point to reality. Let us take this example: The queen of England is a symbol of monarchy in England. But she is real in a sense that she is tangible, people can see her, they can plead their suggestions to her, etc. The same applies with Revelation 12:1-17, the woman and the dragon are both symbols, but they tell the story of salvation with God as the protagonist. Also in Revelation 13:1-18, the beast is a symbol, but it points out to the Antichrist, "who denies the Father and the Son" (1 John 2:22).

What am I trying to point out here as I say these examples? First, Adam and Eve cannot be mere invention by Moses, the prophets, Jesus and the Apostles. If they are, then we would have to reject three things:

1. Adam and Eve being our first parents.

2. Monogenism, that people descended from one couple.

3. The reality of original sin.

The BIG question would be if they are allegorical, "Why did the Son of God came to the world? What was the purpose of His dying and rising from the dead?" If Adam and Eve are allegorical and not historical in a literal sense, then we would come up with questions as to why God makes lots of "COVENANTS" with Abraham, with the people of Israel, and in the New Testament through Jesus Christ. If we are real Christians and Catholics, we should dismiss any notions about Adam and Eve because even our Lord spoke about Noah, Adam, Eve, Abel as if they are real, actually they are. Common sense, if Jesus is God and God is Truthful, why would He mention something that is not real? 

            "The first Adam came from earth; the Second Adam came from heaven" (1 Corinthians 15:47)

Responding to a Born Again member on Catholic teachings

                                            Mary said, "Do whatever He tells you" (John 2:5)

Note that the Born Again's comments are in red while mine is in black.

‎[JESUS SAID :: I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE , NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER BUT BY ME.!! John 14:6 (KJV). So WHY COMPROMISE??? IF, YOU ARE A TRUE BELIEVER OF THE BIBLE, AS THE WORD OF GOD, YOU ARE A TRU CHRISTIAN BELIEVER !!!!! This Book CAN SEE AND FORSEE !!! The truth. Mary cannot save you!! THE ONLY SAVIOR IS JESUS CHRIST, WHO DIED ON THE CROSS FOR OUR "" sins"" not Mary. GOD IS A SPIRIT !!!!! Rosary?????]

This man/woman whoever he/she is does not understand what he/she is saying. He/she fails to cite one evidence from the Church's teachings that Catholics deny John 14:6 and that Mary is the Savior. We believe God "is the Savior of all, especially of them that believe" (1 Timothy 4:10). Catholics are stating also in the Creed every Mass that it was Jesus, not Mary who died on the Cross. Speaking about the Rosary, the Rosary is in the Bible and the prayers themselves:

Hail Mary,full of grace the Lord is with you (Luke 1:28).Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus (Luke 1:42). Holy Mary(Ephesians 3:5. Apostles and prophets are called,"holy". Why can't Mary be called such?) Mother of God (Luke 1:43) Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death (1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16, 19-20)

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil (Matthew 6:9-13)

The mysteries of the Rosary:

Joyful Mysteries:

1. The Annunciation (Humility) Luke 1:26-38; John 1:14

2. The Visitation (Charity/Love of Neighbor) Luke 1:39-56

3. The Nativity (Poverty) Luke 2:6-20; Matthew 1:18-25

4. The Presentation (Obedience) Luke 2:22-39

5. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Joy in finding Jesus; prudence) Luke 2:41-51

Luminous Mysteries:

1. The Baptism of Jesus (Fidelity to our baptismal promises) Matthew 3:11-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:15-22; John 1:26-34

2. The Wedding Feast at Cana (Faith in Mary‘s intercession and maternal care) John 2:1-12

3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom (Conversion of heart) Mark 1:14-15; Matthew 5:1-16; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 7:21

4. The Transfiguration (Desire to become a new person in Christ) Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-36

5. The Institution of the Eucharist (Love of the Eucharist; active participation at Mass); Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 22-25; Luke 22:14-20; John 6:33-59

Sorrowful Mysteries:

1. The Agony in the Garden (True sorrow for sin; repentance) Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46

2. The Scourging at the Pillar (Modesty and purity; mortification or self-denial) Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16-22; John 19:1

3. The Crowning of Thorns (Moral courage; love of our enemies) Matthew 27:29-30; Mark 15:16-20; John 19: 2-3

4. The Carrying of the Cross (Patience, especially when suffering; fortitude) Luke 23: 26-32; Matthew 27:31-32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26-32

5. The Crucifixion (Perseverance; mercy) Luke 23: 33-46; Matthew 27: 33-54; Mark 15: 22-39; Luke 23: 33-47; John 1917-37

Glorious Mysteries:

1. The Resurrection (Faith) Matthew 28: 1-10; Mark 16: 1-18; Luke 24: 1-49; John 20:1-29

2. The Ascension (Hope) Mark: 16: 19-20; Luke 24: 50-51; Acts 1: 6-11

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Love of God; gifts of the Holy Spirit) Acts 2:1-41

4. The Assumption* (Grace of a happy death; eternal happiness) Revelation 12:1, Psalm 132:8

5. The Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth* (True devotion to Mary) Revelation 12:1, Psalm 45:9, Songs 6:9)

                                          The Rosary helps us to contemplate Christ with Mary

With all these mysteries in the Bible, why say that its not written? Little knowledge of the Scriptures is dangerous as usual. Didn't you know that? The Bible itself is opposed to stupidity when it says Ecclesiastes 7:25,

"I dedicated myself to knowledge and study; I was determined to find wisdom and the answers to my questions and have found out how wicked and foolish stupidity is" (Ecclesiastes 7:25)

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." (Hosea 4:6)

[RELIGION CANNOT SAVE US, PEOPLE!! JESUS IS THE TRUE RELIGION!! Your relationship with Him that MATTERS!! Sorry folks!!]

Clearly, the Born Again didn't know what religion is. It came from the Latin word, "religare" which means "to reconnect". It is synonymous to "relationship". This person should understand that when someone accepts Jesus in his life, he enters a religion which is a relationship. In fact,the Apostle James mentioned a true religion when he said this:

"Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this, to take care of widows and orphans and to keep himself from being corrupted by the world" (James 1:27)

Who am I to follow? The Apostle James who spoke for religion or this 21st century pastor whose teaching does not trace back to the Apostles and teach against religion? Sorry, but I stick with what the Apostle James said because they teach what they have seen and heard from our Lord as Scripture itself says:

"That which we have seen and heard, we announce to you in order that you may have fellowship with us, yea, and that we have fellowship with the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3)


[JESUS said, before Abraham , I AM, Mary was already at the 14 th generation. THE BIBLE SAYS : FOR GOD NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!! God the Father, came in to this world, clothed in human flesh in the person of JESUS CHRIST. JESUS , GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON ( JESUS ) and the HOLY SPIRIT ARE ONE . JESUS IS IN HEAVEN, SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER, HIS RESIDENCY IS IN HEAVEN MATTHEW 28 :18(KJV) And JESUS came and spake unto to them, saying, ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. ( sorry, Mary is not mentioned)] 

What is the problem with John 8:58? I am not Iglesia Ni Cristo (Manalo) for me to deny Jesus' Divinity. Wait! I must blow my whistle here because you said God the Father became man. The Father Himself is not man nor the son of man that He should repent (Numbers 23:19, Hosea 11:9). When we say Mary is the Mother of God, she is the Mother of Jesus who is God in His humanity. She is not just the mother of Jesus' nature. When Jesus took flesh, His Divine Personality maintained. The Biblical foundation of the THEOTOKOS is found in Luke 1:43 when Elizabeth said, "The mother of my Lord". That means, Mary is carrying the "ADONAI" in Hebrew which is the LORD God. It was Elizabeth who first acknowledged Mary as the THEOTOKOS. Yes, and I believe Jesus has been given authority and dominion since He is the "SON OF MAN" in Daniel 7:13-14 approaching the Ancient of Days. Also, we do not deny the Trinity that the Three Persons are One God which is the Godhead. Also, I don't deny that Jesus has power in heaven and on earth. There is nothing to talk about here, only the Divine Maternity of Mary or the "THEOTOKOS".

                                        We Catholics believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is God!!

                     Even the 16th century Protestant, Martin Luther revered the Blessed Mother. 

    This is only a simple syllogism on Mary. the Mother of God since it tells the Person of Christ.


[Sign of the cross means, CRUCIFY HIM, at ANG Rosarito ay decoration lamang Kuno Christiano bakit ANG mga TAO noon in "" the old and New Testament WALA ako may nakita naggaganon? Kag mag pray gagamitan Rosarito? WHAT JESUS TAUGHT US IS , HOW TO PRAY THE MODEL PRAYER called "" THE LORD'S PRAYER"", AND WHEN YOU PRAY NOT IN VAIN REPETITION.]

Really? Please show me a verse in the Bible that when a person makes a sign of the cross, he is killing Jesus over and over again. The sign of the cross is the sign of God's saving power. In the 1st century A.D., the cross is a symbol of shame and humiliation reserved for slaves. But God changed it to a symbol of faith and hope since the Son of God Himself died on it and won heaven for us. Therefore,we can conclude that:

"For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." (1 Corinthians 1:18)

And even the Apostle Paul was proud to say this:

"As for me, I boast only of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. For by means of His cross, the world is dead to me and I am dead to the world" (Galatians 6:14)
About the "mark of the cross" or the "sign of the cross", haven't you read this?

"And Yahweh said to him, 'Go all through the city, all through Jerusalem, and mark a cross on the foreheads of all who grieve and lament over all the loathsome practices in it.' I heard him say to the others, 'Follow him through the city and strike. Not one glance of pity; show no mercy; old men, young men, girls, children, women, kill and exterminate them all. But do not touch anyone with a cross on his forehead. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the old men who were in the Temple." (Ezekiel 9:4-6)


The Apostle Paul is grieved that there are those who are against the cross of Christ and predicted their destiny through the Holy Spirit of God:

"For many walk, of whom I have told often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is their destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is their shame, who mind earthly things. For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:18-20)

"So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to that old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown" (lyrics from, "The Old Rugged Cross", a Protestant hymn)

And about the "vain repetitions", I am not sure if you pray everyday. If you do, please ask yourself if your prayers are "vain" or have a meaningful repetition. First, God doesn't look at the repetition. What matters most is that our prayer must be sincere. Otherwise, we are only paying Him a lip service and thus receive this rebuke from our Lord:

"These men honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me. It is no use for them to worship Me since they made man-made rules as though they are My laws!" (Isaiah 29:13, cf. Mark 7:6-7). 

The Lord's prayer is a Biblical prayer since it is taken from Matthew 6:9-13 which Jesus Himself taught. Spontaneous prayer is good but nothing can be better than praying the Lord's prayer. Where can you find the "SINNER'S PRAYER" in the Bible? I do hope you can read the chapter and verse for me. I have shown you already the verses for the Hail Mary. I thought you want to base on the Bible? Why can't you base also your prayers on the Bible like pray the Lord's prayer? Also, our Lord didn't say we shouldn't use that prayer in Matthew 6:9-13.

Even our Lord prayed three times in the Garden. Is it a vain repetition?

Are all repetitions condemned by Scripture?

King David, the composer of the 150 Psalms in the Bible

Protestants often use Matthew 6:7 to justify that the Lord Jesus condemned "vain repetitions" and that would mean the Rosary. But what was our Lord forbidding us to do in this verse? Let us look exactly at the verse and see. I will be using the Authorized King James Bible of Matthew 6:7 and here's what it says:

Matthew 6:7 (King James Version), "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."

The Lord Jesus condemned vain repetitions, that is, prayers that are not genuine or taken from the heart. The repetition doesn't matter, but how sincere we are to God. Otherwise, we are only paying Him lip service like these people whom He condemned in Mark 7:6-7 and here's what it says:

Mark 7:6-7 (King James Version), "He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Not all prayer is vain repetition. What matters is that we mean what we say and not pray for a show.

For example, when Isaiah saw the vision of the LORD, he heard angels singing praises to Him (Isaiah 6:3). The people of Israel were told to pray the "Shema" everyday and to teach their children to do the same (Deuteronomy 6:4-7). The Psalmist kept on repeating the words, "His mercy endureth forever" in Psalm 136. The book of Psalms  contains 150 prayers to God. Even our Lord Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane repeated His prayer to the Father in Matthew 26:39, 42 and 43. The Apostle Paul always give thanks to God through Jesus Christ in 1 Corinthians 1:4 and therefore, we need to do the same and pray always in 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18. The angels in Revelation and those who were saved gave thanks to God day and night in Revelation 4:8.

    Can you accuse the Lord Jesus of being a hypocrite for praying 3 times in the Garden?

St. Paul himself wrote to the Thessalonians, "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

But let us look at 1 Kings 18:25-29. The priests of Baal were praying to Baal; therefore it is vain repetition. Why? First, it is addressed to a false god that doesn't really exist. The same applies in Acts 19:28, 34 when the people of Ephesus were heaping praises to Diana, their goddess.

Our Lord wasn't just condemning "VAIN" repetitons, but prayers that are only for a show like what the Pharisees are doing in  Luke 20:47 and it says in the New International Version:

Luke 20:47 (New International Version), "They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely."

For those who are criticizing the Rosary. Be mindful of these passages before you make any rash judgment that we do VAIN repetition:

 1 Chronicles 28:9 (King James Version), "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever"

Proverbs 21:2 (King James Version), "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts."

Psalm 139:23 (King James Version), "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:"

   

Biblical foundation of the Nicene Creed

                     "In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:20)


1. I believe in ONE GOD, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all things seen and unseen (Genesis 1:1-2, Psalm 122:1-2, Isaiah 44:24, John 17:3, 20:17, 1 Corinthians 8:6)

2. I believe in ONE LORD, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father. God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God. Begotten, not made. One in being with the Father. Through Him, all things were made (Matthew 16:16, 26:64, Mark 14:62, John 1:1, 8:24, 28, 58, 10:30, 13:3, 20:28, Romans 9:5, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Colossians 1:15-16, 2:9, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 1:8-12, 2 Peter 1:1, 1 John 5:20)

3. For us men and for our salvation, He came down from heaven by the power of the Holy Spirit. He was born of the Virgin Mary and became man (Matthew 1:18, John 1:14, Galatians 4:4, Philippians 2:6-7)

4. For our sake, He was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried and on the third day, rose again fulfillment of the Scriptures (The Synoptic Gospels and John, Acts 13:28-31, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

5. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom will have no end (Luke 1:32-33, Daniel 2:46-47)

6. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Who, with the Father and the Son was adored and glorified. He spoke through the prophets (Genesis 1:2, Job 33:4, John 16:13, 2 Corinthians 3:17)

7. I believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church (Matthew 16:18, 1 Peter 2:9, Acts 1:8, Ephesians 2:20-22)

8. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins (Exodus 34:6, Numbers 23:19, Psalm 32:5, 51:10, Isaiah 43:25, Hosea 11:9, Joel 2:13, Matthew 28:20, Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3-4)

9. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead (Isaiah 26:19, Ezekiel 37:4-6, Daniel 12:2, John 11:25-26, 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, Revelation 20:11-14)

10. And the life of the world to come (Isaiah 65:17, Revelation 21-22)

WASTONG PAG-UNAWA SA JUAN 17:3 ni: Jee Tee

"At ito ang buhay na walang hanggan, na ikaw ay makilala nila na iisang Dios na tunay at ang iyong sinugo, samakatuwid baga'y si Jesu-Cristo" (Juan 17:3)

Ngayon Tatalakayin natin ang isa mga pinagbabatayang talata ng mga Ministro ng Manalo cult's tungkol sa Aral na ang Ama lang daw ang iisang Tunay na Dios .ang isa sa ginagamit nila ay ang John 17:1-3

Paano ba ito inuunawa ng mga Iglesia Ni Cristo?

"Ang mga bagay na ito ay sinasabi  ni Jesus at sa pagkatingala ng kaniyang mga mata sa Langit ,ay sinabi niya ,Ama dumating ang oras luwalhatiin mo ang iyong Anak,upang ikaw ay Luwalhatiin ng Anak ...."At ito ang buhay na walang hanggan na ikaw ay makilala nila na iisang Dios na tunay at siyang iyong isinugo ,samakatuwid baga'y si Jesu Cristo.(John 17:1,3)

Ito ang kanilang ginagamit na batayan para ituro na ang Ama lang daw ang IIsang Tunay na Dios pero pansinin natin na ang Layunin ng Anak ay ipakilala ang Amang nagsugo sa kanya .

"Walang taong nakakita kailanman sa Dios ang Bugtong na Anak ,na nasa sinapupunan ng Ama siya ang nagpakilala  sa kaniya."(John 1:18)

Dito maliwanag na ang Bugtong na Anak na nasa sinapupunan ng Ama ang magpapakilala sa Ama na siyang iisang Dios na tunay ,kaya kung pansinin natin walang kontrahan sa talatang ito kung sinabi man ng Anak na ang Ama ang iisang Dios na Tunay dahil ipinakilala niya nga ito.

Ngayon ang Tanong natin kung ang Ama ang iisang Dios na Tunay saan naman nagmula  itong Anak na  magpapakilala sa Ama.

Basahin natin; "Sapagkat ang mga salitang sa akin ay ibinigay mo ay ibinigay ko sa kanila at kanilang tinanggap at nakikilala nilang tunay na nagbuhat ako sa iyo ,at nagsipagpaniwalang ikaw ang nagsugo sa akin."(John 17:8)

Saan Nagbuhat ang Anak sabi ng ating Panginoon Jesus  ..'"Nakikilala nilang tunay na nagbuhat ako sa IYO"Ito palang Bugtong na Anak na nagpakilala sa Ama na iisang tunay na Dios ay nagbuhat o nangaling mismo sa AMA at dahil ang Anak ay buhat mismo sa  AMa hindi ihiwalay ang Anak sa Ama kundi  bahagi lang siya ng AMa at dahil bahagi ng Ama ang Anak tunay na Dios ang kalagayan ng Anak kung paano tunay na Dios ang kanyang pinagbuhatan.(John1:1)

"Sapagkat ang Ama rin ang umiibig sa inyo sapagkat ako'y inyong inibig ,at kayo'y nagsisampalataya na "Akoy nagbuhat sa Ama.(John 16:27)

Dito maliwanag na  ang Bugtong na Anak na nasa sinapupunan ng Ama ay nagbuhat mismo sa Ama samakatuwid  bahagi ng Ama ang Anak o .magkasama ang Anak at Ama sa pasimula .(John 1:1-2)

"Hindi ka baga nananampalataya na Akoy nasa Ama at ang Ama ay nasa akin?.(John 14:10)

At itong Bugtong na Anak na nagbuhat sa Ama ay isinugo ng Ama sa sanglibutan.(1John 4:9) at nung isinugo ng Ama ang kanyang Anak sa Sanglibutan na nagbuhat sa kaniya.Ipinakilala niya itong Tunay na Dios.

"At nalalaman natin na naparito ang Anak ng Dios at tayo'y binigyan ng pagkaunawa upang ating makilala siya na totoo samakatuwid ay sa kaniyang Anak na si Jesu Cristo .Ito ang tunay na Dios at ang buhay na walang hanggan.(1John 5:20)

Iisa ang Ama at ang Anak sa pagiging IIsang Dios na Tunay."Ako at ang Ama ay iisa ."(John 10:30) kaya ang iisang Dios na tunay ay Ama at ang Anak na kanyang isinugo sa sanglibutan.

Kaya ang ginamit sa 1 Cor.8:6  sa Greek ay "Heis Theos"o "Heis (One) Theos (God)

"ho de iesous epo autos tis me lego agathos audeis agathos ei me HEIS HO THEOS.(Mark 10:18)

Ang "Heis"(One) tumutukoy ito sa  Corporate One or  United One hindi sa Absulute One .

Ang halimbawa sabi ng Panginoong Jesus "Ego kai ho pater HEIS esmen "sa Greek ang ginamit sa salitang  "One" ay "HEIS" sa (John 10:30 ) Ang  "Heis" ay hindi ito numerical One or Absulute One kundi ito ay "Corporate One or United One" kung Absulute One ang ginagamit sa Greek ay "MONOS"

Halimbawa sa Galatia 3:20 ang "IISANG DIOS" ang ginamit ay "HEIS"

"Ho de mesites heis ou esti ho di THEOS HEIS esti"

"Heis" (Corporate One or United One)

"Theos" (God)

A Corporate One God or a United One God

Ang tanda ng krus ay tanda ba ng Anti-Cristong hunghang?

Iglesia Ni Cristo open forum: Pag nagtanda ng krus, Anti-Cristo na????

Felix Y. Manalo

Marami sa mga kaibigan nating mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo at maging sa iglesiang Protestante ang nagsisitanong kung bakit nag-aantanda ng krus ang mga Katoliko. Sabi ng isang ministro sa Central, wala namang turo ang Biblia na mag-krus. Ginagamit nila ang "Siya ang Inyong paklnggan, ang aral ng Katoliko" ni Padre Enrique Demond sa pahina 11, ganito ang ating mababasa:



"Ang TANDA ng SANTA CRUZ ay siyang TANDA ng TAONG KATOLIKO.Ang paraang ginagawa sa paggamit ng santa cruz ay dalawa: ang mag antanda at ang magkrus.Ang ang pag aantanda ay ang paggawa ng tatlong krus nang hinlalaki ng kanyang kamay;ang unay sa noo,...mabuti at pinakikinabangan lubha ang magkrus na malimit..." ("Siya ang Inyong paklnggan, ang aral ng Katoliko" ni Padre Enrique Demond ph.11)


Hindi lang yan tanda ng Katoliko, tanda po rin ng isang Kristyano. Anong masama sa sinabi ni Padre Enrique Demond? Isa pa po sa sinabi ng mga INC ni Manalo ay yung sa sinabi sa librong, "Ang pananampalataya ng ating mga ninuno" ni Cardinal James Gibbons sa pahina 10 at ganito ang ating mababasa:



"...kinukurusan namin ang aming mga NOO.Ang GAWAING ITO,Y TUNAY NGANG DI INUUTOS NANG TAHASAN NG KASULATAN:DATAPWAT INUUUTOS NG TRADISYON,..." ("Ang pananampalataya ng ating mga ninuno" ni Cardinal James Gibbons)


At eto ang nagiging konklusyon nila, dun sa "PASYONG CANDABA" ni Padre Anciento de la Merced, ganito ang ating mababasa:



"IPAG-UUTOS MAGQUINTAL sa NOO O CANANG CAMAY SUCAT PAGCACAQUILANLAN NA SILA NGA,I CAMPONG TUNAY NITONG ANTI CRISTONG HUNGHANG." ("Pasyong Candaba" by: Aniceto Dela Merced,p.207)


Naku po, ganyan ba ang konklusyon ng mga INC? Pag nag-krus daw kampon na ng Anti-Cristong hunhang? Tignan natin kung ano ang tinutukoy na nilalagay sa noo o canang camay sa Pasyong Candaba. Pasasagutin ko na ang Biblia sa Apocalipsis 13 sa talatang 16-18, ganito ang ating mababasa:



Apocalipsis 13:16-18 (Ang Dating Biblia), "At ang lahat, maliliit at malalaki, at mayayaman at mga dukha, at ang mga laya at ang mga alipin ay pinabigyan ng isang tanda sa kanilang kanang kamay, o sa noo; At nang huwag makabili o makapagbili ang sinoman, kundi siyang mayroong tanda, sa makatuwid ay ng pangalan ng hayop o bilang ng kaniyang pangalan. Dito'y may karunungan. Ang may pagkaunawa ay bilangin ang bilang ng hayop; sapagka't siyang bilang ng isang tao: at ang kaniyang bilang ay Anim na raan at anim na pu't anim"





Kaninong marka ang magpapatunay na kampon ng Anti-Cristong hunghang? Ang tanda ng pangalan ng hayop at bilang ng kanyang pangalan. Walang mababasa dyan na kapag nag-antanda tayo ng krus, kampon na ng Anti-Cristong hunghang. Halatang dumaragdag ang INC sa sinabi sa Biblia. Ang tanda ng krus ay isa ring tatak. Naipaliwang ito ni kapatid na Marwil Llasos ang sa tatak ganito po:



“Ang matibay na pinagsasaligan ng Diyos ay nananatili na may TATAK nito, nakikilala ng Panginoon ang mga kanya, at lumayo sa kalikuan ang bawa’t isa na SUMASAMBITLA ng PANGALAN ng Panginoon. “ II Tim. 2:19

Sa talata, binabanggit ni Apostol Pablo ang tungkol sa TATAK na pinagkakakilanlan ng Panginoon ang mga kanya. Maliban sa TATAK ay binabanggit din ni Apostol Pablo tungkol sa PAGSAMBIT sa Pangalan ng Panginoon. Ano ang pangalan ng Panginoon? “…Pangalan ng Ama, ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo” (Mt. 28:19).



Alin sa mga religion ang may PagtaTATAK habang SUMASAMBITLA ng Panginoon? Mga Katoliko ang kinatuparan ng binabanggit ni Apostol Pablo sa pamamagitan ng PAGTATAK NG KRUS habang inuusal ang pangalan ng Ama, ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo. Tanong: Ito ba ay ginawa din ni Apostol Pablo? Aba’y natural sapagkat hindi niya iaaral kung hindi niya mismo nagawa. Patunay yan, ayun sa Biblia, na si Apostol Pablo ay nagtatak ng krus. Ito ay iniaral niya kay Timoteo na kaniyang alagad. Tayo ang nagpapatuloy nito. Ano ang ikatitiyak natin? Walang ibang reliyon ang nagtatatak at sumasambit sa pangalang ng Panginoon. Kaya ayun na rin sa talata, dito makikilala ng Dios ang mga kanya. Dito rin nakikilala ang mga Katoliko.



May tatak pala sa Biblia at yun ay ang tatak ng Pangalan ng Ama, Anak at Espiritu Santo. Ang pag-aantanda ng krus ay isang palatandaan na pingmamalaki natin ang ginawa ng Panginoong Jesus sa atin 2000 taon nang nakaraan. Dito po sa Galacia 6 sa talatang 14, ganito ang ating mababasa:



Galacia 6:14 (Ang Dating Biblia), "Datapuwa't malayo nawa sa akin ang pagmamapuri, maliban na sa krus ng ating Panginoong Jesucristo, na sa pamamagitan niyao'y ang sanglibutan ay napako sa krus sa ganang akin, at ako'y sa sanglibutan"



Pinagmamalaki ni Pablo ang krus ni Kristo sa talatang yan. Ito ay isang tanda ng tunay na Kristyano at kapangyarihan ng Diyos ayon po sa sinabi ng talata:



1 Corinto 1:18 (Ang Dating Biblia), "Sapagka't ang salita ng krus ay kamangmangan sa kanila na nangapapahamak; nguni't ito'y kapangyarihan ng Dios sa atin na nangaliligtas"





Kaya, yan ang tanda na pinagmamalaki ang krus na pinagpakuan ni Cristo. Bakit nag-aantanda ang Katoliko sa kamay at noo? Ito ay patunay ng lingkod ng Diyos. Dito po sa Deuteronomip 6 sa talatang 8, ganitp ang ating mababasa:



Deuteronomio 6:8 (Ang Dating Biblia), "At iyong itatali na pinakatanda sa iyong kamay at mga magiging pinakatali sa iyong noo"



Anong tanda yon? Tanda ng krus ni Kristo at ang Pangalan ng Panginoon. Anong pangalan ng Panginoon? Basahin natin dito po sa Mateo 28 sa talatang 19:



Mateo 28:19 (Ang Dating Biblia), "Dahil dito magsiyaon nga kayo, at gawin ninyong mga alagad ang lahat ng mga bansa, na sila'y inyong bautismuhan sa pangalan ng Ama at ng Anak at ng Espiritu Santo"



Ang tatak na ito, ang tatak ng krus ay galing sa Diyos. Ganito po ang katunayan:



Ezekiel 9:3-6 (Ang Banal na Biblia=Abriol), ‘Ang kaluwalhatian ng Diyos ng Israel ay tumaas sa mga KERUBIN na dating kinaroroonan patungo sa pintuan ng templo at tinawag ang taong nakasuot ng lino at sa kanyang tagiliran ay may hawak na sisidlan ng panulat. Sinabi sa kanya ng Panginoon, lumibot ka sa lunsod, lumibot ka sa Jerusalem at TATAKAN NG KRUS ang mga noon ng mga taong humihibik at umiiyak dala ng lahat ng kasuklam-suklam na bagay na ginagawa sa loob ng lunsod…Patayin ninyo ang matanda, binata, dalaga, bata at babae hanggang sa malipol ang lahat, subalit HUWAG NINYONG GALAWIN ANG SINO MANG MAY TATAK NA KRUS.’



May tatak na krus daw! Galing ito sa Panginoong Diyos at patunay na pinagmamalaki namin ang krus ni Cristo. Sino ang gumagawa nito? Mga Catolico! Ito ang sabi sa Pasyong Mahal:



"Ngunit ang krus ni Kristo, na isinakop sa tao na siyag malapit kono, nakagaling na totoo sa naghihingalong tao" (Pasyong Mahal ph. 203)

Why I love religion and Jesus as well: Countering, "WHY I HATE RELIGION BUT LOVE JESUS"

"Why I hate religion, but love Jesus"

I have watched this link entitled, "WHY I HATE RELIGION BUT LOVE JESUS" and I found out some loopholes in his statement. Here are some of the myths of anti-religion proponents:


MYTH # 1: Jesus came to abolish religion

If this person read his Bible well and let God do the explaining for him, he wouldn't have jumped to conclusions that Jesus came to abolish religion. He came to fulfill, not to abolish (Matthew 5:17). In fact, He raised the Ten Commandments to a higher standard and brought the Jewish festivals to fulfillment like the Passover pointing this out to the Holy Eucharist (Matthew 26:26-28). In fact, the word "religion" came from the Latin word, "religare" which means "to bind together". It sounds more like "relationship". Religion and relationship aren't contradictory, they are complementary. When a person enters a personal relationship to Jesus, he enters a religion as Scripture says:

John 6:56, "Those who eat My flesh and drink My blood lives in Me, and I in him"
John 15:4, "Remain united to Me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruit by itself. It can only do so if it remains in the vine. In the same way, you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in Me"

Likewise, the Apostle St. Paul tells of a religion wherein Jesus is manifested in the flesh

1 Timothy 3:16, "No one can deny how great is the secret of OUR RELIGION. He appeared in human form and was shown to be right by the Spirit. He was seen by angels, was believed throughout the world and was taken up to heaven"

So, both Jesus and Paul are united in saying that a person enters a religion when he enters a relationship.


MYTH # 2: Religion promotes hypocrisy

Its not the fault of religion that there are people who are hypocrites. Just like in Catholicism, we cannot blame Catholicism itself for the pedophile priests and the Dark Ages. These are the result of Catholics who fail to practice what their Faith has taught them. Even during the time of Jesus, there were Apostles who were loyal to Him like John and some who betrayed Him like Judas Iscariot. Others ran away when Jesus was arrested and Peter denied Him three times. So, as Fr. Burns said, "To say that religion is to blamed for hypocrisy, its like staring at death and blaming the hearse"

MYTH # 3: Religion aims only to build big churches and pastors rich

Again, this is not the fault of religion. Religion is still intact in its virtues and teachings just like the Roman Catholic Church is intact in its virtues and teachings that contraceptives is itself evil and abortion is wrong. This is the fault of pastors aiming to become rich and "making the Word of God a cheap merchandise" (2 Corinthians 2:17) and "not serving Christ the Lord, but their own bellies" (Romans 16:18).

"Think not I came to abolish the Law and the Prophets. I came not to abolish, but to fulfill" (Matthew 5:17)



So why I love Jesus and religion? First, its because 2000 years ago, Jesus said to Peter, "You are Peter, and upon this rock, I will build My Church and the fires of hell will not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18). And this Church is the true religion, the Roman Catholic Church, with its line of successors from Peter to Benedict XVI. I love religion because Jesus Himself established it and redeemed it through His own blood (Acts 20:28) and the night before His passion, He broke bread and said to His followers, "Take and eat, this is My body, take and drink for this is My blood. Do this in memory of Me" (Matthew 26:26-28). Through this eating of bread and drinking of the cup, it paved the way for a New Covenant which is fulfilled in Jesus' religion. When I accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior and receive Him in Communion, I entered a religion which is His Church and when He said, "It is finished" (John 19:30), His religion had only just begun.

Mary in the Bible (Mariology)

                                                           Mary as the Mother of God

First, I want to clear all the misconceptions of anti-Catholics, non-Catholics and also Catholics alike about the Lord's Mother. There are a lot of Biblical Typologies that can be pertained to Mary. Now, Typology is a symbol in the Old Testament that points to something greater in the New Testament.



1. Mary, the New Eve



First, let us look at the first Proto-Evangelion in the Bible. In the book of Genesis, here's what it says:



Genesis 3:15 (Good News Translation), "I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel"



Now, based on this passage, the Woman and the Serpent will fight and out of the Woman's offspring will sprout the One who will crush the Serpent's head. Now, in the wedding at Cana and at the Cross (John 2:1-11, John 19:26-27), Jesus called His Mother, "Woman". But why is that? Jesus was pointing it out to something greater, that she is the fulfillment of Genesis 3:15, the Woman who will have enmity with the Serpent. Also, why did St. Ireneaus said, "death through Eve, life through Mary"? It is because when St. Paul said in Romans 5:19 that death came through one man (Adam), so did life came also through one Man (Jesus). also in 1 Corinthians 15:47, Paul compares Adam to Christ, Adam is from the earth and the the New Adam came from heaven. Now what am I trying to point out here? In the Bible, Eve and Mary are full of grace. One brought death by eating the forbidden fruit in Genesis 3:6, the other brought life through the fruit of her womb, Jesus and through her obedience (Luke 1:38, 42). One listened to the voice of the Serpent, the other listened and obeyed the Lord through her fiat in Luke 1:38.

                              

   "I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel" (Genesis 3:15)

2. Mary, the New Miriam

First, how does the Bible describe Miriam? She watches over Moses (Exodus 2:4) , she is a prophetess (Exodus 15:20-21), she spoke against Moses, the servant of the LORD and was eventually punished for it (Numbers 12:9-16).

But how does this point out to Mary? Mary watches over her Son as the Holy Family fled to Egypt to escape Herod's wrath (Matthew 2:15), she was the Mother of the Lord (Luke 1:43), who is God Himself and also she honored Jesus who prefigured Moses (John 2:4-5).

Mary kept Jesus from harm as Miriam did Moses in the banks of the Nile

3. Mary, the New Ark of the Covenant

First, what does the Ark contain? The Ark contains the Ten Commandments in Exodus 40:3, the Ark is so holy that only few could ever dare touch it in Numbers 4:5-6 and in 2 Samuel 6:7-9. Now what is this got to do with Mary?

First, God is so holy that He cannot tolerate sin in Habakkuk 1:13, Mary had to be sinless in order to bear the Holy Son of God since it is impossible that Jesus Christ and Satan to coincide in 2 Corinthians 6:15. Why is Mary called "The Ark of the Covenant"? Simply because just as the Ark contained the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Mary carried in her womb the One who came not to abolish the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them (Matthew 5:17). David was filled with awe at the old Ark in 2 Samuel 6:9, Elizabeth was filled with awe in Luke 1:43 at the New Ark.

The Old Ark carried the Ten Commandments. Mary, the New Ark carried the One who came not to abolish the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them

      "But I love only one and she is as lovely as a dove. All women praise her. Queens and concubines sing her praises" (Song of Solomon 6:9)



4. Mary the New Queen Mother (Gebirah)



Our Protestant friends out there for sure will use Jeremiah 7:17-18, "Do you not see what they are doing in the streets of Judah and in the cities of Jerusalem? The children gather wood, the men build fires, and the women are baking cakes for the goddess whom they call the Queen of Heaven. They also pour out sacrifices to other gods and provoke Me to anger"



But if we will consider its timeline, the Queen of Heaven that Jeremiah is referring to there is Astarte, the Canaanite goddess. They will argue, "But Queen of Heaven is a pagan title", my response to that is, yes it is, but so does, "king of kings", "lord of lords", "god", "lord", "son of god". Why use the arguments that Jews and atheists use against Jesus to malign Mary?





Now let's get to the issue, why was Mary called the Queen Mother? Let's look at the Bible from a Davidic kingdom perspective. Queen mothers are usually the mother of kings right? And the kings on the other hand, honor these queen mothers in 1 Kings 2:19. The reason why Mary is called the queen mother is that Jesus, her Son is King. Here's what the Scripture says about the queen mother:



Psalm 45:9 (Good News Translation), "Among the women of your court are daughters of kings and at your right hand sits the queen, wearing ornaments of finest gold"



Based on this passage, the queen wearing ornaments of gold sits next to this King whom the Scripture declares as "God" (Psalm 45:6-7). The role of Mary being the queen mother is found in John 2:4-5, wherein Mary intercedes to Jesus for the guests in Cana. Jesus, though His hour had not yet come, didn't refuse His own Mother and that is beautifully illustrated in 1 Kings 2:19-20, wherein Bathsheba intercedes to Solomon on Adonijah's behalf. If a feeble king like Solomon could not refuse his mother, how much more the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords whose Name is Jesus Christ? He cannot do so as well and He is greater than Solomon (Matthew 12:42).



The bottomline is this: We call Mary Queen of Heaven not in a sense that we elevate her to a level of Deity, but because her Son is King, that's only the point. Martin Luther said in his sermon that Mary is a Queen of Heaven yet it doesn't make her a goddess.

5. Mary the Mother of God



Protestants for sure will be horrified at this when they hear that Mary is the Mother of God. They will say, "She is the Mother of the human Jesus only, but not the Mother of the whole Person of Jesus". Protestants should know that mothers bear persons and not just natures. I'll cite an example:



The name of John Mark's mother in Acts 12:12 is Mary right? Do we think people will say, "This is Mary, the mother of the body of John Mark"? No! They will say, "This is Mary, the mother of John Mark". The same applies to Mary's Divine Motherhood. We say Mary as the Mother of God, not in a sense that she came before Jesus Christ, but because through her obedience in Luke 1:38, Jesus, the Word who was with God and is God took flesh in her womb (John 1:1, 14). That is why Elizabeth said, "Who am I that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43). If Mary is the Mother of the Lord Jesus and the Lord Jesus is God, therefore, Mary is the Mother of God. Mary is not the Mother of the human Jesus only, but also of the whole Jesus, His human and divine nature.

                        "Who am I that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?" (Luke 1:43)

6. Mary the mirror of Justice


Why is Mary called the mirror of Justice? Look at a mirror, just as it reflects light from the sun, so does Mary. She reflects light from the Sun of Justice with healing in its wings who is none other than the Lord Jesus in Malachi 4:2. Mary is the mirror of Justice, Jesus Christ is the Sun of Justice. No wonder why she is called also, "THE DISPENSER OF GRACES" based on this title.



PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CONFIRMS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT MARY HAS WITH HER SON JESUS CHRIST. GOD BLESS AND AVE MARIA!