Dear Person-who-does-not-understand-Mary,
How do you feel when somebody insults your mother?
Do you think insulting Mary, the mother of Jesus will be ignored by Him?
I have taken your comments and broken them out, so it would be easier for you to understand the answers.
1. Mary was not perfect. She was just like the rest of us.
1. [Luke 1:28] And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
[Heb 9:14.6] how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
We as believers in Jesus Christ, are purified and made PERFECT before God by:
a. the Blood of Christ. We have to do this by FAITH. Because, we are unable to actually touch His blood. The BLOOD OF JESUS was SHARED and flowed through Mary's veins from the moment JESUS was conceived in her womb. In the care and feeding of an infant, a mother cannot help but ingest bodily fluids as she takes care of her baby.
b. the presence of the Holy Spirit. I can find at least four (4) instances where Mary received the Holy Spirit. Mary came into direct contact with the Holy Spirit when Jesus was conceived in her womb. According to 1 Cor 6:17, once He has made contact, the Holy Spirit does not leave.
c. the name of Jesus. [Rom 10:13.9] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How many times do you think Mary called for her boy. 100 times? 10,000 times? "Jesus, it's time for dinner!" I am being sarcastic, but I hope you get my point. Jesus name was ever on Mary's lips and in her heart. Such is the love of a mother for her children.
Douay-Rheims Bible - [Luke 1:28] And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
[Luke 1:26] And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
Now, think about this carefully, would an angel who stands before God and who is His messenger, be able to speak anything but the truth?
And the angel of God testifies: "full of grace, the Lord is with thee". A person full of GRACE is sinless. If the Lord is with you, you are free of sin.
[1Cor 6:17.5] But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
[2Cor 3:17.8] Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Remember:
[Mark 3:29] But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
INTERCEDE = PRAY
ANYONE (including Mary and all the saints) who believes in Jesus and has the Holy Spirit in his heart can forgive sins.
In Jesus name I can ask Mary and all the saints of the past and the present to INTERCEDE (pray) for me before God.Isn't Mary dead?
[Mat 22:32.3] I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not
the God of the dead, but of the living.
ANYONE (including Mary and all the saints) who believes in Jesus and has the Holy Spirit in his heart are alive in Him FOREVER.
By the commandment of Jesus, in His name, we - as believers in Him are COMMANDED to INTERCEDE for the sins of others. Simply look up "forgive one another" in any concordance. You find many places where this is said.
In the Love of Christ, Brother John (cheese sandwiches)
All Glory and Honor are yours Almighty One, forever and ever, Amen!