Mother’s day is a great day that we have the privilege to elevate and honor our mothers. It falls both within the 10 commandments and Proverbs 31:28-29.
Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
“Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.
Within Christendom, some would also like to turn and bless Mary the earthly mother of Jesus Christ. Just turn to any social media channel and you will find statements like:
Hail Mary
Full of Grace.
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Should we celebrate Mary as the mother of God and recognize the title Queen of Heaven as the Catholic catechism says? The answer is no.
Isaiah 42:8 explicit states:
“I am the Lord – that is My Name – AND MY GLORY I WILL NOT GIVE TO ANOTHER, nor My praise to idols.
The LORD God in no way shares His glory and praise with another. Not even with Mary. But what about the teaching that her being sinless like Jesus?
The view of Mary as sinless comes from a declaration from Pope Pius IX in 1854. The doctrine also teaches that she has since the beginning has been without sin. The Bible has no teaching on this and cannot be found unless you twist the scripture. Mary’s own testimony assert that she is need of a savior.
“My soul exalts the Lord,
“And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed
Mary’s assertions are correct in that all generations will call her blessed. But she is need of a savior. Her position is, like you and me, the humble state of a bondslave. The word bondslave is the word doulos which translated as a slave of God. Her statement along with the absence of any other clear statement from Scripture affirms that this teaching is false. The state of everyone in time and history is that of sinful mankind.
The scripture clearly states that all are under sin:
…for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:22-23
And
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned Romans 5:12
Paul, a chief Pharisee and teacher of law, would have had ample opportunity to mention Mary’s sinlessness. But it was absent from any teaching from any of the scriptures and the other teachings of the apostles. Also, this would have been blaspheme in the mind of the Jew. Instead, Paul teaches that all mankind is under sin. No one escapes this judgment, not even Mary.
The late introduction of the doctrine of Mary’s sinlessness and the absence of its teaching in scripture show that this is error. God, who does not share His glory with another further affirms that Mary’s elevation to co-mediatrix and queen of heaven is heresy. Let us instead worship the Lord God, honor our mothers, and remember Mary as God’s chosen servant for bearing Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.