Tim Maas Supporter Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

In my opinion, Mary did not mean her words to indicate a belief on her part that she was in any way to be venerated or worshipped, or that she would receive such veneration or worship in the future.

Instead, she was stating the fact that future generations would recognize that she had been blessed or favored by God in the same way that earlier individuals (such as Abraham or Jacob) who had played key parts in the history of God's promise of sending a Savior had been favored -- by an act that was not owing to anything that they had done (and sometimes -- as with Jacob -- even in spite of things that they had done), but that was totally out of pure, undeserved grace and mercy on God's part.

(Mary herself recognized this when she said in Luke 1:47, "My spirit rejoices in God, my Savior," indicating her own acknowledgement that she -- even with the blessing that God had conferred on her by making her the mother of the Messiah -- was just as much in need as anyone else of the deliverance from sin that Jesus would accomplish through His death and resurrection.)

September 09 2019 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Brother Paul Supporter Paul's message in Eph 2 was to believers:

The last line in Mary's statement tells us.

'From now on all generations will call me blessed.'

Mary is Blessed, she is the Blessed virgin Mary. 

That is as far as it was intended to be or to go.

If Mary was to be worshipped scripture would tell us so, it doesn't.

We are to worship God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

October 14 2019 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report