Mary is the mother of Jesus. I know all agree to that. But is she the mother of God? How can Mary the Mother of Jesus, a mere human being, be the Mother of God? Many people question Catholics and do we have the right answers to them?

First, we are going to  provide enlightenment to those who are in doubt or completely do not believe that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the Mother of God. Second, for those who believe in Mary’s Divine Motherhood — To you we provide the necessary insights needed to be able to answer the questions of those who doubt, particularly our non-catholic brethren.

The Nestorian Heresy

Many of our non-Catholic brethren question the dogma of the Divine Motherhood of Mary by inadvertently reechoing the Nestorian heresy which was condemned by the Council of Ephesus in 431. Nestorius claimed that in Christ Incarnate, there are two distinct persons — one divine and the other human. With this premise, Nestorius concluded that Mary was mother only of the human person of Jesus. Thus, according to Nestorius, Mary cannot be considered “Mother of God”.

The Council, attended by around 150 bishops and presided over by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, condemned the teachings of Nestorius. Specifically, the council argued in clear terms that in Jesus is one person (the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity) with two natures (Divine and Human). The union of the two natures of Christ is called hypostatic union since one cannot be without the other.

Because of the hypostatic union, the inseparable union between the two natures of Jesus, Mary is rightfully the Mother of God. She is the Mother of Jesus, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.

The Catholic Church teaches what she received from the Lord through the Apostles, that Mary the mother of Jesus was a virgin before and after giving birth to Jesus. Furthermore, that Mary was ‘full of grace’ from the moment of her conception and that every grace received by Christians passes somehow through her hands.

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Is Mary Above God?

Some say that Mary cannot be the Mother of God because it is inconceivable for a mortal human like Mary to be “above” God. How can the Creator “come from” Mary, a mortal? Motherhood, somehow, gives a certain degree or perception of superiority on the part of the mother over her child, for the reason that the child has to rely on the mother for its conception. Therefore, how can Jesus “rely” on Mary for His conception and birth?

The answer, I think, lies in the word “Immanuel”. Jesus wanted to be truly “one with us” and the only way for Him to do that was to become human himself by being born of a Mother. In other words, the Divine Motherhood of Mary was an essential element of God’s plan to come into the world and restore the intimate relationship between God and Man, by becoming human through the Person of Jesus.

Mary’s Motherhood does not mean that Mary is “superior” to Jesus. Because Jesus is both God and Man (hypostatic union of the two natures), Jesus still retained His Divinity, and therefore superiority over Mary, even if He had to rely on a human vessel in Mary to come into the world.

The Way of Mary

Jesus could have chosen other ways of coming into the world. He could have come in all His glory, bearing with all His Divine Power and coming down from the clouds. But the fact is that He chose to go through Mary, and to be born into the world as a helpless little infant in the arms of Our Lady. He chose to have a Mother. He chose to give His all to Mary: to rely on her for His safety, for His food and nourishment, for His upbringing and growth.

And perhaps herein lies the best answer to the question on whether Mary is truly Mother of God. Mary is Mother of God because God wanted it to be so! Dare we question this Divine decision?

Mother of God, Mother of All Christians

In the same way as the woman who bore you is called your mother and not the mother of your body only, Mary is the mother of the whole person of Jesus Christ, who is God (cf. Colossians 2:9). The Church proclaimed this truth in the Council of Ephesus in 431 A.D. – - -

Therefore, because the holy virgin bore in the flesh God who was united hypostatically with the flesh, for that reason we call her mother of God, not as though the nature of the Word had the beginning of its existence from the flesh (for “the Word was in the beginning and the Word was God and the Word was with God”, and he made the ages and is coeternal with the Father and craftsman of all things), but because, as we have said, he united to himself hypostatically the human and underwent a birth according to the flesh from her womb. - (Third letter of Cyril to Nestorius)

Similarly, the body of believers, the Church, are Christ’s body (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:27-31; Ephesians 4:1-6, 15-16; Colossians 1:18; etc.) and since Mary is the mother of Christ, she is also the mother of all us believers. And, as if these facts would not be enough, Jesus himself gave us Mary as our mother as he hung dying on the cross (cf. John 19).

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Jesus The Bridegroom comes riding on a donkey. And Matthew says, “This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying . . . ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden’” (Matthew 21:4-5). The people spread their cloaks on the road, and cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road, and went before him and shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

Hosanna means “salvation” or “deliverance.” So they were saying: “Here comes our Deliverer, our Savior! Salvation belongs to the Son of David, the Messiah! Here he is. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

I want to focus on this truth: Jesus is not just a king; he is a betrothed King—an engaged King. And soon he will be a married King. His betrothed bride is the people of God—the people who trust him, elect from every race and nation, the church. He came the first time 2,000 years ago to die for his bride—to pay a dowry, as it were, with his own blood. And he will come a second time to marry her and take us—his church—into the gardens and the chambers of his love and joy forever.

We went to a wedding last week and all eyes were turned to the bride. She usually is the focal point of the entire ceremony, adorned in purest white. She was absolutely glowing with love, filled with anticipation, and enjoying the excitement of the wedding ceremony and the reception to come.

When it was time for her to walk down the aisle, all eyes were upon her. All but mine. For some reason I was drawn to look at the groom. My goodness, he had such a look of love upon his face! He was so absorbed with his future bride walking down that aisle, I believe his attention couldn’t have been deterred if it had to ! The devotion of his heart spoke through his eyes, which were transfixed upon his bride. He waited with confident expectation as she drew nearer and nearer to him, finally to take her rightful place beside him.

Jesus is a bridegroom, also. He is waiting for the “church,” his “bride” to make all the necessary preparations to join him at the altar. He waits with great anticipation and enormous love in his heart as the church grows and gathers in number until the perfect time when we will be joined with Him. I can just picture the love in His eyes and the joy in His heart when we (the Church) finally move down the aisle toward our rightful place beside Him.

Jesus has been patient as he waits for us to fulfil the great commission — to take the gospel and spread it to all the world. It may not be much longer before the “marriage of the bride” and the “wedding supper of the lamb”.(Rev.19:9) happens! What a time of rejoicing that will be!

Pray for America – - – 140 Days of Prayer

Join Dr. Charles Stanley and In Touch Ministries as we intercede for our great nation. It is immensely important for believers to seriously consider where we are as a nation and understand the dangerous spiritual tide that is engulfing us.

We are expecting all the people, not only Americans, to join us in these 140 days of prayer. Because we believe that the earth will be a much better place to live if America turnback to God.

By saying  YES to us, you are making the commitment to pray for America. In response to this pledge, we will be sending you a weekly e-mail to help you in this important endeavor. Each e-mail will include Scripture and prayer points to help unite us as a body of believers. There will be one e-mail per week for the 140 days, beginning July 5th.

Are you ready to pray for America? If so, be one of us now for the next 140 days.

God has called us to take a stand and appeal to Him on behalf of our country. And as we courageously fight the battle for the soul of our country on our knees, we must remember that He continues to rule over the affairs of this nation and will hear us when we humble ourselves, turn from our sins, and seek His face.

May God unify our hearts and answer our cries for the spiritual well-being of the United States of America. And may our great nation return to the Lord, honoring Him from sea to shining sea.

To find out the specific things we’ll be praying for, starting on July 5th, Download this PDF file, whose contents are given below…

Pray for America – Step-by-step Prayer Guide

Week 1 : Personal Preparation (Psalm 51)

Week 2 : God’s Ability to Help Us (Psalm 77:7–15)

Week 3: For the Church to Recognize Its Responsibility (Matthew 5:13–16)

Week 4: For God to Open the Eyes of Our Fellow Americans (Psalm 73)

Week 5: Revival and Spiritual Awakening (Psalm 85:6–13)

Week 6: God’s Intervention to Turn the Tide (2 Chronicles 7:12–15)

Week 7: The Financial Crisis (Deuteronomy 8:18)

Week 8: Increasing Taxation (Psalm 66:10–12)

Week 9: Increasing Unemployment (Philippians 4:19)

Week 10: The Rapid Erosion of Our Liberties (Galatians 5:1)

Week 11: Confusion and Corruption (Isaiah 3:12-13)

Week 12: The War Against Jesus (Matthew 5:10-12)

Week 13: Terrorism (Psalm 91:4–9)

Week 14: Turning Away from Israel (Genesis 12:3)

Week 15: Reaffirming Our Nation’s Christian Heritage (Psalm 33:12)

Week 16: Killing the Unborn (Psalm 139:13-16)

Week 17: Departure from the Biblical View of Marriage (Genesis 2:24)

Week 18: Natural Disasters (Hebrews 12:25–29)

Week 19: For Revival Worldwide (Psalm 117)

Week 20: Praise God for What He Will Do (Psalm 149)

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