WAS MARY
THE MOTHER OF GOD?
By
Elvin C. Myers
Scripture Reading:
Matthew 1:23
The argument goes like
this; if Jesus was Emmanuel, God with us, then Mary was the mother
of God. If Jesus was born without a sin nature, then His mother must
also have been born without a sin nature. God gave her a special
pure soul. After Jesus was born, Mary remained a virgin. Because she
was the sinless mother of God, she went directly to heaven without
dying. Does the Bible confirm any of these ideas?
First, being born into
the human race did not make Jesus God. He was God before He became
man, a member of the triune Godhead in eternity past. Our text says
He was God with us, implying He came to be with us. God is a
singular word in English, but it contains a plural thought in both
English, Greek and Hebrew. This is why God said in Genesis 1:26-27
"Let us make man in our own image." One image for "us"
and "our." Mary is not the mother of the triune Godhead.
Christ lived in eternity past without a mother. The Pharisees
understood this (John 5:18). She gave birth to God's Son without
being the originator of His being.
Did Mary have a sin
nature? If she did, she was a sinner and needed a Savior like
everyone else. She acknowledged this when she said in Luke 1:47, "My
spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior." She had a Savior.
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Did Mary remain a virgin
after Jesus was born? Matthew 13:55 names Mary's four sons, who were
born after Jesus, and mentions sisters. There were at least six more
children born to Joseph and Mary.
Did Mary die? As far as
we know from the record, the Bible does not say she didn't. It seems
safe to say she died. Mary was a Godly woman, and we respect her as
much as the disciples did. We should not say more about her than the
Scriptures warrant.
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