Brief Summary
This video addresses the Protestant perspective on the veneration of Mary, arguing that the limited mentions of Mary in the Bible do not diminish her significance. The speaker highlights key biblical passages, particularly from Luke 1, to demonstrate Mary's exalted status and the recognition she receives from figures like Elizabeth and John the Baptist. It contrasts this with the Protestant view, questioning why some Protestants fail to acknowledge Mary's blessedness despite biblical evidence.
- The significance of Mary is not determined by the frequency of her mentions in the Bible, but by the importance of those mentions.
- Elizabeth and John the Baptist, both filled with the Holy Spirit, recognised and rejoiced in Mary's role as the mother of God.
- Mary herself prophesied that all generations would call her blessed.
The video begins by addressing the common Protestant argument that if the veneration of Mary were biblical, there would be more examples of it in the Gospels. The speaker counters this by questioning whether the Gospels are exhaustive records of everything Jesus said and did. They draw a parallel with the other apostles, noting that some are mentioned far less frequently than Peter, James, and John, but this doesn't make them insignificant. The speaker asserts that the importance of Mary isn't about how often she's mentioned, but the significance of the instances when she is.
The speaker emphasises that when Mary is mentioned in the Bible, it is in contexts that demonstrate her great standing before God. They point to Luke 1 as a prime example, highlighting the honour and status attributed to Mary in this chapter. The speaker suggests that these references are significant and reveal her exalted status, especially when viewed without Protestant biases.
The discussion focuses on Luke 1:39-45, where Mary visits Elizabeth. When Elizabeth hears Mary's greeting, John the Baptist, still in Elizabeth's womb, leaps for joy. Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, recognises Mary as the mother of her Lord. This passage illustrates that even John the Baptist, in utero, recognised and rejoiced at the presence of Mary, the mother of God.
Continuing with Luke 1, Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, exclaims, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" She is humbled that the mother of her Lord would come to her. John the Baptist's leaping in the womb is attributed to the Holy Spirit enabling him to recognise the voice of the mother of his Lord and rejoice.
The speaker reiterates that both Elizabeth and John the Baptist were filled with the Holy Spirit and, as a result, were filled with ecstatic joy at the visit of Mary, the mother of God. This is presented as a sign of being filled with the Holy Spirit: to be excited and elated that the Theotokos (Mother of God) would visit.
The video poses a question about Protestants who claim to know the Lord but denigrate Mary, suggesting they are misguided. It contrasts their behaviour with the biblical account of Elizabeth and John the Baptist, who, filled with the Holy Spirit, recognised Mary's unique status. The speaker questions why Protestants fail to recognise Mary's dignity and status when even a baby in the womb recognised her greatness through the Holy Spirit.
Moving to Luke 1:45-56, the speaker draws attention to Mary's response, known as the Magnificat. Mary proclaims, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour." She glorifies God because He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant, and "henceforth all generations will call me blessed."
The speaker emphasises Mary's prophecy that all generations will call her blessed because of the great things God has done for her. They highlight that the Catholic and Orthodox traditions fulfil this prophecy by calling Mary blessed. The speaker contrasts this with the Protestant perspective, questioning whether their views align with scripture, given Mary's own words and the recognition she received from Elizabeth and John the Baptist. The video concludes by questioning how Protestants can reconcile their views with the scriptural accounts of Mary's blessedness and the Holy Spirit's role in recognising her significance.
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0:00 so my question is more like about the the veneration of Mary so we just just so just so we can go quickly through it because you know Protestants Protestants usually they say usually they say well if veneration of Mary is biblical then why do we then why the few examples in the gospel that we have of Jesus interaction with her is usually very weird and so what who told you that the gospels are exhaustive and record everything that Jesus said or did because if we go by that root does that mean the other apostles who don't have as much prominence or mention as much as Peter James and John are also insignificant yeah so I mean so if you could just like explain briefly some of the examples I give which you definitely
0:46 from script I don't know let's go the first argument let's go with the first argument your first s about veneration of the Blessed Mother your first argument was okay they said well there's only a few interaction between Jesus and Mary all right well what does that prove how much interaction do you find Jesus having with the other disciples that are less mention mention infrequently does that mean they're insignificant no and as you said we in the book of Acts in the book of Acts Peter John and James and then Paul as well as James the so-called brother Lord they play a prominent role how many times is Matthew mentioned in Acts
1:32 zero zero how many times does Thomas mentioned what about Philip or bar so if I go by that way of interpreting scripture they must have been very insignificant and they were not important which we know is a Lie from hell because Ephesians 2:20 says that the church is built on the foundation of the Holy Apostles and the prophets all of them so just because the Bible doesn't mention Mary that often doesn't tell us anything about her significance because it's not how many times she's mentioned the importance is when she's mentioned those references are they significant do they carry weight and are they important absolutely because when Mary is mentioned she's mentioned in context
2:19 that shows her great standing before God and how much God has exalted and elevated her will you go with the classic text of Luke 1 if you read Luke 1 we can't do it now all 26- 56 that section itself is mindblowing in the honor and status of the Blessed Mother can you open up Luke one let me show you yeah of course now if you're in Luke 1 let me show you that the few times the Blessed Mother is mentioned they're quite significant so significant that shows her exalted status if you stop reading them through Protestant lenses okay now go to Luke 1 you're going to read 39 to 45 39-
3:06 45 okay and it it says like this now Mary arose in those days and went into the Hill Country with haste to a city of Judah and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth and it happened when Elizabeth heard the greetings of Mary that the babe leaped in her womb say what eleth the baby leaped in her womb John the Baptist is six months old in his mother's womb right right how did yeah how could he now before you go there was Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit read of course Elizabeth was
3:51 filled with the Holy Spirit okay before you was Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit yes now read Luke 1:15 was John filled with the Holy Spirit in his mother's womb Luke 1:5 yeah it says here for he will be great in the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink he will also be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb so filled with the holy spirit so was John the Baptist filled the holy spirit in his mother's womb yes and was Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit yes now read Luke 1 141 to
4:38 45 uh verse 42 now then she spoke out with a loud voice and said blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb but why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me for indeed as soon as the voice of greeting sounded in my ears The Babe leaped in my womb for Joy so Luke 143 Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit and she's humbled the mother of my Lord would enter my home she realizes unworthiness that the mother of her Lord would come to her home and then filled
5:23 with Holy Spirit John the Baptist heard Mary's voice and left because the spirit enable John to recognize the voice of the mother of his Lord and rejoice at hearing her voice yeah that's exactly right so two are filled with the Holy Spirit two are caused by the Holy Spirit to rejoice and be elated with ecstatic joy that the mother of my Lord has come to visit us yeah now a sign of being filled with the Holy Spirit is to be excited and elated that the theot the mother of Our Lord would visit us and come to our homes and dwell with us what does it say
6:09 about those Protestants who think they know the Lord and think they're born of the spirit that go out of their way to denigrate the Blessed Mother thinking they're doing God a favor or to just treat her as an ordinary woman yeah because that's what I wanted you to help me so I may be able to refute a sign of being filled with the Holy Spirit is to be excited elated full of joy that the theotokos the holy mother of Our Lord would even come and visit us yeah we got it even a baby in the womb is elated full of joy ecstatic that the mother of his Lord came to visit him and recognize the voice of the mother's Lord what does it say about Protestants who don't recognize her dignity and
6:56 status and try to denate denigrate her when even a b in the womb recognize how great this woman was because the holy spirit filled him we got that yes watch Mary's reaction you're going to read 45 because he stopped at 44 you're read 45 to 56 Luke 1 45-56 yeah blessed is she who believe for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord and Mary said my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit has so Mary is now magnifying Jesus my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my
7:42 savior why why is she glorifying God guys pay attention why is she glorifying God go ahead yeah verse 48 for he has regarded the lowly stated of his made servant for behold henceforth all generations will call me blessed Generations will call me blessed for he who is mighty has done great things for me and holy is his name wait all generations will call me cursed all generations will ignore me all generations will brush me aside all generations will view me as just of one one of many women whom God used or all generations will call me blessed because of the great things he's done for
8:28 me that the lettera all generations will call her blessed which Christian group calls Mary blessed because of the great things that God has done for her uh the Catholics and I would assume the Orthodox too you better believe it so do they believe in solar scripture to scripture well and Sol script to a scriptura Mary herself said all generations will call me blessed because of the great things God has done for me the holy spirit filled Elizabeth and John the Baptist while in his mother's womb to rejoice and be ecstatic and elated and filled with joy that Mary the mother of Lord the theotokos would come and visit them what happened to the Protestants I thought they go by Sol scriptor topor
