1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,100 Well again, it's so good to be back with you all. 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:09,200 I've seen some of your faces just not too long ago and so 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,300 from Joe and I thank you for all those who are able to make it to 4 00:00:12,300 --> 00:00:14,200 the wedding. And we know that some couldn't 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,900 really wanted to be there, but your love and your support even 6 00:00:16,900 --> 00:00:20,200 from a distance was felt. And so we're just so blessed 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,000 that we can be part of a church family. 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,400 That is so supportive in so many ways and so thank you from the 9 00:00:25,407 --> 00:00:27,900 bottom of our hearts. I don't want to take too much 10 00:00:27,900 --> 00:00:30,800 time talking about that though. I want us to go to the word of 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,900 God and so meet me. E in Mark, chapter 7. 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,700 And let's go to a few verses that we already covered 13 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:42,500 together, but it's going to help us springboard into specific 14 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:44,600 topic. That is worthy of our time. 15 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:49,800 This Sunday afternoon let's go to verse 10 and Mark chapter 7, 16 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:00,000 Here's what the word of God reads. 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,800 For Moses said, honor your father, and your mother, and 18 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,800 whoever reviles father, or mother must surely die. 19 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:15,100 But you say the man, tells his father, or his mother, whatever 20 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:17,400 you have game from me, is Corbin. 21 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,800 That is given to God, then you no longer permit him to do 22 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,000 anything for his father or mother. 23 00:01:24,300 --> 00:01:29,900 Thus making void the word of God by your tradition. 24 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:35,500 That you Have handed down and many such things you do. 25 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:41,400 Lord, we pray. Give us Grace for this message. 26 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,200 Unmistakably clear. Free from confusion free from 27 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:52,400 error, even with a subject, like this may the presence of Christ. 28 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,200 Be felt May, our hearts be wooed to love him and Adorn him with 29 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,500 greater devotion, and greater Zeal Lord set. 30 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:03,400 The captives free, those who might be confused or deceived, 31 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:08,800 bring Clarity, bring guidance, bring Deliverance be exalted and 32 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,900 be honored. Lord, our hearts are ready for 33 00:02:11,900 --> 00:02:15,500 what you have to say and we trust in your wisdom and in your 34 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:17,700 wisdom alone. Amen. 35 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,900 I draw your attention to this passage again, because I want to 36 00:02:22,900 --> 00:02:27,500 remind you that the elevation and the indoctrination of man 37 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:30,500 made, religious, or spiritual tradition, is something that 38 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:35,500 Jesus during his Earthly Ministry often confronted and 39 00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:42,400 exposed and the leaders, and the perpetrators who pushed often 40 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:46,600 man-made tradition. During the time of Christ were 41 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,700 the Pharisees. And here we see the Lord, not 42 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:53,700 only addressing the error of their ways in a general sense, 43 00:02:53,700 --> 00:03:00,000 but he specifically points out a flaw in their belief system and 44 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:05,500 even calls it out by name. The Lord here speaks about one 45 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:08,700 of the things that they were pushing and teaching and 46 00:03:08,700 --> 00:03:13,600 discipling, that was actually eclipsing the word of God. 47 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,100 And Jesus goes on to tell exactly what commandment this 48 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:21,800 teaching was overshadowing. And it was obviously concerned 49 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,600 to him and it should be concern to us. 50 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,800 That's what we see here. In verse 11 is a not the 51 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,200 Pharisees implemented. What was known as Corbin, it was 52 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,500 a pseudo spiritual All that enabled them to avoid the 53 00:03:35,500 --> 00:03:39,400 responsibility ordained by God. In the fifth commandment and 54 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,900 honoring your father and your mother, which was a lifelong 55 00:03:41,900 --> 00:03:45,600 commitment, even into their old age, to watch over them, and to 56 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,000 help them in every way possible, including financially. 57 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,300 But this core bond. This, this supposed principal 58 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,700 made it seem as though in piety, what was supposed to be given to 59 00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:00,600 them was actually given to God, when in reality, they could do 60 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:06,000 whatever they wanted with that. charitable cause This is just 61 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,300 one this is just one of the Traditions. 62 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:12,700 Jesus tells us that the end of his statement here verse 13 and 63 00:04:12,700 --> 00:04:18,399 many such things you do. This teaching was only one of 64 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:21,800 the many errors that the Pharisees were promoting to an 65 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:26,400 undiscerning people. Many such things you do with 66 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,500 that being said, my aim today and I have a very specific goal 67 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:34,300 is to bring forth to you and to unpack a korban of our day, so 68 00:04:34,300 --> 00:04:38,700 to speak. More specifically, I want you, 69 00:04:38,700 --> 00:04:41,300 and I to look at a man-made tradition that is still being 70 00:04:41,300 --> 00:04:47,100 imposed on the masses. In the name of God and is 71 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:53,700 effectively making void the word of God in the lives of many as 72 00:04:53,700 --> 00:04:55,800 it was, in the days of the Pharisees. 73 00:04:57,500 --> 00:05:02,700 And my intention in doing this, is to make one simple and 74 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:04,600 crucial point that you would never forget. 75 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,800 And it relates to what we discussed in our last time 76 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,600 together. And that point is this, that 77 00:05:10,700 --> 00:05:15,700 there is a serious spiritual danger and deception that awaits 78 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:22,600 anyone Anyone who does not uphold the scripture, as a 79 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,600 supreme authority regarding all matters of faith and practice. 80 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,600 In other words, if the Bible does not rain, sufficient 81 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:37,900 concerning your convictions about the revelation of who God 82 00:05:37,900 --> 00:05:40,800 is and what he demands of us then. 83 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,200 No, this the possibilities of embracing erroneous beliefs are 84 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,500 inevitable. And you will hear one of the 85 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:54,300 most. Heartbreaking examples of that 86 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:56,600 in a few moments. But before before we proceed, 87 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,800 allow me to lay a groundwork from the word of God turn with 88 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,000 me to the Book of Revelation, Book of Revelation is filled 89 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,700 with wonder filled with amazing truths and observations. 90 00:06:04,700 --> 00:06:07,300 You're aware of that, it has cost people too. 91 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:15,000 Study and wonder and for some to speculate, it's just from cover 92 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,700 to cover overwhelming with so much Rich Revelation and 93 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:22,100 content. And in this book though, I 94 00:06:22,108 --> 00:06:25,800 believe there is one observation that many have missed, even 95 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,900 those who are eager to master. Its contents. 96 00:06:27,900 --> 00:06:29,800 Found here in Revelation, 19 verse 9. 97 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,100 What do we read here Revelation 19? 98 00:06:34,100 --> 00:06:38,300 9 says, in the angel said to me, this is John the Apostle 99 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:41,000 writing. And the angel said to me, write 100 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,700 this blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper 101 00:06:44,700 --> 00:06:49,600 of the lamb and he said to me, these are the true words of God 102 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:54,900 verse 10. Then I fell down at his feet to 103 00:06:54,900 --> 00:06:58,700 worship Him. But he said to me, you must not 104 00:06:58,700 --> 00:07:01,800 do that. I am a fellow servant with you 105 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,300 and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus worship. 106 00:07:06,300 --> 00:07:11,400 God for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of Prophecy. 107 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:17,600 Go to chapter 22 of Revelation. Verse 8, revelation, 22, verse 108 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:24,400 8. I John am the one who heard and 109 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:30,200 saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I fell down 110 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,500 to worship at the feet of the Angel who showed them to me. 111 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,200 But he said to me, you must not do that. 112 00:07:38,700 --> 00:07:42,400 I am a fellow servant with you and your brother's the prophets. 113 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:47,000 And with those who keep the words of this book worship God. 114 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:53,100 If you were to ask the Apostle John brother, John, who alone is 115 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:56,700 worthy of praise and honor and Glory, who alone is worthy to be 116 00:07:56,700 --> 00:08:00,200 ascribed. This adoration. 117 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:04,800 This Love This devotion. Will there be any doubt in your 118 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,700 mind that he would answer correctly? 119 00:08:07,500 --> 00:08:11,600 The same John, who saw touched felt and heard, the Living Word 120 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,900 made flesh. The same John, who penned the 121 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:20,200 words of the Masters Statements like I am the way the truth, and 122 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,600 the life, the same, John who has given us the Gospel of John, the 123 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,000 Epistles of John, and even this very glorious book. 124 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,900 Is there any doubt in our minds that he would be completely 125 00:08:31,900 --> 00:08:34,799 faithful to answering that question? 126 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,200 There shouldn't be the end of the same time, the same John, 127 00:08:39,700 --> 00:08:41,600 who gave so much glory and honour to the Lord. 128 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:48,400 Jesus Christ, not once but twice felt the Temptation and the urge 129 00:08:48,500 --> 00:08:55,700 to worship an angel. To worship a creature. 130 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:02,200 To worship a messenger of God. There are many things that we 131 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:06,300 can take from this many things that we can absorb, but let me 132 00:09:06,300 --> 00:09:09,500 make one point that's relevant to the message. 133 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:17,500 Today mankind is very capable of giving equal if not more glory 134 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,200 to a creature than the Creator who alone is worthy to be 135 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,800 praised. Mankind. 136 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:34,900 Can feel that pull can be a Lord to give inappropriate glory to 137 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:38,100 an object apart from the only one who deserves it. 138 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:41,100 Now, I want you to think about this more deeply. 139 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,100 This is John, this is the Apostle, John. 140 00:09:46,100 --> 00:09:52,400 And if the Apostle, John himself felt that impulse to Bow before 141 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,500 a creature, should it surprise us? 142 00:09:55,700 --> 00:09:58,700 That there are millions across this globe. 143 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,100 Who do not have a true Fidelity to the word of God, who do not 144 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:05,100 have an adequate understanding of the scriptures? 145 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:09,400 Is it any surprise to us that the masses? 146 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:13,800 Would feel the urge and would even live in a way in which they 147 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:19,700 give and proper adoration, and tribute to a created being 148 00:10:19,700 --> 00:10:23,700 rather than the Creator. It shouldn't surprise you. 149 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,200 It shouldn't surprise any of us but it should still break our 150 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,800 hearts to know that. There are many today who like 151 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:35,100 John Our Miss placing their worship. 152 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:40,400 And have never been challenged for it even by those who know 153 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,500 the truth. And I believe one main reasons 154 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:46,600 because they're afraid and they have a false understanding of 155 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:52,900 unity. False understanding of love. but 156 00:10:52,900 --> 00:10:59,800 my goal today is to be a simple messenger and Echo the 157 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,700 exhortation that this heavenly messenger urgency urgently gave 158 00:11:03,700 --> 00:11:11,700 to John, you must not do that. Worship God. 159 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,300 God Alone. Some of you perhaps know where 160 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:18,800 I'm going with this. But let me be clear from the 161 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,700 beginning that we are going to spend our time today to deal 162 00:11:21,700 --> 00:11:25,000 with a very common elevation of a creature. 163 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,700 Not an angel, but an instrument that God has used two thousand 164 00:11:27,700 --> 00:11:31,200 years ago and a special way. One who has chosen to fulfill a 165 00:11:31,208 --> 00:11:34,200 very specific and unique role in Redemptive history. 166 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:40,400 But who I was unfortunately been esteemed on a pedestal in a 167 00:11:40,408 --> 00:11:45,200 manner that is completely foreign to the Bible. 168 00:11:45,900 --> 00:11:51,700 I'm speaking about Mary and there are different traditional 169 00:11:51,700 --> 00:11:55,100 churches who proposed various views about Mary though? 170 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:58,000 Many of them overlap. But what I'm going to do for the 171 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,400 sake of order and a flow of thought, I'm going to focus on 172 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:09,100 what the Roman Catholic Church teaches about Mary and I know 173 00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:12,500 what you might be thinking. Why, why are you doing this man? 174 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:15,800 Why don't you just stick to what you believe in what we believe? 175 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,500 No need to do this, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of 176 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,600 You might think that I'm being inflammatory or unloving by 177 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,800 taking this approach but let me tell you what I'm doing. 178 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,300 Is the most loving thing I can do. 179 00:12:26,900 --> 00:12:29,600 It's the most loving and most compassionate thing to do. 180 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,700 And I'm not here to give you something that came from my own 181 00:12:36,700 --> 00:12:40,000 imagination or my own ideas or from some random blog that I 182 00:12:40,008 --> 00:12:45,200 read online to give me some ammo to attack unnecessarily. 183 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,600 People who might hold to a different understanding of this 184 00:12:49,100 --> 00:12:53,900 person know my prayer and my preparation is 21. 185 00:12:53,900 --> 00:12:57,300 Equip the believer. Is to equip the believer to know 186 00:12:57,300 --> 00:13:00,700 how to reach out to those who are in deception and second to 187 00:13:00,700 --> 00:13:06,000 that if somebody who might claim and confess to venerate, Mary 188 00:13:06,700 --> 00:13:09,800 that in light of what is going to be presented, a to be open 189 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,500 enough in heart and mind to re-evaluate. 190 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,300 What the Roman Catholic Church actually teaches and even your 191 00:13:17,300 --> 00:13:21,700 own Devotion to her. And to see if it lines up with 192 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:26,900 the word of God. So just be open, be honest, if 193 00:13:26,900 --> 00:13:30,600 you're hungry for the truth, I'm not here again to present my own 194 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,200 ideas. In fact, this is going to be a 195 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,700 very different message. At least for me, at least for me 196 00:13:35,700 --> 00:13:40,400 because what I want to do is quote as many sources as 197 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,700 possible. I'm going to give you what Rome 198 00:13:44,700 --> 00:13:48,700 says, I'm not going to give you what I think or my understanding 199 00:13:48,700 --> 00:13:50,300 or what I heard from what this person said. 200 00:13:50,300 --> 00:13:54,200 Without any credible reference. So my head is going to be down a 201 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:55,300 lot. That might not be the most 202 00:13:55,300 --> 00:13:58,500 engaging or emotionally stirring message this afternoon, but 203 00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:01,700 absolutely vital. I want to follow the master. 204 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:05,100 We go verse by verse chapter, by chapter throughout, the Bible 205 00:14:05,100 --> 00:14:08,000 were in Mark chapter 7, Jesus dealing with tradition and I 206 00:14:08,008 --> 00:14:11,000 want to deal with tradition to Jesus called out a specific 207 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,700 false tradition and I endeavored to do the same. 208 00:14:15,500 --> 00:14:18,300 There's a lot of confusion out there a lot. 209 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,000 And they're even good-hearted people who know this to be the 210 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,400 true word of God, but don't understand differences. 211 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,800 And don't understand nuances. And my goal here is to make you 212 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,300 more confident in what you believe. 213 00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:33,500 And for those who might hold to this tradition, I want you to 214 00:14:33,500 --> 00:14:38,100 also see Perhaps, you don't understand the depths of this 215 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:39,800 tradition and what it really implies. 216 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,200 And I want you to see that something perhaps that you've 217 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:44,900 grown up with or something that you've been sharing with your 218 00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:46,400 family. Something that's very familiar 219 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:50,600 to your culture is in fact dangerous. 220 00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:56,100 How are we going to do this? Well, let me start by saying if 221 00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:59,700 I give you. Everything will be here for 222 00:14:59,700 --> 00:15:03,500 three hours. I don't want to overwhelm you at 223 00:15:03,500 --> 00:15:06,500 the same time, I want this to be sufficient enough for you, to 224 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:11,700 have a basis of understanding. And so I always have to give 225 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:14,200 this disclaimer, this is not exhaustive because I'm prepared 226 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,900 for people to perhaps approach me after and asked about this, 227 00:15:16,900 --> 00:15:19,500 or about that. I'm prepared for that Beyond 228 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:22,100 this Pulpit. But for the sake of our time, 229 00:15:22,300 --> 00:15:26,300 for the sake of your tolerance, in mind, this is a very focused 230 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,100 message that will deal with specific things and what were 231 00:15:29,100 --> 00:15:31,000 specifically going to deal with that. 232 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:37,000 At this time. Are the main dogmas of Mary in 233 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,400 the Roman Catholic Church, the main dogmas, right? 234 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,200 The main teachings. And let me remind you what 235 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,100 dogmas are. They're infallible and 236 00:15:44,100 --> 00:15:48,700 obligatory beliefs that are binding on all professing 237 00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:51,500 Christians. They are non-negotiable their 238 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:57,100 irrevocable and they are absolutely a part of the core 239 00:15:57,100 --> 00:16:00,800 tenets of the Catholic faith. So when you hear the word dogma, 240 00:16:00,900 --> 00:16:02,500 that's what you're hearing. These are not. 241 00:16:02,700 --> 00:16:06,800 Just Fringe things. These are sensual things so 242 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,600 believer, be ready to be equipped. 243 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,300 And and the person who does not understand the differences or 244 00:16:13,300 --> 00:16:17,900 the depths of Mary ology, be prepared to digest. 245 00:16:17,900 --> 00:16:19,500 Some things that might not be easy to hear. 246 00:16:21,100 --> 00:16:24,400 How are we going to do this? Let's deal with the four main 247 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,900 dogmas. Actually three there are four 248 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:29,900 there are four of them and the one that I'm going to exclude is 249 00:16:29,900 --> 00:16:34,000 the belief that Mary is the mother of God. 250 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:38,100 That's a very specific title. May, I had a very misleading and 251 00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:43,600 unbiblical title, the mother of God, it's a very loaded title, 252 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:47,200 and it's not just a nice way of referring to her. 253 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,700 It's not just an honorable way of identifying her, it is low. 254 00:16:50,900 --> 00:16:54,700 loaded with application and implication concerning devotion 255 00:16:55,000 --> 00:17:00,400 and perception of her person that is exaggerated And 256 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,100 violation of the word of God, but I'm not going to touch on 257 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:04,400 that one. Instead, I'm going to touch on 258 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:08,599 the three other ones and these are the three that we're going 259 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:10,200 to look at in the short time together. 260 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,300 The first one, the first one. If you're taking notes, if you 261 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:16,000 can, memorize this stuff, God bless you. 262 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,099 The Immaculate Conception of Mary. 263 00:17:21,599 --> 00:17:27,000 In 1854, Pope Pius the ninth solemnly established what is 264 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,600 known as the Immaculate Conception as a universal Dogma. 265 00:17:30,900 --> 00:17:33,900 This article of faith was issued under the title of infallible is 266 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:38,300 DUIs with translate as gods and affable God ineffable. 267 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:44,800 The Immaculate Conception. Is the teaching that Mary was 268 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,400 conceived without original sin or stain. 269 00:17:49,100 --> 00:17:52,000 Let me say that one more time, Immaculate Conception is not the 270 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,000 belief that Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary without sin, 271 00:17:56,700 --> 00:18:01,600 but that Mary herself when she was conceived the womb of her 272 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:07,600 mother was conceived without a trace without any pollution of 273 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:12,100 original sin. in essence, it is the belief that God has granted 274 00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:16,100 a specific Grace over her from the moment that she was 275 00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:19,200 conceived, that preserved her from the curse of Adam 276 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:25,800 Protecting her from. The original curse and stain of 277 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,300 sin that affects us all. And why would they believe that? 278 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:31,800 Well because in their idea if Mary hosted the presence of 279 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,400 Jesus Christ, who is God, who is perfect, then she herself and 280 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,100 sharing flesh with them, cannot be contaminated with sin. 281 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,700 Here is the exact definition from that document that I 282 00:18:42,700 --> 00:18:47,500 quoted, right? God ineffable from 1854, Pope 283 00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:50,600 Pius. The ninth quote we declare 284 00:18:51,300 --> 00:18:54,500 Pronounce and Define that the doctrine, which holds that the 285 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:58,800 Most Blessed Virgin Mary is the first instance of her conception 286 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,700 in the first instance of her conception by singular, Grace 287 00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:04,900 and privilege. Granted by almighty God and view 288 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:08,800 of the merits of Jesus Christ. The savior of the human race was 289 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:13,600 preserved, free from all stain of original sin, is a Doctrine 290 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:17,600 revealed by God and therefore, to be believed firmly and 291 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,700 constantly, by all the faithful and quote, There's a lot being 292 00:19:21,700 --> 00:19:23,700 said there and it's very straightforward. 293 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:27,100 It's unmistakably clear, but did you catch a specific phrase? 294 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,100 It is a Doctrine revealed by God. 295 00:19:31,700 --> 00:19:35,600 Now, your reflex should be. Well, where does it say it in 296 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,700 the word of God? But that reply doesn't apply to 297 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,300 Roman Catholicism. Why? 298 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:46,100 Because in their understanding it's not just scripture the 299 00:19:46,100 --> 00:19:49,700 magisterium of the church has equal Authority and if they're 300 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:53,900 honest, more Authority than the word of God and that kind of 301 00:19:53,900 --> 00:19:57,200 authority that they claim to have enables them to receive 302 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,200 divine. Ation and Define divine 303 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,100 revelation. Regardless, if it's found in the 304 00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:06,600 scriptures are not She comes down to Authority. 305 00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:09,700 That's why I taught on is the Bible enough before we begin 306 00:20:09,700 --> 00:20:12,000 this because that's where it all stems. 307 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:18,500 From is the Bible sufficient. And if not, then you open ways 308 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,500 to embracing things such as this. 309 00:20:21,500 --> 00:20:26,200 And in the same document that defines this Doctrine, you have 310 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,900 a warning issued to those who choose not to adhere to it. 311 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:38,400 Quote, hence if any one shall dare, which God forbid, to think 312 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,200 otherwise that has been defined by us, let him know and 313 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,500 understand that he is condemned by his own judgment. 314 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:49,500 That he has suffered shipwreck in the faith that he has 315 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:51,700 separated from the unity of the church. 316 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,600 And that furthermore, by his own action, can cures the penalties 317 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:59,100 established by law. If he should are to express in 318 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:02,400 words or in writing, or By any other outward means the errors. 319 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:06,800 He thinks in his heart and quote, you doubt this, you 320 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,700 question this, you publicly criticize it in writing or in 321 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:13,400 speech, you deserve to be punished by law. 322 00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:16,600 You've made shipwreck of your faith. 323 00:21:17,500 --> 00:21:21,300 You are not part of the church. If you do not believe that Mary 324 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:25,200 was conceived without sin anathema. 325 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,100 Is this some Fringe document know this was declared by a pope 326 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:34,500 infallibly? This essential This is what they 327 00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:36,800 believe and if you don't believe it either, you're not a 328 00:21:36,808 --> 00:21:40,600 Christian. This is serious. 329 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:44,700 If you expect, if you express any resistance or question, 330 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,600 you're in danger. And we think here that this is 331 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,400 again, something that is out there, but let me prove it to 332 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:56,800 you from this This is the catechism of the Catholic 333 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,900 church, you can purchase this, you can find this online. 334 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:05,500 This is a book that summarizes the doctrines of their faith. 335 00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:09,100 I'm going to be quoting from this book a lot because I want 336 00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:10,600 you to see exactly what they believe. 337 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,300 Not, again my opinion or my interpretation of their 338 00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:16,200 principles and their rituals and their ceremonies and their 339 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,300 doctors know, straight from the book, straight from the horse's 340 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:23,600 mouth. From the catechism paragraph. 341 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,900 508 Here's what we read. This is Doctrine again. 342 00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:32,100 This is theology. From among the descendants of 343 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:35,500 Eve. God chose the Virgin Mary to be 344 00:22:35,508 --> 00:22:37,700 the mother of his son full of grace. 345 00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:44,100 Mary is the most excellent fruit of redemption from the first 346 00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:47,800 instant of her conception, she was totally preserved from the 347 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:52,000 stain of original sin and she remained pure from all personal 348 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:57,600 sin throughout her life. The reason for this belief 349 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:02,100 again, as I said is because Jesus is sinless and surely the 350 00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:04,900 one hosting Jesus should be sinless, the one carrying him 351 00:23:04,900 --> 00:23:08,500 for nine months. And so what's this belief that 352 00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:11,800 God? Predetermined chose Mary? 353 00:23:12,900 --> 00:23:17,600 To be the first to be redeemed in a sense to be redeemed before 354 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:22,700 even existing. So that she can be the proper 355 00:23:22,700 --> 00:23:27,300 carrier of the son of God. What does the Bible say about 356 00:23:27,300 --> 00:23:30,300 Mary's moral condition? Well, it's fascinating because 357 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:33,500 the holy spirit gives us the very words of Mary and in Luke 358 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:38,400 1, 46 to 47. It says in Mary said my soul 359 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:43,200 magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God, what? 360 00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:50,100 My Savior, My Savior. Here's this, humble servant of 361 00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:54,000 God who gladly and willingly confesses what many cannot 362 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,200 accept that she was aware of her need to be saved. 363 00:23:58,700 --> 00:24:03,400 She was aware of her need of the saving grace of God, regardless 364 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,900 of her privileged role in God's program. 365 00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:11,000 She knew she was not exempt. From the need to be redeemed, to 366 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,800 be saved to be transformed, but like many false teachings. 367 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,600 When you introduce error and all it takes. 368 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:22,700 Is a little leaven, oftentimes, you're going to need more error 369 00:24:22,700 --> 00:24:25,200 in order to keep the original thought of float. 370 00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:31,700 And so we have a strong Dogma, the Immaculate Conception of 371 00:24:31,700 --> 00:24:35,300 Mary, but it is followed by another which is a second, very 372 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:38,200 important pillar in this idea of who she is. 373 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:43,700 The Perpetual virginity of Mary The Perpetual virginity of Mary, 374 00:24:43,700 --> 00:24:46,400 something that I'm sure you've heard that you're familiar with, 375 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:51,800 but we need to unpack. It still 649 Pope Martin the 376 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:56,700 first at a lateran council, again he clarified and 377 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:58,800 solidified. This jock doctor not as an 378 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,400 opinion piece. But again, as a teaching 379 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:05,400 sanctioned with Divine Authority, the statement ever 380 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:09,200 virgin came from this Pope. And what is it a firm exactly? 381 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,800 Well, that Mary was. Not just a virgin before she 382 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,500 conceived Christ, that's something you and I agree with. 383 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,400 We believe that Mary was a virgin before she conceived 384 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,800 Christ, but it goes beyond that that she was a virgin during and 385 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,200 after the birth of Christ and that's where we have contention. 386 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,700 That's where we have an issue. That's where we disagree. 387 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,300 We know that in scripture there many evidences that say, the 388 00:25:31,300 --> 00:25:33,900 contrary, and I know that there every single verse I bring up, 389 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:36,600 I'm fully aware that the traditional churches has a 390 00:25:36,608 --> 00:25:39,600 response almost every one of them, but let me let me just 391 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,300 give it to you. Regardless, we have Jesus 392 00:25:42,300 --> 00:25:44,900 siblings mention his half-brothers and sisters even 393 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:49,900 by name by Mark even by Matthew. But a Mark 6:3 we're told is not 394 00:25:49,900 --> 00:25:55,100 the, this, the carpenter The son of Mary and brother of James, 395 00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:57,700 and Joseph, and Judas, and Simon, and are not his sister's 396 00:25:57,700 --> 00:26:00,300 here with us and they took offense at him. 397 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,600 Now, Roman Catholics attempt to refute this simple reading of 398 00:26:03,608 --> 00:26:06,900 the text by going to the original Greek word and saying, 399 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:11,900 well, the original Greek word for brothers is a wide thing. 400 00:26:11,900 --> 00:26:15,200 It can it can include distant relatives, include cousins but 401 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,700 if Mark really wanted to convey that, it was Jesus relatives or 402 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:22,100 his cousins. Then why wouldn't he use the 403 00:26:22,300 --> 00:26:28,100 Words, for those very things. Because in Luke 136 where we're 404 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:31,500 told about Elizabeth, I know the King James says cousin, but in 405 00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:34,300 other word for word translation, you have the word relative. 406 00:26:35,700 --> 00:26:39,900 The original Greek word is sugan es su G NS which actually means 407 00:26:39,900 --> 00:26:45,500 of kin the same kin of being of the same family, the same blood 408 00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:48,600 though, this then or close. It's a more General 409 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,600 understanding of relatives. So again, s Elizabeth was that 410 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:56,100 kind of person to marry in a human relationship but in 411 00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:59,800 Colossians 4, 10 you have Paul telling us about Barnabas has 412 00:26:59,900 --> 00:27:03,400 cousin in Colossians 4 10. I know again the King James says 413 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:07,500 the son of his sister but if You go to the original of Barnabas 414 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:09,900 has cousin. The Greek work. 415 00:27:09,900 --> 00:27:13,500 Is there an up ciose? Which actually means cousin 416 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,200 cousin. So you have a Greek word for 417 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:20,400 distant relative. You have a Greek word for cousin 418 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,900 when it comes to Mark 6:3. Here, the Greek word is Al 419 00:27:24,900 --> 00:27:29,600 dafoe's for my greek-speaking. Friends, I apologize for the way 420 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:34,900 I am pronouncing these words. It speaks of someone related to 421 00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:39,500 you with the same parents. It's the closest word that you 422 00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:43,100 can use to refer to a brother or a sister. 423 00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:50,500 So why not sugan is why not an up ciose, why use a word that 424 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:53,300 brings you closer to the meaning of Jesus? 425 00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:56,000 Having a half-brother half-sister, but Roman 426 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,100 Catholicism can't accept this. They can't, they have to rely on 427 00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:04,600 strange analogies and illustrations to prey on those 428 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,000 who don't have a proper way of interpreting. 429 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,500 The word of God. Let me give you the most famous 430 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:13,500 one. Mary is the Ark of the Covenant, 431 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,900 and its fulfillment. What I mean by that on the same 432 00:28:17,900 --> 00:28:19,700 way that the Ark of the Covenant, the Old Testament 433 00:28:19,700 --> 00:28:24,700 hosted the presence of God that was a shadow of Mary who was to 434 00:28:24,700 --> 00:28:29,300 host the glory of God. In the person of Jesus Christ. 435 00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:33,700 Sounds nice. Sounds poetic sounds deep. 436 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,600 But what's the Practical and Theological implication? 437 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,800 This. That in the same way that no man 438 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,700 could touch the Ark of the Covenant and like manner, no man 439 00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:47,300 could touch Mary. No man could touch Mary by 440 00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:52,400 virtue of her role, as hosting the presence of God. 441 00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:57,600 And so with that train of logic, no man touched Mary including 442 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:04,000 her husband Joseph, Just like the Ark of the Covenant refused 443 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,900 to allow. Here's a statement from this 444 00:29:06,900 --> 00:29:12,400 book again. Paragraph number 499, quote the 445 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,700 deepening of faith, and the virginal motherhood led the 446 00:29:15,700 --> 00:29:21,000 church to confess Mary's real and Perpetual virginity even in 447 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:25,600 the act of giving birth to the Son of God made, man in fact 448 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,200 Christ's birth did not diminish. His mother's virgin Integrity 449 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,900 but sanctified it and so the Liturgy of the church celebrates 450 00:29:32,900 --> 00:29:37,500 Mary as the ever virgin What does this mean? 451 00:29:37,700 --> 00:29:41,600 Exactly, well, there's debates. Even among Catholics of the 452 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,300 implications of this. But a common view is that the 453 00:29:44,300 --> 00:29:48,400 conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary was not the only 454 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,500 miraculous thing that that occurred in relation to her 455 00:29:51,500 --> 00:29:55,100 body. Not just the conception listen 456 00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:59,800 very carefully, but the very event of the birth itself. 457 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,700 Was a miracle. Did you hear what the statement 458 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:10,700 of faith said, even in the act of giving birth to the Son of 459 00:30:10,700 --> 00:30:13,700 God made, man? So here's the belief and it's 460 00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:18,700 spelled out clearly, Mary, remained a virgin, not obviously 461 00:30:18,700 --> 00:30:25,700 before, conceiving Christ. But during, and after now, I've 462 00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:29,200 always understood as the after But no, it goes deeper than 463 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,800 that. Even during what does that mean? 464 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:35,400 Well, here's the argument, because Mary was sinless. 465 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,500 She escaped the experiential curse. 466 00:30:40,500 --> 00:30:43,900 That was issued to Eve and her descendants, which according to 467 00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:48,100 Genesis, 3:16 deals with pain and bringing forth children. 468 00:30:48,900 --> 00:30:50,300 But again, you have to connect it. 469 00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:54,800 She was conceived without sin, and so as a result of that 470 00:30:54,800 --> 00:31:00,300 privilege status, when it came to this occasion, the pain was 471 00:31:00,300 --> 00:31:03,700 not present, but it's even more than that. 472 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,500 It's more than just a painless labor. 473 00:31:06,700 --> 00:31:10,700 No, no, because in seeking to defend the integrity, Eddie of 474 00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:15,700 Mary's sinless body. The belief is this, that during 475 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:19,700 the natural arrival of the Savior, some believe that Jesus, 476 00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:21,900 they're not even enter through the birth canal at all. 477 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:31,700 Here's a quote from article, 3 from the catechism of Trent, 478 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,200 which expands on the details of the birth of Christ quote. 479 00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:40,600 You can hear me say that a lot. And speaking about Jesus here it 480 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:45,200 is quote just as he afterwards went forth from the Sepulchre, 481 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:50,100 while it was closed and sealed the tomb and entered the room in 482 00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:54,300 which his disciples were assembled, the doors being shot 483 00:31:54,900 --> 00:31:59,300 or not to depart from everyday examples, just as the Rays of 484 00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:03,400 the sun penetrate without breaking or injuring in the 485 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,200 least, the solid substance of glass. 486 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,700 So after alike but More exalted manner. 487 00:32:09,700 --> 00:32:13,300 The Jesus Christ come forth from his mother's womb, without 488 00:32:13,300 --> 00:32:19,400 injury to her maternal virginity and quote The case that's being 489 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,900 made here is that in the same way that Jesus escaped, the tomb 490 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:27,500 without tampering with the seal, the mouth of that tomb. 491 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:31,400 And the same way Jesus appeared in that room where the disciples 492 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,400 were fearfully hiding without engaging with the door. 493 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:39,300 So in the birth of Christ, there was no obstruction of the body 494 00:32:39,300 --> 00:32:41,200 of Mary when he entered into our world. 495 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:48,200 Her frame was untouched. There was no wound. 496 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:54,000 There was no scar. And think this is silly. 497 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,700 Why are these details even important? 498 00:32:56,700 --> 00:32:58,900 Well, it's silly to you, but it's very important to them 499 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,500 because it's just an edge and the grand fabric. 500 00:33:03,900 --> 00:33:06,900 Of her being. Of promoting her and 501 00:33:06,900 --> 00:33:08,900 complimenting. Her distinct nature from all 502 00:33:08,900 --> 00:33:11,700 other creation. All of these details matter 503 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:16,200 because it protects and promotes the skewed perception of who she 504 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:20,200 is concerning her person, her position in the kingdom of God. 505 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,500 But even in this, we know that the Bible provides Clarity, what 506 00:33:24,500 --> 00:33:26,600 happened to Mary's body during the birth of Christ. 507 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:29,800 What did Mary do after? She gave birth to Christ. 508 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,800 What does the New Testament tells us in Luke Chapter 2? 509 00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:34,100 Let me read it to you and Luke 2:22. 510 00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:37,900 And when the time came for their purification according to the 511 00:33:37,908 --> 00:33:40,800 law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him 512 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,900 to the Lord. Verse 23 of Luke to as it is 513 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:46,500 written in the law of the Lord. Every male who first opens the 514 00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:48,500 womb Shall be Called, holy to the Lord. 515 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:54,100 So, Mary herself, honor the levitical law by going through, 516 00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:57,500 the rites of purification that occurs after you give birth to 517 00:33:57,500 --> 00:34:02,200 her firstborn male, child. And she went through the whole 518 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:06,600 process of cleansing. Is an act of Devotion to the god 519 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:10,699 that she loved and honored. And I know there are objections. 520 00:34:10,699 --> 00:34:12,600 One of the common objections is this. 521 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,300 Well, if Jesus did have half-siblings then why on the 522 00:34:15,300 --> 00:34:19,100 cross that he bestow the honor and responsibility to John the 523 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:20,300 Beloved. Why not one of his many 524 00:34:20,300 --> 00:34:22,000 siblings? You probably heard it yourself, 525 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,300 right? There's a very simple answer to 526 00:34:24,300 --> 00:34:26,300 that, you know, this and this is why it's important to know our 527 00:34:26,300 --> 00:34:27,800 Bibles. Did the brothers of Jesus 528 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,199 believed Jesus for who he was before his resurrection answer. 529 00:34:31,699 --> 00:34:34,400 No, they didn't. And what did Jesus say about who 530 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,300 his mother? And his brothers were those who 531 00:34:37,300 --> 00:34:40,800 do the word of God are My mother and my brothers. 532 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:47,199 And so being consistent with his teaching, he gave that Grace to 533 00:34:48,300 --> 00:34:50,400 a brother. John. 534 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,199 And what Catholics do with that reference in John 19 is say that 535 00:34:55,199 --> 00:34:58,600 in the same way that John received Mary into her home, 536 00:34:58,700 --> 00:35:01,500 that was symbolic for what the church should do in every single 537 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:03,800 one of you must Embrace marry into your home. 538 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,000 See, it's not just a matter of recognizing the Bible. 539 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,900 It's a matter of how you interpret the Bible. 540 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,300 You can make the Bible say anything you want. 541 00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:17,900 If you come with your preconceived notions and ideas, 542 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:24,200 The Perpetual virginity of Mary. Now you would think okay, well, 543 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:28,800 if Rome has something to say about the birth of Mary, of Rome 544 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,900 has something to say about the life of Mary than surely Rome 545 00:35:31,900 --> 00:35:35,500 has something to say about the death of Mary and they do. 546 00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,200 And you've heard me refer to this not too long ago but I'm 547 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:39,900 going to bring it up to you because it's important to 548 00:35:39,900 --> 00:35:42,900 understand. We know that Pope Pius the 12th 549 00:35:42,900 --> 00:35:48,500 right and 1950 codified another dogma and that Dogma is what the 550 00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:52,900 Assumption of Mary the bodily Assumption of Airy. 551 00:35:53,100 --> 00:35:56,500 And it's a very simple belief that at the end of her life and 552 00:35:56,500 --> 00:35:59,400 you can believe whether she died or not died, but at the end of 553 00:35:59,408 --> 00:36:05,000 her life, Mary assume Marius was ascended into heaven. 554 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:08,900 Not just in her soul but with her body and it makes sense, 555 00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:11,300 right? You were sinless from birth, you 556 00:36:11,300 --> 00:36:13,300 were sinless throughout your life. 557 00:36:13,500 --> 00:36:17,400 And so naturally, the effects of death do not apply to you. 558 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:20,000 Death has no claim on you, so to speak. 559 00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:22,500 And so you are able to experience. 560 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:28,900 This miracle. And this is what this book says. 561 00:36:30,500 --> 00:36:32,400 In the catechism of the Catholic Church. 562 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:36,800 Paragraph number nine, six six. This is a lengthy one but make 563 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,700 it as engaging as possible quote. 564 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:45,800 Finally the immaculate virgin preserved free from all stain of 565 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,600 original sin. When the course of her Earthly 566 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:52,200 life was finished was taken up body and soul into Heavenly 567 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:58,400 glory and exalted by the Lord. As Queen over all things. 568 00:36:59,500 --> 00:37:03,200 So that she might be the more fully conform to her son, the 569 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,700 Lord of lords and Conquer of sin and death. 570 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,700 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular 571 00:37:08,700 --> 00:37:11,000 participation and her son's resurrection. 572 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:14,400 And in anticipation of the resurrection of other 573 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:17,000 Christians, hold up. Jesus is the first fruits of the 574 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:22,600 Resurrection In anticipation of the resurrection of other 575 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,500 Christians in giving birth. Now, they turn it. 576 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:27,800 Another dressing Mary and giving birth. 577 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,300 You, kept your virginity in your dormition. 578 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:33,500 You did not leave the world. Oh, Mother of God, but were 579 00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:37,100 joined to the source of life. You conceive, the Living God and 580 00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:39,700 by your prayers will deliver our souls from death. 581 00:37:40,900 --> 00:37:45,500 End quote. Why is the bodily Assumption of 582 00:37:45,500 --> 00:37:50,800 Mary important to Rome? Because it is her exaltation. 583 00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:56,600 It is her exaltation by the Lord listened as you heard as Queen. 584 00:37:57,700 --> 00:38:01,800 Over all things. And in her exaltation, she was 585 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:05,200 not only honored with some adornment. 586 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:08,800 She was not just crowned with a beautiful identity. 587 00:38:09,900 --> 00:38:15,200 No, she was granted a startling position in heaven. 588 00:38:15,300 --> 00:38:18,900 That still applies today. And what is that role? 589 00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:21,900 Exactly, well look, I can tell you but let me just read it. 590 00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:26,700 This is a general idea. This is an overview of what Mary 591 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,800 is doing according to Catholicism at this very hour 592 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,000 and this is found from Catholic answers. 593 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:37,200 One of the most reputable and sought-after apologetics for 594 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:41,800 Roman Catholicism. Quote understanding Mary as 595 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:47,000 Queen Mother sheds light on her important intercessory role in 596 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,000 the Christian Life. Life. 597 00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:53,900 Just like the Queen Mother of the davidic Kingdom, Mary serves 598 00:38:53,900 --> 00:38:56,900 as an advocate for the people in the kingdom of God today. 599 00:38:57,700 --> 00:39:01,400 Thus, we should approach Our Queen Mother with confidence 600 00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:05,900 knowing that she carries our petitions to a royal son and 601 00:39:05,900 --> 00:39:09,100 that he responds to her. As Solomon did to Bathsheba. 602 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:15,400 I will never refuse you. Do you know why there's such an 603 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,900 emphasis on praying to with the language of the Catholics with 604 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:22,800 praying through, Mary? Do you know why that is Because 605 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,800 Mary has a certain influence over Christ just like any mother 606 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:31,500 would over her child. So go to Mary, you have a better 607 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:34,900 chance of having your prayers answered, if you bring your 608 00:39:34,900 --> 00:39:38,800 prayers first to her, and then her bringing it to the royal 609 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,500 son. And what text to they use for 610 00:39:41,508 --> 00:39:45,500 that. John Chapter 2 wedding at Cana. 611 00:39:46,300 --> 00:39:49,200 When Mary approached Jesus about the issue of their lack, there 612 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:52,300 being a lack of wine. Jesus responds to Maryam, Mary 613 00:39:52,300 --> 00:39:56,800 turns and says, to the servants, do whatever, he tells you, And 614 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,500 then the miracle came came about. 615 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,500 You see bring your need to marry. 616 00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:05,400 Mary will bring it to Christ and Christ would be more willing to 617 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:07,600 hear your petition and plea and answer it. 618 00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:11,300 What a misreading of that text. If anything. 619 00:40:11,300 --> 00:40:13,000 Let's let's let's actually honor. 620 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:16,600 It Mary said, do whatever he tells you to do, then do it. 621 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:24,000 What does he tell you to do? And so this is really the heart 622 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,200 of the matter and this is why if you've ever engaged with a Roman 623 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:28,800 Catholic and you touch on merry men, you really touch your 624 00:40:28,808 --> 00:40:33,800 nerve. Because she's immediate risks. 625 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:40,300 So many Graces flow from her. And this is this is why this 626 00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:43,700 personally disturbs me. And I see this as a perverse and 627 00:40:43,700 --> 00:40:45,800 demonic Doctrine. I'll tell you why. 628 00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:50,700 Because whether it's willingly done and I don't think anybody 629 00:40:50,700 --> 00:40:52,900 would confess that it's willingly done, but it's being 630 00:40:52,900 --> 00:40:57,500 it's being done regardless to see Mary in this position. 631 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:02,200 Puts Christ in a place where he seems less compassionate, less 632 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:05,500 understanding less willing to engage with you and your need 633 00:41:05,500 --> 00:41:10,600 and your pilgrimage Mary with her maternal, affection is much 634 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,400 more understanding and because of her position as Mother of God 635 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:18,700 as Queen of Heaven, like Bathsheba she will sit at the 636 00:41:18,700 --> 00:41:21,900 right hand. She will come to the royal son 637 00:41:22,100 --> 00:41:26,000 and she will be more convincing and effective with your request 638 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,300 if you rather choose to go directly. 639 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:33,600 Him. So this is now, if this, this 640 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:38,600 affects the person of Jesus Christ, this now touches on his 641 00:41:38,900 --> 00:41:42,200 personality and his character and his nature toward us. 642 00:41:43,300 --> 00:41:46,700 And this belief makes the Lord seem indifferent, it makes him 643 00:41:46,700 --> 00:41:50,800 seem distant, makes him seem reluctant, whereas Mary seems 644 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:56,200 more tender and open-hearted and more than that, more 645 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,700 influential, don't believe me, here's another quote. 646 00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:06,400 From paragraph 969, quote, taken up to heaven. 647 00:42:06,700 --> 00:42:10,800 She did not lay aside, the saving office, but by her 648 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:14,000 manifold intercession. Continues to bring us the gift 649 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:17,200 of eternal life. Or Eternal salvation rather. 650 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:23,100 Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the church under the 651 00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:29,700 titles of advocate Helper benefactress and mediatrix. 652 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,400 Those are her titles Advocate helper benefactress in 653 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:41,800 Pediatrics. Remember Pope Pius who 654 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:44,800 established the Immaculate Conception Pope Pius, the ninth 655 00:42:45,700 --> 00:42:48,400 in that lengthy document you have. 656 00:42:49,500 --> 00:42:53,800 You have a confirmation of what I'm saying and even a command of 657 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:58,000 how Roman Catholics or in their language, Christians should 658 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:03,700 perceive and engage with Mary I'm sorry, I'm reading all this 659 00:43:03,700 --> 00:43:06,200 to you, but I think it's more effective than me just saying 660 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,700 things from memory, listen to this. 661 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,800 This is painful quote, let all the children of the Catholic 662 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:17,300 Church were so very dear to us. Hear these words of ours with a 663 00:43:17,308 --> 00:43:20,400 still more Ardent Zeal for piety religion and love, let them 664 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:24,500 continue to venerate invoke and pray to the Most Blessed Virgin 665 00:43:24,500 --> 00:43:27,600 Mary Mother of God, conceived without original sin. 666 00:43:27,700 --> 00:43:31,900 Let them fly with utter confidence to this most sweet. 667 00:43:32,300 --> 00:43:36,200 Our of mercy and Grace in all dangers, difficulties needs, 668 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:40,000 doubts and fears, under her guidance, under her, patronage 669 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:41,800 under her kindness of protection. 670 00:43:41,900 --> 00:43:45,000 Nothing is to be feared. Nothing is hopeless because 671 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:48,100 while our Salvation she is solicitous about the whole human 672 00:43:48,100 --> 00:43:50,200 race. And since she has been appointed 673 00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:53,200 by God to be Queen of Heaven, and Earth and is exalted above 674 00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,400 all the choirs of angels and Saints even stands at the right 675 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:58,000 hand of her. Only begotten, son. 676 00:43:58,100 --> 00:44:01,100 Jesus Christ Our Lord. She presents our petitions in a 677 00:44:01,107 --> 00:44:04,700 more ethicist, man. When she asked she obtains her, 678 00:44:04,700 --> 00:44:12,600 please can never be unheard and cold. now, if you ask somebody 679 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:20,200 who holds the Roman Catholic faith, And you inquire, do you 680 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:25,500 guys worship her? Without hesitation, no, no. 681 00:44:25,500 --> 00:44:31,700 We venerate We venerate her. Call it what you want. 682 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,300 What is this sound like, just be honest. 683 00:44:35,900 --> 00:44:40,100 What does it sound like? Now this all makes sense to why 684 00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:42,900 there's such an emphasis on prayer to or through. 685 00:44:42,900 --> 00:44:47,700 Mary, it's your best option. This is what this is, what makes 686 00:44:47,700 --> 00:44:51,800 your prayer life more effective? Your, your walk with God. 687 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,900 Now, that's what man says, but what does God say? 688 00:44:55,300 --> 00:44:57,100 What does the Holy Spirit? Tell you and I according to 689 00:44:57,107 --> 00:44:59,700 Hebrews 4:15, here's what we're told for. 690 00:44:59,700 --> 00:45:02,300 We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our 691 00:45:02,300 --> 00:45:05,300 weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we 692 00:45:05,300 --> 00:45:08,100 are yet without sin. Therefore let us with confidence 693 00:45:08,100 --> 00:45:09,900 draw near to the throne of grace. 694 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:14,500 Let us with confidence draw near to that sympathetic high priest 695 00:45:14,500 --> 00:45:16,900 who has been tempted in every Single way. 696 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:20,100 And unlike the king of Esters time. 697 00:45:20,100 --> 00:45:23,500 His scepters continually extended to us and we have all 698 00:45:23,500 --> 00:45:26,600 access to him at all times for all things, and I'll manners, 699 00:45:27,100 --> 00:45:32,000 that's Christ, that's Christ and that Glory belongs to him alone. 700 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:36,700 Oh, that we may receive and find Grace to help in time of need, 701 00:45:36,700 --> 00:45:40,900 what more can be said. What more can be shown that? 702 00:45:40,900 --> 00:45:43,500 What is called veneration is actually something more. 703 00:45:43,500 --> 00:45:46,100 And dare, I say atrocious in the sight of God, God. 704 00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:51,300 What more? Not only do these beliefs, have 705 00:45:51,300 --> 00:45:54,500 no basis in the word of God. So many of the attributes that 706 00:45:54,500 --> 00:45:57,900 are exclusive to God are shared with her. 707 00:45:59,500 --> 00:46:01,500 And among the many one of the most disturbing to me in my 708 00:46:01,500 --> 00:46:06,900 studies is her being referred to as all holy all holy. 709 00:46:09,100 --> 00:46:13,700 Pope, John Paul. The second who is Pope in 1978. 710 00:46:14,700 --> 00:46:16,600 He wrote a book called The Book of Mary. 711 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:20,900 And I just want, I'm just going to read the table of contents. 712 00:46:21,900 --> 00:46:23,100 And it's going to give you an idea. 713 00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,100 I'm not even going to read the content. 714 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:28,000 I'm just going to read to you the table of contents. 715 00:46:29,300 --> 00:46:31,900 And he obviously wrote this in honor of Mary. 716 00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:38,200 And here's some of those chapter titles Gate of Heaven. 717 00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:46,100 Mediatrix of all Graces mirror of perfection Mother of Mercy, 718 00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:53,800 pillar of Faith, Queen of All Saints, Queen of Peace Seat of 719 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:57,300 Wisdom. Veneration. 720 00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:04,200 Respect. What do we make of these titles? 721 00:47:04,700 --> 00:47:06,100 What do we make of these statements? 722 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:12,200 And their own catechism paragraph, 971 quote, the 723 00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:16,500 churches Devotion to the Blessed Virgin is in strength intrinsic 724 00:47:16,500 --> 00:47:22,100 to Christian worship. The church has Devotion to the 725 00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:25,800 Blessed version. Its intrinsic to Christian 726 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:31,300 worship. That is why you'll find prayers 727 00:47:31,300 --> 00:47:33,600 and hymns given to Mary. That is why you will hear things 728 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:36,600 like from Pope, John Paul the second and totus tuus. 729 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:39,500 This is a prayer. I'm going to read this prayer. 730 00:47:39,700 --> 00:47:41,800 I'm gonna try to stomach while I read it, but I'm going to read 731 00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:45,700 this to give you an idea to challenge what people claim to 732 00:47:45,700 --> 00:47:48,800 be mere respect. And reverence here it is. 733 00:47:49,300 --> 00:47:54,300 Totally yours, Immaculate Conception Mary. 734 00:47:54,300 --> 00:48:01,000 My mother live in me act in me. Speak in me and through me, 735 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:05,500 think your thoughts in my mind, love through my heart. 736 00:48:05,700 --> 00:48:09,700 Give me your dispositions and feelings, teach lead me and 737 00:48:09,700 --> 00:48:13,900 guide me to Jesus. Correct, Enlighten and expand my 738 00:48:13,900 --> 00:48:17,500 thoughts and behavior possess my soul. 739 00:48:18,100 --> 00:48:22,500 Take over my entire personality and life replace it with 740 00:48:22,500 --> 00:48:25,100 yourself, inclined me to constant. 741 00:48:25,100 --> 00:48:28,400 Adoration. Pray in me, and through me, let 742 00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:30,900 me live. Live in you and keep me in this 743 00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:32,900 Union. Always on men. 744 00:48:32,900 --> 00:48:39,400 No, no I'm n. Here's another prayer from Pope 745 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:40,500 Pius. The 12th. 746 00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:42,800 It's called the consecration to the Blessed Virgin. 747 00:48:43,900 --> 00:48:49,400 Most Holy Virgin Mary tender mother of all to fulfill the 748 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:52,400 desires of the Sacred Heart and the request of the vicar of your 749 00:48:52,400 --> 00:48:55,700 son on Earth. We consecrate ourselves and our 750 00:48:55,700 --> 00:48:59,500 families to your sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. 751 00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:03,400 Oh, Queen of the most holy rosary and we recommend to you 752 00:49:03,500 --> 00:49:06,500 and all the people of our country and all the world. 753 00:49:06,500 --> 00:49:11,500 Please accept our consecration dearest mother and use us as you 754 00:49:11,500 --> 00:49:14,600 wish to accomplish your designs. Upon the world. 755 00:49:16,500 --> 00:49:20,600 Veneration. I'm going straight to the source 756 00:49:21,500 --> 00:49:27,000 veneration or something more we can continue but I won't. 757 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:29,400 I just want to say these thoughts and conclusion. 758 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:33,300 Is this the tone that you read of in the New Testament? 759 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:37,400 Is this the language that is ascribed to her. 760 00:49:37,700 --> 00:49:41,800 In fact, it's not scripture has very little say about her says, 761 00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:44,300 great things about her, says wonderful honorable things about 762 00:49:44,300 --> 00:49:46,400 her. But very little there's no 763 00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:48,500 elaborate description. There's no. 764 00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:50,900 Morning of these different attributes and titles. 765 00:49:51,100 --> 00:49:53,900 There's nothing about her life. Beyond what we see in Acts 766 00:49:53,900 --> 00:49:55,900 chapter 1. And what we see in Acts chapter 767 00:49:55,900 --> 00:49:58,600 one is that she was present with, Jesus have brothers, in 768 00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:00,200 the upper room and her being present. 769 00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:02,500 In the early church. You would think that you would 770 00:50:02,500 --> 00:50:05,300 see something echoed, you would see some kind of foundation, 771 00:50:05,300 --> 00:50:07,700 right? You see some kind of basis for 772 00:50:07,700 --> 00:50:10,900 why these things are being taught and tolerate and promoted 773 00:50:11,100 --> 00:50:14,700 but she has no influence of leadership in the church. 774 00:50:15,600 --> 00:50:19,300 None. She's not venerated in any way, 775 00:50:19,300 --> 00:50:22,200 even close to this. She's not honored and some 776 00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:24,800 special manner she's in the background. 777 00:50:25,900 --> 00:50:29,300 Even when Paul and all of his wonderful feces of the, the 778 00:50:29,300 --> 00:50:33,700 gospel, and all his discussions. And writings about the depths of 779 00:50:33,700 --> 00:50:37,700 justification by faith, when he defines Redemptive history, I'm 780 00:50:37,700 --> 00:50:40,300 thinking of one example. In Galatians, chapter 44, we 781 00:50:40,300 --> 00:50:44,900 tells us about Jesus who is born of woman born under the law. 782 00:50:44,900 --> 00:50:46,900 Like how much More General. Can you get than that? 783 00:50:48,100 --> 00:50:50,100 Born of woman. Does he make? 784 00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:57,100 Give the name born of woman, you would think that, if Rome is 785 00:50:57,100 --> 00:51:00,700 trying to be faithful to the word of God that Those things 786 00:51:00,700 --> 00:51:03,200 would be found things that I just read to you. 787 00:51:03,300 --> 00:51:07,900 Mother of all Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, nothing of the 788 00:51:07,908 --> 00:51:10,700 sort. What about Jesus? 789 00:51:11,300 --> 00:51:13,600 I can't think of a better way to close this session. 790 00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:16,700 Then to go to the very words of Jesus. 791 00:51:19,100 --> 00:51:24,700 Interestingly, somebody makes an attempt to bestow honor to to 792 00:51:24,700 --> 00:51:27,400 marry. And if you want to turn there 793 00:51:27,400 --> 00:51:31,700 before we close our Bibles, it's in Luke 11 verse 27. 794 00:51:37,900 --> 00:51:47,500 Luke 11:27. As he said these things a woman 795 00:51:47,500 --> 00:51:51,000 in the crowd raised her voice and set them blessed is the womb 796 00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:55,500 that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed. 797 00:51:55,500 --> 00:51:59,500 Now pause, you would think that at this point Jesus would take 798 00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:04,600 advantage of this moment and expand upon the glories of Mary, 799 00:52:05,500 --> 00:52:09,600 the privilege of Mary The role of Mary. 800 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:15,100 He doesn't. No looking for 28 but he said 801 00:52:15,100 --> 00:52:16,600 blessed. Rather are those who hear the 802 00:52:16,600 --> 00:52:21,800 word of God and keep it. He doesn't he turns This Woman's 803 00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:27,200 attention and our attention away from that puts our focus on the 804 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:29,700 blessing, that is available to all of us. 805 00:52:30,300 --> 00:52:32,600 And that blessing comes through obedience to the word of God 806 00:52:32,600 --> 00:52:36,500 more over by what he is saying. He clarifies that obedience to 807 00:52:36,508 --> 00:52:39,100 the word of God is of Greater prominence and importance than 808 00:52:39,100 --> 00:52:44,600 any veneration given to Mary. Blessed, rather. 809 00:52:46,300 --> 00:52:48,300 Are those who hear the word of God and keep it? 810 00:52:48,300 --> 00:52:53,100 It's a shame. It's a shame that Millions even 811 00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:55,900 today are doing the very opposite of what this text 812 00:52:56,300 --> 00:52:59,800 presents. Instead, they emphasized the 813 00:52:59,800 --> 00:53:02,000 blessedness of married to the point where they have robbed 814 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:05,700 themselves of the blessing that comes from adherence to the word 815 00:53:05,700 --> 00:53:10,400 of God because in their praise and veneration and honor and 816 00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:14,300 tribute to Mary, they have made void the word of God. 817 00:53:17,100 --> 00:53:22,000 I know that this isn't an easy sermon to hear Sunday, but I 818 00:53:22,008 --> 00:53:25,300 think it's absolutely necessary especially with what's happening 819 00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:28,400 in our climate culturally speaking. 820 00:53:29,800 --> 00:53:31,600 I just praise God for his Providence. 821 00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:35,000 That even in these past two, three weeks, even on political 822 00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:39,200 platforms their discussions about Roman Catholicism and 823 00:53:39,207 --> 00:53:42,800 protestantism and Sola scriptura and all these different things. 824 00:53:42,800 --> 00:53:45,200 And I just thought to myself, wow, it's amazing that we're 825 00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:46,800 touching on these things at this time. 826 00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:49,700 Here's what I want to say to you. 827 00:53:49,707 --> 00:53:51,600 In closing, before we prepare our hearts to partake of the 828 00:53:51,600 --> 00:53:55,900 Lord's Supper. Pray for a Roman Catholic 829 00:53:55,900 --> 00:53:58,500 friends. Pray for them. 830 00:53:59,300 --> 00:54:01,200 The reason why I'm bringing this up to you is because we have to 831 00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:05,500 determine Are these people who believe these things? 832 00:54:05,500 --> 00:54:07,900 Are they partners with us in the gospel? 833 00:54:07,900 --> 00:54:11,900 Are they in need of the Gospel? That's what we have to 834 00:54:11,900 --> 00:54:14,400 determine. Do they need the gospel or do 835 00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:17,800 they have the same gospel are extending our hand to them to 836 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:20,000 reach them with the truth or we putting our hand in their hands 837 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:22,500 and reaching others with the supposed same truth. 838 00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:25,500 This is what we have to decipher pray. 839 00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:27,800 Equip yourself know, the word of God. 840 00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:31,100 More familiar side familiarized with their up with the truth and 841 00:54:31,100 --> 00:54:33,700 be loving enough to engage in serious conversation. 842 00:54:33,700 --> 00:54:35,600 For those who are willing to have those conversations. 843 00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:43,300 Secondly if you grew up if you grew up with, This view of Mary, 844 00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:48,100 you know what's so fascinating? Is that I think this is one of 845 00:54:48,100 --> 00:54:52,000 the strongest strongholds for people when they walk to come to 846 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:55,000 Christ, they can't shake off Devotion to her. 847 00:54:55,700 --> 00:54:59,400 And I understand why when reading into this because so 848 00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:03,800 much is dependent on her so much is accessed through her. 849 00:55:05,100 --> 00:55:10,600 It's no wonder to me how people are fearful of moving on and 850 00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:14,400 giving appropriate honor to her. Instead of the exaggerated one 851 00:55:14,408 --> 00:55:15,900 that they've lived with this for so long. 852 00:55:16,200 --> 00:55:21,300 But I want to assure you this book, you can rely on this truth 853 00:55:21,300 --> 00:55:24,300 will set you free if you just come to this book and this book 854 00:55:24,300 --> 00:55:26,500 alone concerning what you believe about God, and what he 855 00:55:26,500 --> 00:55:29,600 asked of you, you will know true Freedom. 856 00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:33,900 You will know true Liberty. True Faith, true experience of 857 00:55:33,900 --> 00:55:37,500 God's relationship with the living Christ. 858 00:55:38,100 --> 00:55:41,100 Come to the word of God. And if you have any questions 859 00:55:41,100 --> 00:55:44,000 come to us, we want to sit with you, we want to answer you, we 860 00:55:44,008 --> 00:55:46,600 want to, we want to look at what's going on in your heart 861 00:55:46,600 --> 00:55:48,700 and your history and your research even. 862 00:55:49,300 --> 00:55:51,500 But know this, if our conversation is going to go 863 00:55:51,500 --> 00:55:54,300 anywhere, we have to determine what is final Authority. 864 00:55:55,000 --> 00:55:58,300 Now, tell you from now, we believe it's this book and this 865 00:55:58,300 --> 00:56:03,100 book alone As we prepare to come to this table, how do we 866 00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:09,400 transition? Here's what we transition with. 867 00:56:10,500 --> 00:56:12,700 I pray that you're more motivated than ever to give all 868 00:56:12,700 --> 00:56:15,600 glory to Jesus Christ. That's what we're motivated with 869 00:56:16,100 --> 00:56:20,600 Satan wants to Rob That Glory Satan wants to fail That Glory, 870 00:56:20,700 --> 00:56:22,600 he's willing to give it to anybody else. 871 00:56:22,700 --> 00:56:24,900 Even if it's a saint, if it's an angel doesn't care, doesn't have 872 00:56:24,900 --> 00:56:28,100 to be to him, but he hates Christ so much that he's willing 873 00:56:28,100 --> 00:56:31,300 to put any obstacle in front of him so that he doesn't receive 874 00:56:31,300 --> 00:56:33,200 what is his do. But we will not let that happen 875 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:35,300 today. Now, we will give a maximum 876 00:56:35,300 --> 00:56:37,100 Glory. If anything, we will attribute 877 00:56:37,100 --> 00:56:38,600 to him, what belongs to him alone? 878 00:56:38,800 --> 00:56:41,700 Would you pray with me before we sing NG O, Lord. 879 00:56:43,500 --> 00:56:46,300 The true Christ, the true savior, the true deliver the 880 00:56:46,300 --> 00:56:51,700 true Refuge, the true Sanctuary, the high priest of Mercy, the 881 00:56:51,700 --> 00:56:57,800 lover of our souls, the sympathetic Shepherd, the kind 882 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:02,500 and merciful one, the all knowing the all seeing the king 883 00:57:02,500 --> 00:57:06,300 of the universe who does not share his throne with anyone. 884 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:10,400 Lord, we give you the glory and we give you the honor and we 885 00:57:10,400 --> 00:57:13,600 give you the praise alone in this place. 886 00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:17,500 And while we recognize that you are the one mediator, and we 887 00:57:17,500 --> 00:57:20,700 recognize that because of what you've done, we have been given 888 00:57:20,700 --> 00:57:24,100 and we are showered with Grace upon Grace Lord. 889 00:57:24,100 --> 00:57:28,300 As we come to this table, we reflect on the exclusivity of 890 00:57:28,300 --> 00:57:30,900 the gospel. And we remember that it's by 891 00:57:30,900 --> 00:57:35,600 your blood, by your body alone that we are saved that, we are 892 00:57:35,600 --> 00:57:39,500 Sanctified and that We will be redeemed for ever and ever. 893 00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:42,500 We, thank you that you are the way you are the truth. 894 00:57:42,500 --> 00:57:45,500 You are the life. And there is no one who can come 895 00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:48,600 to the father, except through you and you alone. 896 00:57:48,600 --> 00:57:53,600 Oh God Lord, you are infinitely, beautiful infinitely, Majestic, 897 00:57:54,100 --> 00:57:56,300 oh Lord. Help us to exalt you with our 898 00:57:56,300 --> 00:57:58,900 lives. Help us to exalt you with our 899 00:57:58,900 --> 00:58:02,100 understanding of the truth. Help us to honor you in our 900 00:58:02,100 --> 00:58:04,300 defense of the truth. But that defense to be done in 901 00:58:04,308 --> 00:58:06,800 the love and compassion and understanding. 902 00:58:06,900 --> 00:58:11,000 We too were once and darkness. We too are once blinded. 903 00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:14,000 We too, were once deceive, but you set us free. 904 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:16,800 You set us free. We pray that there would be more 905 00:58:16,800 --> 00:58:18,600 freedom as a result of this time. 906 00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:24,200 Lord cleanse us of all sin, cleanse us of all unforgiveness. 907 00:58:24,500 --> 00:58:27,900 There's anything that contradicts our devotion to you, 908 00:58:27,908 --> 00:58:30,400 as we come to this table and declare a Unity not just with 909 00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:33,200 you, but with one another show it to us so that we can honor 910 00:58:33,200 --> 00:58:37,400 you at your table. Oh, Lord, our hearts are heavy, 911 00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:40,700 but help us. Help us Lift Our Heads. 912 00:58:40,700 --> 00:58:43,700 Now, to look at The Wonderful Grace that is ours in Christ 913 00:58:43,700 --> 00:58:46,000 Jesus. In Jesus name, we pray. 914 00:58:46,400 --> 00:58:47,000 Amen.