The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Is Mary a Co-Redemptrix?

Here Rome in their Catechism of the Catholic Church says,

"Without a single sin to retrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person and work of her son; she did so in order to serve the mystery of redemption with Him...being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race" (CCC 494).
The Bible clearly and plainly teaches that Jesus Christ is our sinless Redeemer!  The simplicity of the gospel or glad tidings of Jesus Christ is that we look to Him alone for spiritual salvation.  Rome makes inferences from Scripture but these are more of personal insight than biblical truth.  Rome makes a cosmic leap of blind faith in the Virgin Mary.  No where in the Bible does it say that she is "without a single sin."  It is a nice idea at best but at worst it will cost the human person his soul.  We dare not equivalent Mary with Jesus, because only Jesus Christ was sinless.  There is no doubt that Mary was devoted to her Son!  However, she was a sinner saved by grace alone like all of us.  She cries out for a Savior in the Gospel of Luke.  If someone needs a Savior, they must be a sinner.  Someone who is sinless does not need a Savior.  The cause of spiritual salvation was God the Spirit not the Virgin Mary.  Saying that Mary is co-redeemerix is like adding a god besides Almighty God.  Let us look at what the Bible says about Jesus being the only Redeemer for the human race.  It never adds someone else along side the Redeemer Who is God alone:

1 Peter 1:18-19 KJV  
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Job 19:25 KJV
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
 Psalm 19:14 KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
 Psalm 78:35 KJV
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
 Proverbs 23:11 KJV
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
 Isaiah 41:14 KJV
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
 Isaiah 43:14 KJV
Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
 Isaiah 44:6 KJV
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
 Isaiah 44:24 KJV
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
 Isaiah 47:4 KJV
As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
 Isaiah 48:17 KJV
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
 Jeremiah 50:34 KJV
Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
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