Mother Of God

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Mother Of God
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Lk 126-56

• What events occur in this passage?
• The Annunciation and the visitation of Elizabeth

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Why does this passage relate to the title of Mary
as Mother of God?

• She is going to give birth to Jesus the son of God

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Why should we start with this title?

• This is her first greatest privilege, the other
  privileges follow from it if one can accept this
  doctrine, he will grasp the others more readily.
• It is the easiest to defend doctrinally,
  biblically and historically.
• Each of the three great pillars of the
  reformation Martin Luther, John Calvin, and
  Ulrich Zwingli- accept this doctrine whole
  heatedly.

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What is the simple argument behind this title?

• Mary is the mother of Jesus, Jesus is God,
  Therefore Mary is the mother of God.

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What are the logical implications if this title
is denied?

• Either Jesus is not God, or Jesus is 2 persons
  one human, one divine

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What heretic first rejected this title?

• Nestorius in 428

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What council addressed this heresy?

• Council of Ephesus in 431

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What is Theotokos

• Bearer of God

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Do mothers give birth to persons, natures, or
bodies? How does this help clarify Protestant
concerns with this title.

• Persons. A person is a body and a soul. The soul
  is created by God and infused with body in womb
  and than the person is born.