Let's explore two cardinal teachings of The Catholic Church and prayerfully see if they are Biblically correct.

1. "Mary is the mother of God" - This statement is universally accepted by Catholics. However, what do the Scriptures teach? The Word of God plainly says that she was a human being who was handpicked by Jesus to be the human vessel through which he would enter into the world as the God-man (100% God, 100% Man) to pay the price on the cross for our sins when He was approx. 33 1/2 yrs. old. If she was the mother of God, then she would be God for the scripture records that God says in

             Isaiah 43:10, "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me."

A. Jesus kept her position and subserviance in perspective as He said in Luke 2:4, "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come." He said this when she asked him to perform a miracle at the wedding feast in Cana.

B. Mary herself needed the Savior, Jesus Christ to save her from her sins for she stated in her prayer in Luke 1:46-47, And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

C. After the Lord's Ascension, she also waited just like the other apostles in the upper room to pray and fast and receive the Holy Spirit.
In the book of Acts we read:

>1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
>1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
>1:13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
>1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

2. Veneration of Mary and the Saints - Making images of and adoring and praying and bowing down to saints is nothing short of idolatry which is very strongly detested by God and condemned by Him. The Pope and many of his followers are seen bowing down to statues of Mary. Many people have idols of saints in their home with a whole host of Catholic paraphernelia such as rosaries, candles, sacred heart pictures etc. God hates these things of useless and deceptive tradition. They will bring curses because in actuality, the people are putting their trust in other things, (false things) in addition to Christ. Neither Mary nor any other saint who is alive or deceased can save us or deliver us. Nothing but Christ should be the Object of our faith. He, (Jesus Christ) alone saves people like you and me from our sins when we believe in Him and what He did for us on the Cross of Calvary when He poured out His precious Blood to cleanse us and make us right before God.

A. Exodus 20:4-5 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God.
B. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Now we can see from the Word of God that the Catholic Church does indeed practice idolatry and teaches the same to its members.This ought to make anyone who fears God and is willing to believe in His Word or the Bible, to leave this psuedo-christian faith and organization. 

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