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What does the Bible say about worshipping mary?

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The Bible calls believers to worship God alone and to honor Mary as a blessed servant of God, not as an object of prayer, trust, or devotion. In Luke 11:27-28, Jesus redirects praise toward those who hear and keep God's word. Exodus 20:4-5 forbids religious images and worship directed to any created being, while Isaiah 42:8 declares that God will not give his glory to another. Scripture presents Jesus Christ as the one mediator between God and humanity (1 Timothy 2:5), the only name by which we are saved (Acts 4:12), and the only way to the Father (John 14:6).

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  • Luke 11:27-28

    [27] It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!" [28] But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

  • 1 Timothy 2:5

    For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

  • Exodus 20:4-5

    [4] "You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5] you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

  • Romans 10:9

    that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

  • Acts 4:12

    There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"

  • John 14:6

    Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am Yahweh, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to engraved images.

  • Romans 10:13

    For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

  • Acts 2:38

    Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • Romans 1:25

    who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

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