SUBJECT:  Mary

QUESTION:  Should Mary be called the “Mother of God”?  After all, she bore the man who was God in the flesh.

ANSWER:

No, Mary should not be given such a title.  Though Jesus was God in the flesh, He was flesh.  He came just as we do; in the flesh.  He lived a fleshly life to show us the way to Salvation from that fleshly existence.  Mary was just like any other called servant of God.  I suspect that Mary, herself would concur.  She would not want any of the adulation nor would she want to be an idol as some religions have made her.

Technically, it was God, the Father, through the power of the Holy Spirit that deserves the praise along with Jesus, Himself, because it was their idea and His (Jesus') sacrifice (in becoming human).

There is no indication in the Bible that Mary should be given such a title or designation.  No one in the Book of Acts onward is ever seen to refer to her in this way.  There is no adulation or idolatry of Mary.  In fact, she is only mentioned once between Acts and Revelation (Acts 1).

Mary gained no special favor by having bore Jesus in her womb.  She gained no special powers.  She still had to go through the Salvation Process like anyone else called to repentance and baptism.  She still had to keep the commandments, invoke the power of the Holy Spirit, overcome sin, become like Christ and persevere until her death.  At any time, she could have committed the unpardonable sin.  She didn't but being flesh, she could have.

She died, like anyone else and is buried in the earth like anyone who has died.  She is dead and awaits the return of Jesus Christ.  She will rise up to meet Him like all the other saints.  There is nothing to indicate that she will rise first or above everyone else.