{"product_id":"5-things-you-never-knew-r-a-varghese-9798330577156","title":"5 Things You Never Knew about Mary","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat role does Mary, the Mother of Jesus, play in the Christian story and in our journey to God?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the very beginning, the Christian community recognized her pivotal role in the divine scheme of salvation. We see this in the biblical texts, the prayers of the earliest Christian communities, the writings of the first Christian thought-leaders, the doctrines of the undivided Church and the unchanging devotions of Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, however, some Christians hold that Marian doctrines and devotions are unbiblical, superstitious and idolatrous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this work, we consider what Christians affirm about Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and why. In our exploration, we also address the concerns and criticisms of the anti-Marian Christians. Here we draw attention to five sets of facts relating to the role of Mary: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe testimony of the New Testament which explicitly teaches the major truths about Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe proclamation of the first Christians who bore witness to these truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe faith of the first millennium Christian community which considered these truths to be essential to Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe affirmation of the architects of the Protestant Reformation, who expounded the main truths about the person of Mary, and of modern Protestant commentators who have re-discovered the biblical Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mother of Jesus seen as the Mother of all Christians as taught by Scripture and recognized as such throughout Christian history - and the immediate relevance of this reality to all of us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectively, these data-sets testify to the truth of the historic Christian consensus on the Mother of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is intended for Christians of any background and non-Christians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. a. Varghese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330577156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Testament Book House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"R. a. Varghese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851292193023,"sku":"9798330577156","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/5-things-you-never-knew-r-a-varghese-9798330577156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}