u/Agile-Armadillo-3741

Am I Born Again?

I was raised Christian, baptized as an infant. Can’t remember a time I didn’t believe in Him. The church of my youth never felt like going through the motions. I may not have always understood every word but everything I made out felt mildly boring at worst and straight spiritual ecstasy, usually, something between. Giving my life to Jesus Christ as my savior, I don’t even get that, it feels like “water is wet” to me, always has. Jesus being personally part of my life was something I only struggled with for maybe 2 years of my life. So, am I saved? Am I born again?

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u/Agile-Armadillo-3741 — 4 hours ago
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Mother Of God

Could someone help me understand, why do people (and maybe you) find it so uncomfortable to call Mary the Mother of God?

The trinity is not in parts. Christ is fully God, not part of God. Three parts would be partialism.

The Trinity is three person, they are not three forms but three persons yet one God. Three forms would be modalism.

Christ can still exist and have a mom. His existence isn’t limited to His birth.

Christ’s humanity and His divinity are not separable, if they were separable that would be Nestorianism.

Now to clarify, what I’m not talking about is the idea that Mary is sinless or ever virgin or immaculately conceived or Queen of Heaven or was assumed bodily into heaven. I’m also not talking about her apparitions or asking her to intercede in prayer.

All I’m asking is what is the issue with the term “Mother of God”?

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u/Agile-Armadillo-3741 — 2 months ago