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Franklin Graham, Co-op live: an altar call and a noisy mass of live music and ‘Christian’ entertainment
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Christianity, Issues with Christianity in England today, The Roman Catholic Church on October 15, 2026
Recently I attended the Franklin Graham event in Manchester. Over the years I have been quite hesitant to involve myself in anything to do with Billy Graham or his crusades since I disagree with the altar call. However I went with an open heart and a genuine willingness to see if the Lord was doing something great.
Whilst I have little doubt about the sincerity of Billy Graham’s mission to evangelise the world, his methods have often left me scratching my head wondering if any of the conversions that took place at his crusades would ever stand the test of time. I’d like to think that some of them have and I hope they continue that way. But that does not mean that I do not have concerns about the way Billy Graham emulated Charles Finney’s appeal for people to make an altar call and repeat a prayer after him.
For those that do not know, the altar call, which is the event where people go up to the front of an arena, church or mission hall, to repeat a prayer, cannot be properly traced in the history of Christianity prior to its popularisation in the 1830’s by Charles Finney, a prominent American evangelist in the 19th century. Although some claim it could have been used a little earlier, this practice become even more common place when it was adopted later on by D. L. Moody, Billy Sunday and later Billy Graham.
Certainly when I came to Christ it was a very quiet and still moment and there was no altar call. That however does not disprove the altar call, but an evangelist of the true gospel needs to have a Biblical proof in order to do things in a Biblical and proper way.
In the Bible there is no such thing as an altar call and people did not repeat any sinners prayer when they came to Christ. The prayers came from the individuals and were not dictated by anyone. They came from the sinner’s heart and cried out to their creator in repentance with no human mediator directing them.
But such was not the case with the altar call at Franklin Graham’s “God loves you” event at the Co-op Live on October 3, 2026. In fact the whole event appeared to be designed purposely just to get multitudes of people off their chairs and down to the designated space at the front to repeat a prayer that had already been written out.
But for me, I have never been to a ‘Christian’ event of this size before and being a singer songwriter and musician myself, I’m familiar with large concerts and that’s exactly what this event appeared to be. For me it appeared like a show. Designed. Engineered. Manufactured. I doubt very much this has anything to do with genuine revival. You could see the designated areas where people would stand at the altar call.
The event basically began as a rock concert. Lights moving around as the people took to their seats. Music playing in the background. Stage layout already designed and instruments set up and sound checked and then the band appears.
I could say a lot more. But as it began I found it to be little more than a noisy mass of live music and distortion. At some points I thought the music was so loud that the speakers were going to blow and fall off. As time went on, the music got louder and different acts came on, and for a while there much of the lyrics had very little to do with praising Christ. There was barely any praise and worship songs until later on. It was very pragmatically designed.
The sad reality is that only a fraction of the evening, 25 minutes or so, was dedicated to Mr Graham’s sermon. This was on Luke 17: 28-30 and on my way out I was listening to what the people were saying and I never heard a single person talk about anything other than the performances of the singers they liked.
This was not all, I was very concerned when Franklin Graham stated “if you prayed that prayer you are forgiven” and he gave them a false assurance of salvation by stating “I don’t know of we will see each other again on this earth” but we will see each other in heaven.
No one can make such a claim to any new convert. It is a false assurance. Hebrews 12: 14 is very clear that every believer must “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:“. Yet people cheered when Mr Graham made that claim of assurance.
As I have stated this event has left me scratching my head. It has left me carefully questioning whether or not I have truly departed from mainstream evangelicalism, or whether or not it has departed from the truth? After all, Franklin Graham has closely linked partnerships to the Roman Catholic Church and quite frankly, I’m just not sure about all of this. I don’t see any justification for an altar call in the New Testament.
Having said that, I sincerely hope that people did come to Christ at this event. But if the organisers of such events truly want people to have a genuine faith that lasts and abides this is not the way to go about it. A better way would be to turn down the music, sing more hymns, preach a timeless and longer sermon and let the Bibles they freely hand out do the work of converting the souls (Psalm 19: 7)
Because quite frankly, a majority of this event was directed by loud music and only a small percentage of the evening was dedicated to the Scriptures. This to me highlights a much bigger issue of how Christianised music has replaced Scripture in people’s hearts. The Bible is clear “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10: 17) It does not say faith comes by listening to music and hearing the gospel that way. By saying that I don’t deny that music can be instrumental in inspiring people to look up to heaven and seek after something more, but it cannot be put in place of Scripture as a means of evangelism.
To which I was happy to witness the workers at the event giving out free Bibles for those who made the call, and I left knowing that the Scripture alone is more than able to bring souls to Christ and justify them freely by faith alone.
How I honoured the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale’s New Testament
Posted by simon peter sutherland in My books, The Bible on October 6, 2026
In 1986 I bought for myself my first proper Bible. A King James Version. My pastor at that time asked if anyone wants a Bible so I raised my hand and said I wanted one.
Back then we didn’t have the internet and the nearest place to buy a new Bible (that we knew of) was in the city centre, and they were known to be expensive.
So I got my money together and I bought for myself my first new complete Holy Bible.
I read from it at my baptism that same year and I cherished it over the years that followed. As time went on it started to fall apart and eventually broke into three pieces and the binding lost. I eventually bought a New King James in 2002, and my old Bible got stored away.
Over recent years I started to look at it again and this year I decided I would do some restoration work and I made the emotional decision to rebind it.
This month I completed that work after seeing an original 1535 Tyndale New Testament in Lancashire.
The King James Bible contains over 80% of Tyndale’s translative work and 2026 marks the 500th anniversary of the 1526 Tyndale New Testament. It also marks the 40th anniversary of my baptism, so I’ve chose to honour Tyndale’s legacy by rebinding my first Bible.
What to expect from Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ” and from religious leaders
Posted by simon peter sutherland in The influence of film, Theology on September 2, 2026
Next year we are seeing the release of Mel Gibson’s new movie, the Resurrection of the Christ.
This is a follow up to the Passion of the Christ and a re-release of the Passion is also coming to our screens.
Despite the facts that the Passion of the Christ was by far a Biblically accurate portrayal of Jesus Christ, it was still a cinematic experience.
For many, including Franklin Graham, the Passion was like witnessing the gospel narratives on screen. But that’s not the actual truth. The reality is the script was just a Mel Gibson version of the gospel. The film added a great deal to the story and was sprinkled with layers of Roman Catholicism, tradition, and creative liberties.
For example, the gospels mention nothing about Satan tempting Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. The gospels mention nothing about Jesus being thrown off a bridge while Judas was sat beneath it. The gospels mention nothing about Peter referring to Mary as “mother” (as he does in the trial scene). Peter never refers to her as “mother” in any relevant part of the New Testament. Neither do they mention the stations of the cross, or Jesus’ face being wiped with Veronica’s cloth.
Neither do the gospels mention the cross being flipped over while Jesus is on it, or Jesus’ shoulder being dislocated, as it happens during the crucifixion scene.
Likewise, the gospels mention nothing about Mary (the mother of Jesus) and Mary Magdalen wiping up Jesus’ blood from off the ground, or Mary laying on the ground while Jesus is beneath her in prison. This clip in particular is a distinct hint of the Roman Catholic obsession with Mary as co-redemptrix.
In the Passion of the Christ Mary Magdalen is portrayed as a prostitute, a Roman Catholic claim that is nowhere found in Scripture.
Likewise, when Caviezel portrayed Jesus, he wasn’t actually playing the historical Christ, but a version of him rooted in his earlier portrayal of Edmond Edmond Dantès in the Count of Monte Cristo.
As for the new resurrection film, they have a new actor. In this new portrayal Christ will go down to hell and the film promises to be a surprising presentation.
Whatever the new film will be like we can be sure to learn that religious leaders from America are using it to promote what they would call “eccumenicalism”. Yet it isn’t even that. Real ecumenical talks exist between Christians who disagree with each other and are part of differing denominations within Christianity. But they are including Roman Catholicism into their so called ecumenical agenda. Yet Roman Catholicism should not be part of this since it is not just a denomination of Christendom, it is a cult of an entirely different religion.
On a video relating to a trailer for the Resurrection of the Christ, a high profile celebrity pastor in America says “This is a moment for the church of Jesus Christ to come together as one.” (Samuel Rodiguez)
By this Samuel Rodiguez actually means this is moment for Roman Catholics and Christians (Protestants) to unite as one. Something that no true Protestant could ever do.
This makes this charismatic leader very deceptive.
Think about it, the truth is that the church of Jesus Christ is already one, Christ has already achieved that by His death and resurrection. But when these people speak they are not talking the same language as the Scripture does, they are speaking their own language. They are in love with Rome. They have gotten into bed with her in their hearts. Yet they either lack insight into the evil cultish mess of that religion. Or they are little more than political activists.
This all makes the reality of this new movie even more cause for concern since it was written by a Roman Catholic (Mel Gibson) and a baptist. So as we draw nearer to the release of this new movie, a film that many religious leaders will no doubt exploit and cultivate for their cause, let’s await and see what the film will be like.
I have no doubt it will incorporate scenes of violence and conflict, even if those scenes are depictions of creatures from another realm and I have no doubt the film will be layered with unbiblical traditions, and Roman Catholic theology and even aspects of the writings of 19th-century German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich, as the first film did.
Some recent discoveries that prove the Bible true!
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Biblical archaeology, Biblical Scholarship, My books, The Bible on July 25, 2026
Simon Peter Sutherland writes,
“Biblical archaeology has taken a significant turn over the past few years and today it is not so easy to dismiss the Bible as historically accurate as many modern critical and sceptical scholars have attempted to do. I have highlighted a few of these discoveries below so the reader can research further.
Battle ground of David and Goliath
In 2106 it was announced that archaeologists have found an ancient city where they believe the battle between David and Goliath took place. The site sits in the Elah valley between Sokho and Ezekah, about the border of Philistia and Judah. Western and Southern gates were discovered and olive pits, all perfectly matching to the Biblical account. The city is referenced in 1 Samuel 17: 1-2, 1 Chronicles 4: 31 and Joshua 15: 36.
The City of David found
It has been an archaeological mystery to locate the ancient City of David in Jerusalem. For the last 150 years or so, researchers have been working hard to discover the long lost Biblical city. Recent discoveries however have unveiled important new evidences and brought to light the exact location of the city of David in Jerusalem. But it is highly controversial and politically wrapped up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2,700 year old inscription
In 2013, archaeological excavations just outside the Capital of the ancient city of David in Jerusalem discovered a ceramic bowl with a Hebrew inscription. This pottery fragment dates to the first Temple period between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The name on the 348 inscription is similar to the name of Zechariah, 2 Chronicles 20: 14. Confirming once again the historic reliability of the Biblical texts.
2,700 year old seal of the governor
In 2018, archaeologists revealed an ancient clay seal of the governors of Biblical Jerusalem. 1 Kings 10: 15 and 2 Chronicles 9: 14 refer to the ‘governors of the country’. This find was discovered near the Western wall in Jerusalem and archaeologists have agree these claims back up the Biblical accounts that there were governors of the city of Jerusalem.
Temple sifting project
In 2005 an archaeological program began known as the Temple Sifting Project. The program was dedicated to the recovery of artifacts taken from truck loads of top soil taken from the Temple Mount area in Jerusalem, and dumped into the Kidron Valley. Hundreds of artifacts have been sifted out within this program and have been publicly announced. Some of the finds include a Roman arrowhead from the siege of Jerusalem in AD 70 and a 2,600 year old priestly seal from the first Temple period. There is also the only known floor tile from the second Temple.
Locating the Jerusalem temple
It is a common assumption to accept the Temple mount in Jerusalem as the actual historic location for the first and second Temple’s. Yet Jesus said ‘not one stone would be left standing upon another’ (Matthew 24: 2) Yet the Western wall is connected to the Temple mount. The present discussion claims that the Temple mount area is the site of the Roman Antonia Fortress, a military barracks from the New Testament era. The site would later be used for the Temple of Domini from the Crusaders time, which Muslims under Saladin took it and made it into a Mosque. The majority of the walls overlooking the mount of olives date to the Ottoman Empire (1520-1566) with some earlier foundations. The problem being that the original locations were lost because the Jewish people were gone from Jerusalem for a thousand years, they didn’t know the location for the City of David until around 1900. Locals in Jerusalem often think it is a political claim that Temple mount is the actual location of Solomon and Herod’s Temple. Another location has been proposed, which many claim is better, and more consistent with the historic information. A 10th century BC 20 feet tall and 230 feet long wall has been found between the Temple mount and the ancient City of David. Thus, giving a basis for an actual historical framework to be developed for the quest to locate the actual site of the first and second Temple.
Childhood home of Jesus, Nazareth
In 2006, excavation work began underneath the sisters of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth. These excavations revealed a first-century courtyard, tombs and a cistern. The finds are consistent with claims written about in historical documents and the site is now being discussed and reviewed as the possible childhood home of Jesus.
The Nazareth inscription
One very important archaeological testament not so often presented by the so-called ‘academic elite’ is what is known as ‘The Nazareth Inscription’ or ‘The Nazareth Decree’. The tablet itself dates to the 1st century and was written in Koine Greek (The language of the New Testament) and was acquired in the 19th century from Nazareth, the 350 home town of Jesus. This inscription is made of marble and contains a Greek edict from a Caesar. This is what it says;
Edict of Caesar
“It is my decision [concerning] graves and tombs—whoever has made them for the religious observances of parents, or children, or household members—that these remain undisturbed forever. But if anyone legally charges that another person has destroyed, or has in any manner extracted those who have been buried, or has moved with wicked intent those who have been buried to other places, committing a crime against them, or has moved sepulchre-sealing stones, against such a person, I order that a judicial tribunal be created, just as [is done] concerning the gods in human religious observances, even more so will it be obligatory to treat with honour those who have been entombed. You are absolutely not to allow anyone to move [those who have been entombed]. But if [someone does], I wish that [violator] to suffer capital punishment under the title of tomb-breaker.” 584. When this edict is linked up with Matthew 28: 12-13, they match up perfectly.”
Book excerpt: “The Divine Saviour In The Dark Light Of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” by Simon Peter Sutherland is available now in paperback from Amazon
“The Divine Saviour In The Dark Light Of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” paperback book excerpt
Posted by simon peter sutherland in The Bible, Theology, Biblical archaeology, Documentaries, My books on June 7, 2026
“In 2012 I made the long desired step of making my first Biblically inspired documentary. I had begun a website where I was sharing my views and then we went to Paphos, Cyprus. There I was struck yet again at how historically accurate the Bible was. Here, in these places, the Bible is part of the history and culture of the land. St Paul walked here. My documentary was called “The Apostles at Paphos” and in it I explore the events of Acts 13. This documentary contained my first verbally public criticism of modern critical scholarship and shows why the events of Acts 13 can be verified by archaeological remains in Paphos. My wife and I had already visited Cyprus and my research was entirely independent and self motivated. While others were at the coffee shop, I was visiting an old church and archaeological grounds, and I loved every minute of it. I made notes, recorded details, read the Bible and explored. It was a far cry away from the little boy who was raised up on a council estate who had saved up to buy himself a Bible. O yes, I did it. In 1986, and I still have that Bible and I read from it until the covers came off. As life progressed on I often found myself at loggerheads with wrong concepts and misinterpretations of the Bible in churches. I tried to remain faithful to what is written in Scripture but there is such a thing as false teachers and they don’t care what the Scriptures say. I have preached and taught many times in churches and on more than one occasion I have had to walk away. These circumstances often leave a person feeling drained and anxious, and feelings of despair can try and crush a man when his faith is harassed. I have faced this reality many times and it is a cost of choosing to be loyal to Scripture. There I was with a Bible in one hand and a guitar in the other. O yes, I’m a musician and I made my first official solo album while I was studying for my theology degree. Even while I was trekking through Greek islands like Rhodes and Kos (Acts 21: 1), and Crete (Acts 27: 7-12) in search of St Paul and Titus (Titus 1: 5). I was creating music back in England while editing documentaries I had filmed. It had been a hard creative road and all the while, this book has had rewrite after rewrite, revision upon revision. I have carried it with me at all times, waiting for that final day when I will be happy to release it and see it in print. But as time went on, things began to change. Public awareness began to grow and a certain claim I had made came to pass. In my thesis in 2010 I had claimed that one day Biblical discoveries would be made that confirm the Biblical truth and since then the City of David in Jerusalem has been unearthed. Solomon’s kingdom has been proven. No end of Biblical discoveries have been made. Likewise, public perception and knowledge of the Bible has improved. People are raising public awareness of historical facts and places associated with the Bible. No longer are critical and sceptical university scholars and media barons ruling the roost. It’s Hollywood in your pocket, the days of media outlets and film companies controlling the narrative are over. People can freely watch YouTube videos and read articles that at one time would never have been published or made. We have witnessed the decline of Christianity in Britain, now we are seeing some changes. There is a renewed interest in the faith and Bible sales have increased. So I hope this book inspires and challenges its readers and helps people to have a renewed confidence in the authority and historicity of the Bible. To look beyond ourselves and to the lands in which it was written. Because the most important Book in the world (the Bible) is either entirely true or it is entirely false. In this book I want to communicate that these critical and sceptical scholars are the ones the British media has given rise to since the late 1990’s and early to mid 2000’s. But the battle has been happening a long time before then. The movement goes all the way back to the 18th century. It began quite moderate but, in modern times these scholars have shredded the historicity of the Bible in the minds of many people.”
“The Divine Saviour In The Dark Light Of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” is available now in paperback from Amazon
New Shroud of Turin “research” article and how it “ties in with the Bible”
Posted by simon peter sutherland in The Roman Catholic Church, The Shroud of Turin on April 30, 2026
I’ve been reading an article lately about a latest theory on the Shroud of Turin. The article claims the “Christ-like image” may have been caused by “a massive earthquake.”
It goes on to say that the severe earthquake mentioned in Matthew 27: 50-52 was “powerful enough to release radiation that could have imprinted the image of Christ on the shroud.”
The article expresses the opinion that God used “natural means” to form the image, which is not beyond the realm of His character. He rules the winds and the waves, He governs the earth, there is none like Him.
It is possible there may have been multi layers to the purpose of God bringing about an earth quake in the first place.
The article also states “The man of the shroud was not buried in the material for more than a few days”.
I think the image on the Shroud would certainly help prove the resurrection of Christ, if it is genuine, because there is no evidence of a rotting corpse on the cloth. The Shroud shows the image of a man who had recently died when the image was formed, yet if the body had continued to be wrapped within that cloth, it would have decayed and left evidence of the rotting corpse. Which is doesn’t.
This is consistent with Messianic prophesy from Psalm 16: 10, “You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will you allow Your Holy One to see corruption.” (NKJ)
In St Peter’s sermon in Acts 2: 30-32 the apostle says that Jesus fulfilled that prophecy by His resurrection.
I have also seen claims that the Name of Jesus has left an imprint on the cloth which came from an identity label that would have been attached to it after the body was wrapped.
But let’s not say that because it is possible that the Shroud of Turin may well be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ that means the Roman Catholic Church (who possess the artefact) is the true Church of Jesus Christ because it is not. There are plenty of establishments that own and display Biblical artefacts, from museums to libraries, many who are not even remotely Christian.
There is not a shred of evidence for papal authority in the New Testament. Outside of Matthew 16: 13-20, which they twist, Peter himself never mentions himself as a bishop of Rome or a pope. In 1 Peter 1: 1 Peter simply refers to himself as “an apostle”. In 2 Peter 1: 1 he refers to himself as “a bondservant”. If Peter was a pope, he would have mentioned papal authority which he does not. Neither does James, the half brother of Jesus who was a leader of the church in Jerusalem. When the Jerusalem council met it was run by James, Peter and John, not Peter alone (Acts 15: 6-29). Papal authority is not in the Bible. Mark doesn’t mention it, Luke doesn’t mention it, John doesn’t mention it, Paul doesn’t mention it, the author of Hebrews doesn’t mention it.
Scripture is clear that Christ is the rock of His church, not Peter. And if any church is not built on that rock it is not the Church of Jesus Christ, but a house built on sand.
Let us not forget that now is the time to get what we believe right and proper. It’s too late when we die.
Let us not forget that death not something that we should avoid thinking about, is just a sad reality of life. “We are all mortal.” But the man on the Shroud, if he is indeed the Christ, is immortal, because Christ came back to life. Let us follow Jesus Christ not man made religions.
The Chair of St Augustine is now officially vacant
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Theology on March 27, 2026
“The Divine Saviour in the Dark Light of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” coming soon
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Biblical archaeology, Biblical Scholarship, Theology on March 21, 2026
“Over the last two thousand years or so, the Christian faith has had more than its fair share of enemies.” I write “When Jesus was born, whatever date that may have been, Herod sought to have the Christ-child put to death. In the Gospels, the authors record how many attempts were made on Jesus’ life, only one was granted. All Four Gospels agree that Jesus was crucified and died. From the human perspective, Jesus had been executed for proclaiming Himself King. All other accusations against Him failed. In Jerusalem, at an ancient execution site outside the city walls, Jesus of Nazareth was nailed to a cross and died. This is historical fact.
To all intents and purposes, the story should have ended there, but it didn’t. The Gospels claim that Jesus came alive again and remained on earth for a period of forty days.”
The above words are a quote from my new upcoming book “The Divine Saviour in the Dark Light of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” a book that objects to the many speculative criticisms made by sceptical scholars over recent years. For those who do not know, sceptical and critical scholars are those who doubt the authenticity of the Bible and are often very vocal about it.
In my book I explore the history of the Bible and offer proofs in defence of the historicity of the Scriptures and I believe the work can be a valuable resource for many Christians who believe in the infallibility of the divine word.
Now that I have completed my documentary series on St Paul and the Greek Islands, “The Divine Saviour in the Dark Light of Modern Critical and Sceptical Scholarship” will be available soon.
The 500th Anniversary of Tyndale’s New Testament
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Bible translation, The Bible, William Tyndale on January 8, 2026
We are in a very unique era in the history of this world since this year marks the 500th Anniversary of the 1526 Tyndale New Testament.
In 2025 we saw the 500th anniversary of the 1525 version, and this year has enormous significance.
For those who may not know, William Tyndale (c 1494-1536) is a pioneer in the formation of the English language and in the translation of the Bible into English. The original 1st century apostles and gospel writers primarily wrote in Greek, with some texts being translated from Hebrew.
In 300 BC scholars from Alexandria translated the entire Old Testament into Greek and in the 4th century AD Jerome translated the New Testament into Latin.
Translation has been part of church history for centuries and is the key method by which we communicate with one another.
Tyndale was a genius and his translation work should be remembered forever. I love the Tyndale New Testament and I hope that heaven will hold them forever. Being able to read ancient English I don’t have any issues with using old English translations including the Wycliffe, Tyndale, Geneva and King James versions.
The Tyndale New Testament has certainly impacted me very deeply, from those early days when I was studying for my degree and I first held an original 1538 print in John Rylands Library, to the days when I held a 1534 edition at Chetham’s Library to the days when I walked in the footsteps of Tyndale while visiting Oxford. These were golden days and my attachment to Tyndale goes beyond sentiment to the depths of the eternal truth he proclaimed, which cost him dearly.
This year yet again I hope to know more of Tyndale and be blessed by the reading of his translation of the word of God. May that be truly said of us, and all of us. In these dreary times of confusion and upheaval, may each one of us find solace and obedience in the personal revelation of Jesus Christ.
The real Virgin Mary was the Lord’s servant
Posted by simon peter sutherland in Census of Luke, Christmas, Christmas or Nisan, Theology on December 16, 2025
In J C. Ryle’s readings for advent, he chooses Luke 1: 34-38 for todays text. This text is about how the Virgin Mary received news that she would conceive by the Holy Spirit and give birth to a Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Mary responded to the angel, “Let it be to me according to your word.” (Luke 1: 38)
We see from this text that the Virgin Mary was a real servant of God and even though she knew what controversy would face her once news of her conception came about she obeyed the word of the Lord perfectly.
Ryle writes how this act did “present no small danger to Mary’s reputation and no small trial to Mary’s faith.” And when you consider the danger she would have to potentially face, it’s not difficult to understand why. Mary could have been stoned to death for conceiving outside of marriage. But we know, because of Scripture that Mary was indeed innocent and had not conceived outside of wedlock (Luke 1: 34). Mary was a Virgin and betrothed to Joseph who only knew her intimately after Jesus was born.
It is here in these passages where we see the true Virgin Mary, not the false version worshipped by the Roman Catholic Church as mediator. Mary points us to Christ she does not replace Him or cause us to pray to her in order to get to Jesus. Mary is no mediator. There is only one mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2: 5)
A number of years ago a scholar claimed that the nativity account in Luke’s gospel contains feminine uses of Greek. This implies that the words contained in these few verses in Luke are the actual eyewitness testimony of Mary herself, incorporated into the gospel by Luke. This little known observation can inspire us all to know that Scripture is reliable and trustworthy.
Our society seeks to play down Scripture and inspire people to doubt what is written, but no one need let this happen. The Bible is true and historically accurate and the more people believe by faith, the stronger your belief will be.
Please don’t be fooled by Roman Catholicism or her prophets and proponents. If you want to find the true Mary don’t pray to her, read Scripture and her own words.
Believe the Bible this day and trust in Jesus Christ till the end of your life and He will never leave you or forsake you. Amen.
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