At the Wedding in Cana, Jesus refers to his mother, Mary, as "woman". This is a significant point in the Bible that can be misinterpreted if not closely analyzed. It is important to understand the story of the Wedding in Cana before one can comprehend the intentions behind Jesus's comment toward his Mother.
In John 2:1-11, we read that Jesus is invited to a wedding in Cana. During the wedding the wine runs out and Mary is in a panic. She tells her son “They have no wine.” Jesus responds to his Mother, “O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” Upon reading this, my first reaction was that Jesus was disrespecting his Mother or perhaps testing her faith. However, I know that this cannot be so because Jesus would never act towards Mary in a condescending manner. I also know that Mary was conceived without sin and the Catholic Church teaches that by a special grace of God she committed no sin throughout her life. Therefore Jesus, the Son of God, would never have tested her faith in such a way.
There are facts within this story that my Priest, the Very Reverend Stephen Sallis, once explained in one of his homilies, that are pivotal in understanding why Jesus referred to his mother in this way. First, Jesus' turning the water into wine would mark his first miracle in the Bible. Now that he has performed his first miracle he is introducing himself as the Messiah. Up to this point, Jesus had not yet revealed that he was the true Messiah. By calling her "woman" he is also introducing Mary as the new “Mother of the Living” or the new Eve. He is proclaiming that a new universal church is now established and Mary is now the universal mother of his new universal covenant. If he had indeed called Mary, mother, then he would, therefore, be referring to her personally and not universally.
In conclusion, Jesus calling his mother "woman" was not a negative thing but a major moment in the Bible. Jesus consciously called his Mother woman for our salvation. By Jesus performing his first miracle, God is not only giving us his Son but he is
also giving us a Mother. A Mother who like her son, will never forsake us.
13 comments:
Jesus, called her woman because he knew that in the future the catholic church would worship her as they should be worshipping Him. it qasn't meant to be disrespectful but illustrating that she was a sinner THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. yes Jesus was conceived immaculately and because mary was a good vessel she was chosen. but she was NEVER meant to be worshipped, or prayed to, or venerated like the catholics do. it is idolatry.
Jesus, called her woman because he knew that in the future the catholic church would worship her as they should be worshipping Him. it qasn't meant to be disrespectful but illustrating that she was a sinner THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. yes Jesus was conceived immaculately and because mary was a good vessel she was chosen. but she was NEVER meant to be worshipped, or prayed to, or venerated like the catholics do. it is idolatry.
justsomeguy,
You're confusing the Immaculate Conception with the Virgin Birth. At least do your homework before you start publishing your ignorance.
Eve was created without sin
Mary was concieved without sin because God willed it.
Enoch and Elijah were taken up
Mary was taken up also. in Luke 1 :41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
This is the NIV translation so if Elizabeth is filled with the holy spirit she just called Mary The mother of MY LORD or mother of Jesus or mother of God...
Eve was created without sin
Mary was concieved without sin because God willed it.
Enoch and Elijah were taken up
Mary was taken up also. in Luke 1 :41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
This is the NIV translation so if Elizabeth is filled with the holy spirit she just called Mary The mother of MY LORD or mother of Jesus or mother of God...
Eve was created without sin
Mary was concieved without sin because God willed it.
Enoch and Elijah were taken up
Mary was taken up also. in Luke 1 :41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
This is the NIV translation so if Elizabeth is filled with the holy spirit she just called Mary The mother of MY LORD or mother of Jesus or mother of God...
Eve was created without sin
Mary was concieved without sin because God willed it.
Enoch and Elijah were taken up
Mary was taken up also. in Luke 1 :41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
This is the NIV translation so if Elizabeth is filled with the holy spirit she just called Mary The mother of MY LORD or mother of Jesus or mother of God...
REV 12:17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
First the child born to this woman ascended to the throne of God so there is no mistaking, the child is Jesus,
Jesus called mary his mother woman bcos she is the epitome woman which means the supplier of his flesh.
kwai nyu, listen big mouth, they are both catholic tenents, therefore they are NOT biblical. just because you are a follower of the Whore of Babylon is no reason to lie. Jesus called her woman to show that she was just another sinner, NOT because she was special. liars like kwai want to keep on spreading the catholic lie. without this lie, the catholic church stands on nothing. they NEED to make mary perfect so they can continue to deceive the poor catholics into worshipping her. romans 3:23 "for ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God". kwai, do you see an exception in there for mary? exactly, liar.
@dean: "Mary conceived without sin because God willed it"
what you are trying to say is that Mary conceived Jesus but that does not mean that Mary is a sinless woman. She gave birth to a righteous God. and being a virgin does not necessarily mean that she is as holy and righteous as God already.
@dean: "Mary conceived without sin because God willed it"
what you are trying to say is that Mary conceived Jesus but that does not mean that Mary is a sinless woman. She gave birth to a righteous God. and being a virgin does not necessarily mean that she is as holy and righteous as God already.
Imagine, Jesus, sinless and a righteous man, divine, treating his mother disrespectfully. Not possible at all. He's God. Imagine all the hardships Mary and Joseph went through in their journey and still Mary at the foot of the cross. And again, Jesus says, "Woman" which in Hebrew is a sign of reverence, behold your son, and John, behold your Mother, doesn't sound disrespectful to me but there are people out there being so evil and slanderous to The Virgin Mary. She says, "All Nations shall call me blessed." Imagine, how Our Lord feels when people talk of his Mother this way. No Mary, No Jesus, Know Mary, Know Jesus.
Post a Comment