Why do Catholics call Mary the Mother of God? How can Mary, a creature, be the Mother of God the creator?
All Christians “believe that although Jesus has two natures (one divine and one human), He is one Divine person. Since this one person was born of Mary, she truly is the Mother of the one Divine Person: in short, the Mother of God. “If a person denies that Mary is the Mother of God, whether he realizes it or not he is denying the incarnation. He is saying either that Jesus is not God, or that Jesus is two persons–one human and one divine. When the eternal Son of God became man, He assumed a human nature, which made it possible for Him to be born of a woman just as we are.”16 See Luke 1:43, Mt 1:23, Luke 1:35, and Gal 4:4 for biblical support of this doctrine. Did you know that all three great pillars of the Reformation–Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli–all accepted this doctrine. Quotations of what they said and the sources are available upon request through the Question Box.
