The Rosary

Catholicism

By YBible

Overview

Neither the rosary prayer or prayer beads are mentioned in the Holy scriptures. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 states the scriptures are sufficient by themselves to make you “perfect”, therefore the rosary is unnecessary at best according to God’s word, or idolatry and blasphemous at worst.

Rosary Beads

Nowhere in the Bible are rosary beads, prayer instruments, or similar practices mentioned. Once again you have a choice to follow God’s word or inventions of a church that murdered and tortured millions of Christians over the course of it's history.

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. - Matthew 15:9

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. - Mark 7:13

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. - Colossians 2:8

The Prayer

Praying to Mary: The rosary includes prayers to Mary. Nowhere in the Bible is prayer made to anyone other than God. It’s never commanded and there is no example of someone doing it. Understand, prayer is likened to worship in the Bible (Psa. 141:2). While Catholic apologists claim they don’t worship Mary, but rather venerate her, the Bible doesn’t make these distinctions. This is called idolatry in the Bible and is expressly condemned (Isa. 42:8).

“Mother of God”

The title “mother of God” isn’t used in God’s Holy word, “mother of our Lord” is used once but that is a reference to the physical body of Christ not the divinity within Him. Catholics reason that since Jesus is God and Mary birthed Him she is the mother of God. This is deceitful word play, it can imply that Mary is the origin of the deity of Christ which would be blasphemy, rather then simply the one God choose to birth Christs flesh. God was never born, He has always existed. He is before all things including Mary.

“Hail Mary”

Catholics malign Luke 1:28 and suggest the angel is hailing Mary as in reverence or worship, rather then simply calling Mary’s attention.

“Queen of heaven”

The only queen of heaven mentioned in the Bible is a demon goddess (Jeremiah 44:17).

“Most gracious advocate” (“meditator” “intercessor”)

Does the Bible say anywhere that Mary is our mediator, advocate or intercessor? Does the Bible say at all that we can’t approach Jesus Christ but must go to Mary? Catholics neglect God’s Holy word and reason to themselves that it’s better to go to your mom than your dad because your dad is more easily angered. So Mary then must be our mediator. The Bible has advice for this reasoning: …lean not unto thine own understanding. - Proverbs 3:5

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. - 1 Timothy 2:5

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. - Acts 4:12

Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. - Hebrews 7:25

Your told to come boldly to Jesus Christ not Mary

…we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God …Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. - Heb. 4:14-16

…we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. - 1 John 2:1

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. - John 14:6

“Our life, our sweetness, and our hope”

These are titles only given to Jesus in the Bible, not once are they given to Mary.

Jesus is “our life” - Colossians 3:4
Jesus is “our hope” - 1 Timothy 1:1

The Catholic response to teaching the biblical Mary.

Catholics might respond by saying you hate Mary or you don’t love her, but by their reasoning and by the authority of God’s word we can honestly say they don’t love Jesus Christ. Near every divine attribute and title only given to Christ in the Bible is taken by Catholics and applied to Mary and or the pope. We believe what the Bible says about Mary, nothing more and nothing less, because we fear God and honor His Holy words, not the inventions of a church that murdered and tortured Christians for centuries.

Vain repetition

A typical full rosary includes around 50 “Hail Marys”, Jesus warned us about praying like this:

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. - Matthew 6:7-8

Jesus’ responded to Catholic Mary adoration 2,000 years ago:

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. - Luke 11:27-28

Is not this the response a non-Catholic gives regarding Catholic Mary dogma?

Likewise in Matthew 12:47-50 Mary and her other children have come to speak with Jesus:

Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. (Jesus responds) …For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. - Matthew 12:47-50

An honest challenge to Catholics.

Look up the appearances of Mary in the Bible, there are not many of them. You will not find the Catholic Mary, the Catholic Mary is not the same as the Mary of God’s Holy word.

When was the rosary invented?

Roman Catholic sources acknowledge it did not come into general use until after the beginning of the 13th century and received official sanction only after the Protestant Reformation, in the 16th century.

Pagan Origins

The Bible doesn’t teach the rosary and it only became widespread amongst Catholics during the Middle Ages. So where did it come from? The rosary like many other Catholic traditions was borrowed from Middle Eastern and Asian pagans. Bead counting prayer rituals are still common in Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.

- KJV