Do any protestants pray the Virgin Mary?

Answer 1

Answer # 1Both Protestants and Roman Catholics believe that Mary was the virgin mother of Jesus Christ the incarnate God.

Protestants do believe in Mary as the woman chosen to bear the infant Jesus. However she is not venerated as in Catholicism. Protestants do not see her as a mediatrix between God and man, seeing Jesus as the one mediator. They also do not see her as sinless and therefore she is considered wholly human although commanding respect as a woman who found favor with God.

They believe in the divine nature of His conception, and that Mary was a virgin at the time of Jesus' birth.

Protestants don't see her as anything more than Christ's mother and that she was a human as well. She later had more children with Joseph. On the other hand the word of God tells us that Christ is the and only mediator between God and man 1Timothy 2:5. Mary herself humbled before Jesus for she knew He was God.

Answer # 2Great question! :)

As a starting point, it helps to first distinguish whatthe four central Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church are, so that it might be better understood where various Reformed denominations stand in relation to these dogmas; i.e. what are the salient objects of belief regarding Mary? The four central Marian doctrines held by, but not limited exclusively to, Catholics are:

• the Immaculate Conception of Mary
• the Divine Motherhood of Mary (Mary is Mother of God)
• the Perpetual Virginity of Mary
• the Assumption of Mary into Heaven

Beliefs in Protestant communities vary widely on these Marian dogmas. On the one hand, many communities hold only to Mary as mother of God. On the other hand, some Protestant communities hold to all four. Notable examples here, not to the exclusion of others, include various Anglican communities who seek ecumenical dialogue with the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther

Many of Martin Luther's own statements also provide a path for ecumenical discussion between contemporary Lutherans and Catholics. Regarding the Immaculate Conception, Luther writes:

• It is a sweet and pious belief that the infusion of Mary's soul was effected without original sin; so that in the very infusion of her soul she was also purified from original sin and adorned with God's gifts, receiving a pure soul infused by God; thus from the first moment she began to live she was free from all sin (Sermon: On the Day of the Conception of the Mother of God, 1527) This is found in Hartmann Grisar's book, Luther Vol. IV. Grisar cites the source as "Werke," Erl. Ed., 15 Page 58.
• . . . she is full of grace, proclaimed to be entirely without sin. . . . God's grace fills her with everything good and makes her devoid of all evil. . . . (Luther's Works, American edition, vol. 43, p. 40, ed. H. Lehmann, Fortress, 1968).

There is also the possibility for ecumenical dialogue between contemporary Lutherans and Catholics on Mary's Perpetual Virginity when Luther writes:

• in childbirth and after childbirth, as she was a virgin before childbirth, so she remained. (Sermon on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Luthers Werke 52:688- 99,quoted in Jaroslav Pelikan, Mary Through The Ages, 158.)

and again when he comments on John 2:12 as follows:

• I am inclined to agree with those who declare that "brothers" really means "cousins" here, for Holy Writ and the Jews always call cousins brothers. (Luther's Works, 22: 215.)

Ulrich Zwingli (founder of the Swiss Reformed Churches)

Ulrich Zwingli provides ground for dialogue on both the Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity of Mary when he writes:

I esteem immensely the Mother of God, the ever chaste, immaculate Virgin Mary. (E. Stakemeier, De Mariologia et Oecumenismo, K. Balic, ed., (Rome, 1962), 456.)

and again on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary when he writes:

I firmly believe that Mary, according to the words of the gospel as a pure Virgin brought forth for us the Son of God and in childbirth and after childbirth forever remained a pure, intact Virgin. (Zwingli Opera, Corpus Reformatorum, Volume 1, 424)

John Wesley (founder of the Methodists)

John Wesley also provides ground for dialogue between Methodists and Catholics on the Immaculate Conception and Mary's Perpetual Virginity when he writes:

• I believe that He was made man, joining the human nature with the divine in one person; being conceived by the singular operation of the Holy Ghost, and born of the blessed Virgin Mary, who, as well after as before she brought Him forth, continued a pure and unspotted virgin. (To a Roman Catholic, Dublin July 18, 1749. Emphasis added.)

Answer 2

No. "Protestant" is a pretty umbrella term, but typically Protestants do not pray to the Virgin Mary. Many look towards her as a spiritual example and Pray to be likened to her in faith. Many Christians also pray borrowing her words in worship and song. One of the problems that the reformers had with the Roman Catholic Church was the overemphasis on the need for Mary, and other Saints', intercession. While Mary is an important figure to all Christians, her role as Mediatrix and Co-redemtrix are among the most objectable teachings of the non-Protestant Churches.

Answer 3

No, they pray to God directly or through Jesus.
No. "Protestant" is a pretty umbrella term, but typically Protestants do not pray to the Virgin Mary. Many look towards her as a spiritual example and Pray to be likened to her in faith. Many Christians also pray borrowing her words in worship and song. One of the problems that the reformers had with the Roman Catholic Church was the overemphasis on the need for Mary, and other Saints', intercession. While Mary is an important figure to all Christians, her role as Mediatrix and Co-redemtrix are among the most objectable teachings of the non-Protestant Churches.

Answer 4

Many Protestant churches do believe in the virgin birth. Generally speaking, a Protestant church that calls itself evangelical ( which essentially means believes The Bible to be the word of God) or conservative will accept the virgin birth. There are some churches, however that do not. It would be wise to read the "Statement of Faith" that many churches post on their website to be sure.

Another Answer:

All mainline Protestant groups who profess the Nicene Creed believe in the Virgin Birth as a matter of faith. Those that do not profess a belief in the articles spelled out in the Nicene Creed would be hard pressed to call themselves Christian.

Answer 5

Yes! some of them especially the Evangelical Lutheran believe also the identity of Mary as mother of God.

However, most protestants believe that the unBiblical traditions surrounding Mary (such as her assumption, her sinless nature and her perpetual virginal state) are fictional and invented by the Catholic Church to help her elevated and over-venerated position within that Church.

Answer 6

Protestants cannot tell the difference between actual worship that is given to God Alone, and veneration to Holy people because they belong to God, hence they do not venerate Mary nor any other Saint.

Answer 7

Yes, Catholics must believe in the Virgin Mary.

Answer 8

Yes, they believe she was a virgin when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus but do not believe she remained a perpetual virgin.

Answer 9

no