Who does the Bible say Mary was?
Luke 1:28 says that the angel Gabriel spoke to Mary, saying,
“Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28)
Mary did find favor in God’s sight, but others in the Bible also found favor in God’s sight. One such example is Noah,
“...Noah found favor with the Lord” (Genesis 6:8).
Being favored by God, or finding favor in His sight, is a wonderful thing, but it is not exclusive to Mary and therefore does not make her more special than the others.
The Bible also tells us that when Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth before Jesus’ birth, Elizabeth said to Mary,
“Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb...” (Luke 1:42).
The Bible tells us here that Mary was truly the most blessed among women, but compared to God, she was still a woman—not a Helper or a Benefactor or an Advocate or a Mediatrix, all titles that belong to God alone.
The verses above are the only verses in the Bible that speak of Mary in a favorable manner. Nowhere in the Bible is she spoken of unfavorably, but neither is she spoken of in any manner that would lead one to believe that she should be exalted. Teaching that Mary is a Helper, Benefactress, Advocate, or Mediatrix is definitely not from the Bible.
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