HOW THE MOTHER OF GOD SAVES US
Recovering the Ancient Truth About the Theotokos That the Modern World Forgot
You Love Christ.
So Why Does the Mother of God Make You Uncomfortable?
There are four words prayed in nearly every Orthodox service that have stopped countless Christians in their tracks:
"Most Holy Theotokos, save us."
If you're Protestant, those words may sound alarming.
If you're Orthodox, perhaps you've quietly wondered how to explain them without feeling defensive or stumbling over your own words.
You know the Church teaches them.
You know they are beautiful.
But when someone asks...
"Do Orthodox worship Mary?"
"How can Mary save anyone?"
"Isn't that taking away from Jesus?"
...you suddenly don't know where to begin.
You are not alone.
Thousands of faithful Orthodox Christians love the Mother of God, yet struggle to explain why.
And thousands of Protestants who are sincerely exploring Orthodoxy find themselves captivated by the beauty of the ancient Church... until they encounter Mary.
For many, she becomes the final obstacle.
It doesn't have to stay that way.
What If Everything You Have Been Told About Mary Is Missing the Bigger Picture?
Most Christians have never rejected the Mother of God because they hated Christ.
They rejected her because they were never shown how the earliest Christians understood her.
For many of us, Mary appeared briefly at Christmas...
Held the baby Jesus...
Then quietly disappeared from the story.
But that isn't how the Apostles' disciples understood her.
It isn't how the Church Fathers spoke about her.
It isn't how Christians worshiped for the first fifteen centuries of Christianity.
When you begin reading the ancient Church...
Everything changes.
Not because Christ becomes smaller.
Because Christ becomes even greater.
Written by Someone Who Once Asked the Same Questions
Rev. Father Don Purdum knows exactly what you're feeling.For years he served as a Protestant pastor.
He believed honoring Mary beyond Christmas distracted from Jesus.
He believed many of the same objections you may still have today.
Then he began reading...
The Apostolic Fathers.
The earliest Christian writers.
The Church that existed long before the Reformation.
What he discovered overturned everything he thought he knew.
This book is the journey he wishes someone had handed him years earlier before he came into Orthodoxy.
Not to win an argument.
But to open a door.
If You're Orthodox...
This book will help you stop feeling intimidated whenever someone asks about the Mother of God.
Instead of saying,
"That's just our tradition..."
You'll understand the theology behind the tradition.
You'll discover how every doctrine concerning Mary ultimately points back to Christ Himself.
Your appreciation for the Divine Liturgy will deepen.
Your prayers will become richer.
And you'll find yourself loving Christ even more because you finally understand why His Church has always honored His Mother.
Inside This eBook You'll Discover
Why the title "Mother of God" actually protects the truth about Jesus Christ.
Why the earliest Christians honored Mary centuries before denominational divisions ever existed.
What the Bible really says about her from Genesis through Revelation.
Why the Church calls her the New Eve, the Living Ark, and the Ever-Virgin.
What "Most Holy Theotokos, save us" actually means... and why it does not mean what most people assume.
Why asking for her intercession magnifies Christ instead of replacing Him.
How the Fathers of the Church understood her role in salvation history.
The answers to the most common Protestant objections, including:
Did Mary have other children?
Why pray to her?
Isn't this idolatry?
Why are icons involved?
Why does Orthodoxy speak about her so often?
Every chapter is rooted in Scripture...
Illuminated by the Church Fathers...
And explained in language that ordinary Christians can easily understand.
If You're Protestant Exploring Orthodoxy...
Perhaps Mary is the last obstacle keeping you from embracing the ancient Church.
You're intrigued by the beauty.
The liturgy.
The Eucharist.
The Church Fathers.
The continuity of history.
But every time Mary enters the conversation...
Something inside you hesitates.
This book was written especially for you.
Not to pressure you.
Not to shame you.
Not to argue you into submission.
But to gently walk through Scripture...
History...
The earliest Christian witnesses...
And allow you to discover why Christians closest to the Apostles spoke about the Mother of God with such profound love and reverence.
You may discover that your greatest objection becomes one of Orthodoxy's most beautiful treasures.
When You Finish This Book...
You will no longer fear conversations about Mary.
You will understand what the earliest Christians believed.
You will see Scripture through the eyes of the ancient Church.
You will understand why the Fathers defended her with such passion.
You will finally know what the Church means when it prays:
"Most Holy Theotokos, save us."
And perhaps, for the first time...
Those words will no longer sound controversial.
They will sound beautiful.
More Than Information
This is not simply another theological book.
It is an invitation.
An invitation to recover a forgotten way of seeing Christianity.
A Christianity filled with mystery.
Beauty.
Wonder.
Incarnation.
A faith where honoring the Mother never diminishes the Son.
It reveals Him more clearly.
Begin Discovering the Ancient Faith Today
For nearly two thousand years, Christians have honored the Mother of God because they understood something the modern world has largely forgotten.
Now it's your turn to discover why.
Get your copy of How the Mother of God Saves Us today and rediscover one of Christianity's oldest, most beautiful, and most misunderstood truths