WVKayaker:
I can quote the same passage. So what does it mean? And whatever you say it means means nothing in the context of Traditional Christianity. In other words, anything you state ultimately results to your opinion, i.e. the individual and thus what we get with a “scripture paste game” is just that, a game. In your world view, Christianity becomes what “I think it is”. Again, what I wrote is consistent with the Church Fathers, the ones who determine the canon of scripture and wrote against all of the heresies that were present through the 5th century.
Regards
You can make all the claims you wish. You are an apologist for the RC realm. I am an apologist for Scriptural Christianity. We disagree with each other. Your organization claims that it holds all the keys. Neither I, nor Paul agree. You can parse all you want. We can even go "greek", but it will not open your eyes. i will rely on the Holy Spirit.
What you wrote is indeed consistent with your organization's position. That does not make it so...
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Mark 3:31Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you."
33"Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked.
34Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."..
He is risen...