I gave you proof from Scripture that Mary means more to God than you think.
I am not the one in denial. I gave you proof that you are misinterpreting the word “brothers” by showing you many scripture passages where brother meant any male relative. Jesus had no brothers or they would have inherited the responsibility of caring for Mary. It was Law and Christ fulfilled the Law. He gave her to John to care for because there was no one else to care for her.
I have far more proof that Mary matters, based on Scripture, than you do that she doesn’t.
Mary was Jesus beloved mother; I’m sure He “worshipped” the ground she walked on... especially when she accompanied Him on the Way of the Cross and stood faithfully with Him at Calvary.
Mary was Christ’s most faithful and long-lasting follower. She was with Him from beginning to end of His life. An angel tells us she is blessed among women and that she has found favor with God- so we know she is also a holy and devout woman.
Like Abraham, she was willing to participate in the sacrifice of Her own son for love of God. She’s the Abraham of the New Testament and it is fitting that a woman be part of our salvation since a woman caused Original Sin. The Old Testament predicts her. She is the faithful receiver of the New Covenant, the Word of God, which she carries within her like an Ark. Jesus is a true descendent of David through Mary’s lineage.
Christ performs His first miracle simply because she requests it and it begins his public ministry of redemption. She is included in the gift of the Holy Spirit at the Pentecost. He gives her to His favorite and most faithful apostle.
To say Mary is no more important than any other woman shows a remarkable lack of Scriptural knowledge.
She is worthy of honor and praise. God the Father sent an angel to praise her and ask her to make a life-long sacrifice for love of Him. God the Son lived with her and she loved Him faithfully her whole life. His last thoughts included her well-being. And God the Spirit breathed His strength and understanding into her at Pentecost.
God thought Mary was worthy of honor and praise. Why do you give her less? What do you think God thinks of those who ridicule Mary, whom the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit obviously value?
> “I gave you proof from Scripture that Mary means more to God than you think.”
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You did nothing of the sort!
An assertion out of your imagination is proof only of your belief.
There is nothing in scripture that makes Mary anything but the chosen vessel to bring “the Son of Man” into the world. That was her function, which she performed admirably, but to extrapolate that into anything else is idolatry.
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John 2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
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Mother? yes. Beloved? I’m sure. But you extrapolate by several orders of magnitude her role in God’s plan. She had little to no understanding of what was unfolding.
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