The problem occurs when the term "Mother of God" is the accepted translation, it implies all kinds of things that just aren't true. For example, that Mary as mother of God has authority over God. Another example that Mary is the "Queen of Heaven", or "Queen mother of Heaven", or Mary is the wife of the Holy Spirit since it was through the Holy Spirit that Jesus was conceived.
If all these things become acceptable then believing she can magnify prayers, or aid in your salvation easily follow. I find no evidence of any of that in Scripture.
The term God-bearer is more on the mark in that Mary was blessed to be used by God for His plan of salvation. Mary does not bestow blessings on others because of this.
“The problem occurs when the term ‘Mother of God’ is the accepted translation, it implies all kinds of things that just aren't true.”
Maybe in your mind.
The problem for you is that Theotokos literally means “God-birther,” and humans who give birth are the mothers of the humans to whom they give birth.
The ancient doctrine set down at Ephesus is that Mary gave birth to God. She is, thus, the Mother of God, according to the voice of the entire Church Undivided.
You may object to the conclusion, but that doesn't permit a re-interpretation of what actually was pronounced at Ephesus.
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“The problem occurs when the term “Mother of God” is the accepted translation, it implies all kinds of things that just aren’t true.”
Perhaps the problem is not so much implication as inference.