When a follower of Yeshua reads those verses, they have full comprehension of what they are saying, because they are not trying to do apologetics for pagan doctrine. Especially John would never make the mistake you attribute to him, since he, his bro James, and his Mother were personally chided by Yeshua for attempting what you assume. (they had their Mother appeal to Yeshua to seat them at his right hand)
"Especially John would never make the mistake you attribute to him,"
This comment makes no sense, since I did not attribute any mistake to John. Quite the opposite: I said he was NOT making a mistake. He addresses people in his congregation as "fathers" and "brothers", and in doing so was NOT violating the Savior's commands.
"...he, his bro James, and his Mother were personally chided by Yeshua for attempting what you assume."
"Attempting what [I] assume"?? What the blue blazes are you talking about? I didn't assume any "attempt" on John's part at all.
Whatever it is you're refuting, it has nothing to do with what I wrote. Where did I attribute any mistake to John? Where did I "assume" he was making some kind of bogus "attempt"? You have it very much twisty-tailed around.
I'm the one who's arguing that it was perfectly OK for John to call men "fathers and brothers."
It is exasperating to be accused of things I never said.