Care to comment on these other Bible quotes that refer to Mary as the Mother of Jesus?
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[31] Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. [32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. Luke Chapter 1<<
>>[41] And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: [42] And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. [43] And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? [44] For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. [45] And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. Luke Chapter 1<<
Were John, Luke, the Angel Gabriel and Elizabeth all liars. If so what good is your Bible if you deny it refers to to Mary as being the Mother of Jesus? Or are you just claiming that Jesus is not God? Which is it?
All wonderful passages. Not sure why you are posting them to me.
We started our conversation because you were making an argument with another poster that hinged on “Jesus referred to Mary as His mother while on the cross.”
I pointed out that it is not recorded in Scripture and perhaps you remembered incorrectly.
Ergo, your argument had no support, as you framed it.
Four posts later, I’m not sure you’ve accepted that fact yet.
Obviously, Mary was the earthly mother of Jesus. Chosen by God to fulfill His prophecy. That is another whole conversation.
“Were John, Luke, the Angel Gabriel and Elizabeth all liars. If so what good is your Bible if you deny it refers to to Mary as being the Mother of Jesus? Or are you just claiming that Jesus is not God? Which is it?”
I find it distasteful when posters on FR - particularly those who claim to be Christians - take this, “were they liars” approach. Combined with a demanding spirit in a post like this, it is not winsome and does not fulfill Christ’s command to love each other.
Full disclaimer: this kind of thing seems to find its way into the posts of people of many denominations and it is always sad. It is like demanding an answer to “did you stop beating your wife!”
I don’t find it persuasive either. We can all do better.