19 Then His mother and brothers came to Him, and could not approach Him because of the crowd. 20 And it was told Him
by some, who said, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.”21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
Luke 8:19-21
- His mother and brothers came to Him
- “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside
- “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
Jesus said your tradition has made the word of God, of no effect.
- making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” Mark 7:13
Next, I guess you are going to tell us that you pray to Mary, and other dead people?
So you are trying to teach us that Mary was a relative and not a His mother.
If mother mean maternal mother, in the context, why try and change the meaning of brothers, to mean something else.
Please show us a scripture where the word brothers, when linked with mother, means "cousins".
The doctrine of demons is to say remained a virgin, and encourage people to pray to her.
Let's look at the context of that scripture that speaks of doctrines of demons, and see which group is being referred to here.
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3
forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:1-3
The group promoting the doctrine of demons, is also the group that forbids to marry, which is the Catholic Church, who forbids priests and nuns to marry.
Also, no meat on certain days.
JLB