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Yes, according to Jesus in Mark 3:
Is there anything specifically theologically wrong with calling Christ our "brother"?
No.
Is there any reason why Christians shouldn't refer to Christ as their "brother"?
If we overdo it, we cheapen the concept. By grace, Jesus is our brother. Jesus is not just our brother, he is our God. We need to keep these two balanced.
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This refers to not biological brothers but Christian (spiritual) brothers; similarly in Romans 8:34 looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”
Hebrews 2:29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Though Jesus is our brother, there is a distinction between him and us: He sanctifies us. Jesus is the unique-monogenḗs Son of God. We become sons of God through him.10 it was fitting that he [Jesus], for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Is there anything specifically theologically wrong with calling Christ our "brother"?
No.
Is there any reason why Christians shouldn't refer to Christ as their "brother"?
If we overdo it, we cheapen the concept. By grace, Jesus is our brother. Jesus is not just our brother, he is our God. We need to keep these two balanced.
See also