why did Jesus say "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put them in practice" instead of saying this is your Holy mother?
2007-12-12 11:04:27 · 8 answers · asked by pepsiolic 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
... Luke 11:27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
The deification of Mary certainly finds no basis in scripture.
Justsyd: Jesus' earthly family did not understand his mission and tried to get in the way.
2007-12-12 11:12:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was saying there are no "special favors" for insiders, not disciples, not brothers or sisters, not even mother. ALL are equal in Christ. The Bible says Mary was "Blessed AMONG women" not Blessed above women.
In Luke 1:46-47, Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior". Mary knew that she needed a savior.
Mary had other children after Jesus was born. The scriptures make it undeniably clear that Jesus had brothers and sisters. Mary was NOT a perpetual virgin as some errantly teach.
2007-12-12 19:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by the sower 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Matt. 12:48; Mark 3:33; Luke 8:21 - when Jesus asks, "Who are my mother, and sisters and brothers?," some Protestants argue that Jesus is rebuking Mary in order to denigrate her. To the contrary, when Jesus' comments are read in light of Luke 8:5-15 and the parable of the sower which Jesus taught right before His question, Jesus is actually implying that Mary has already received the word as the sower of good ground and is bearing fruit. Jesus is teaching that others must, like Mary, also receive the word and obey it.
Matt. 12:48; Mark 3:33; Luke 8:21 - Jesus' question about "who are my mother, and sisters and brothers" was also made in reference to Psalm 69:8-9. Jesus the Prophet was answering the psalmist's prophecy that those closest to Him would betray Him at His passion. Jesus is emphasizing the spiritual family's importance over the biological family, and the importance of being faithful to Him. While many were unfaithful to Jesus, Mary remained faithful to Him, even to the point of standing at the foot of the Cross.
Matt. 12:48; Mark 3:33; Luke 8:21 - finally, to argue that Jesus rebuked Mary is to argue that Jesus violated the Torah, here, the 4th commandment. This argument is blasphemous because it essentially says that God committed sin by dishonoring His Mother.
Luke 11:28 - when Jesus says, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it," some Protestants also call this a rebuke of Mary. Again, to the contrary, Jesus is exalting Mary by emphasizing her obedience to God's word as being more critical than her biological role of mother. This affirms Luke 1:48.
Luke 11:28 - also, the Greek word for "rather" is "menounge." Menounge really means "Yes, but in addition," or "Further." Thus, Jesus is saying, yes my mother is blessed indeed, but further blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it. Jesus is encouraging others to follow Mary's example in order to build up His kingdom.
Luke 11:27-28 - finally, Jesus is the one being complimented, not Mary. Therefore, Jesus is refocusing the attention from Him to others who obey the word of God. If He is refocusing the attention away from Him to others, His comment cannot be a rebuke of Mary His mother.
John 2:4 - this is another example that Protestants use to diminish Mary's significance. Jesus' question to Mary, "what have you to do with me?" does no such thing. To the contrary, Jesus' question illustrates the importance of Mary's role in the kingdom. Jesus' question is in reality an invitation to His mother to intercede on behalf of all believers and begin His ministry, and His Mother understands this. Mary thus immediately intercedes, Jesus obeys her, and performs the miracle which commenced His ministry of redemption.
Luke 8:28 - the demons tell Jesus the same thing, "what have you to do with us." The demons are not rebuking Jesus, for God would not allow it. Instead, the demons are acknowledging the power of Jesus by their question to Him.
John 2:4; 19:26 - when Jesus uses the title "woman" (gnyai), it is a title of dignity and respect. It is the equivalent of Lady or Madam. Jesus honored His Mother as God requires us to do.
2007-12-12 19:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
OK here I go again. Jesus was the Savior in which ALL (this includes Mary) must confess as savior. Jesus all the way to the cross and even on the cross, corrected his mother. "woman behold your son" he told her referring to another man. Mary was blessed BUT she was to die after Jesus died. This meant she could only be saved IF she confessed Him as LORD and SAVIOR, not as her son ,but as the Son of God. He had this struggle all along if you read their conversations. She was actually the hardest soul to win for Him.
2007-12-12 19:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says she was blessed not Holy, very big difference.
2007-12-12 20:13:07 · answer #5 · answered by paula r 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus appeared to be anti-family in many of his statements. His family came to take him home, and he shunned them. We can't really say why.
2007-12-12 19:07:57 · answer #6 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible states that Mary was blessed...but never claimed that she was holy. This was an invention of the church much later.
2007-12-12 19:07:18 · answer #7 · answered by Rance D 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
BECAUSE WE ALL
ARE HIS BETHREN
ALL THAT BELIEVE ON HIM
2007-12-12 19:08:03 · answer #8 · answered by hghostinme 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋