**Mother of God**
That phrase is not found in scripture.
**her wish to remain a virgin.**
Where in the Word is that request mentioned?
Why the great effort to refute that Jesus had half brothers and half sisters through Mary? The passage in Luke 8:3 makes no mention of the parents of the ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’ of Jesus, that you folks say are cousins.
Mary was given a great honor in giving birth to the Christ-child, but she didn’t make more of God,
didn’t make the soul of the Son,
didn’t raise him from the dead,
didn’t change his body into a glorified body,
or cause him to ascend up to heaven bodily.
She didn’t make him both Lord and Christ either. God did that. (Acts 2:36)
She didn’t even have to do ANYTHING to make herself pregnant. God performed the miracle in her body. She simply accepted his decree with gladness and humility.
Believe whatever ‘traditions’ you want, but I prefer to stick with plain scriptural facts.
If you ignore sacred tradition, you ignore the scripture you claim to revere.
If there is no immaculate conception, there is no atonement by Jesus. It’s that simple.
If Mary is not the mother of God, there is likewise no atonement. You really do seem to be missing the critical point.