Unless you’re Luther and then you can toss out 7 books of the Old Testament and add words to scripture (“only” in Romans 3:20; Romans 4:15, “alone” in Romans 3:28). Also, the early Protestants, including Luther believed in the perpetual virginity of Mary. “Christ . . . was the only Son of Mary, and the Virgin Mary bore no children besides Him . . . I am inclined to agree with those who declare that ‘brothers’ really mean ‘cousins’ here, for Holy Writ and the Jews always call cousins brothers.”
The early Protestants were Catholics who left that religion i pursuit of the truth of the scriptures...Of course it would take a while for them to purge all the Catholic falsities out of their systems...
I am inclined to agree with those who declare that ‘brothers’ really mean ‘cousins’ here, for Holy Writ and the Jews always call cousins brothers.”
But the Greeks had a far more expanded language and they knew the difference between brothers and cousins and even had words for them...That's why we see it in the Greek scriptures...
I think it is wrong to twist the meaning of words written in the Bible. Just as wrong as what the liberals always do with our US Constitution.
I first learned that Jesus had brothers and sisters in a Bible study class taught by a CATHOLIC priest. To this day I am grateful that the priest taught the Bible as at is written and did not try to twist or change things in order to satisfy any doctrines or dogmas.
That Luther was a POWERFUL dude!
At least he fell short of chopping off fingers from a CORPSE!