THEY (not the spiritual brethren outside with my mother) hear the word of God and do it...So then we have to conclude the 'other' spiritual brethren did not hear the word of God and do it...Movin' too fast...Forgot to add:
If Jesus' spiritual brethren who were with his mother did not hear the word of God AND DO IT, as Jesus indicates, they then could not have been Jesus' spiritual brethren...Just his natural brothers...
Don't get me wrong,I do think Mary had other children but I don't think Jesus was necessarily denying that those other brethren were hearing and doing the Word.He included Mary in what He said and there's no doubt she heard and did God's word.Maybe Jesus was also imparting...'don't just consider those natural physical people over there my closest relatives...all who hear the Word and do it are my closest family' ...which kind of just defeats what I was attempting to say :-/
Certainly one to ponder.The responses should be interesting.