May the Lord rebuke you for leading others astray in your delusion.
That's why they have their three-legged stool:
MAGIsterium
oral tradishon
Scripture
What they want that isn't in the Scriptures is covered by the first two.
Defending something by saying it is ancient is unwise.
The cult of the female addition to the god is as ancient as pre-flood Sumer.
Jeremiah rebuked the apostates among the Jews for seeking such a figure,
which he called an "abomination" that made them "desolate".
The desolation was to send them to BABYLON,
which is not by accident the name of the Harlot in the Revelation,
for the very same reason.
Quints confirm you are in error,
as it missed the mark of the post after yours.
May the Lord rebuke you for leading souls astray.
May the Lord rebuke you for leading souls astray,
and for desecrating a sister in Christ with your filthy image.
You are purposely confuting a term used in the familial manner with its use in a religious manner.
Those are not the same.
The latter is what Jesus Christ was banning from use.
Jesus also called it a memorial by saying "Do this in remembrance of me."
A memorial is not an actual.
If I point to a photo of my cousin,
and say,
This is my cousin,
one would be a moran for believing the photo is the cousin.
Gabriel didn't ask anyone at all that question.
Gabriel didn't ask Mary for permission.
He literally told her what was going to happen.
She had no choice in the matter.
Her response was to submit to God's Command.
Those Jews also misunderstood.
The flesh of Jesus did not come down from Heaven.
The One who did come down from Heaven was God the Word.
Eat His Word,
His Testimony about His flesh and blood being the Passover for His people.
His flesh and blood originated here,
not in Heaven.
This is because it was the first Adam who sinned,
so the last Adam,
had to pay the debt for that sin.
Yes,
she was favored because she was a descendant of David,
of which Christ was to be.
She had to be the one descended from David since Christ did not have an earthly father.
Yet,
Gabriel never "asked permission" of Mary.
He told her what was up.
That's how it was going to be.
Period.
No permission.