This week's Borg-assigned Bible reading was Mark, Chapter 1-4. And of course, we had a real hard-liner make a comment about how our "real family" are the JWs at the Kingdom Hall. This was based on Mark 3:32-34, NWT.
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32 As it was, a crowd was sitting around him, so they said to him: "Look! Your mother and your brothers outside are seeking you." 33 But in reply he said to them: "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 34 And having looked about upon those sitting around him in a circle, he said: "See, my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother and sister and mother."
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What's your take on these verses?
What point do you think Jesus was trying to make?
All viewpoints welcome.
FWIW, when it comes to the words attributed to Jesus, I'm a total cherry picker. But at first glance, this doesn't look much like a cherry to me.
OM