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1 | Is praying to created beings scriptural? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 62733 | ||
John, We "pray" to other creatures in the archaic Elizabethean sense of asking for something, such as prayers. For "the prayer of righteous man availeth much," and "whereever two or three are gathered in My name and in agreement on a matter..." For example, "I pray thee Sir John, please join with me in praying that all Christians will do all they can to spread the Good News of God's salvation." It is in this sense that we ask the "saints" whether here on earth or in heaven to pray with us. Death does not destroy the communion of saints. We are all still together in the love of Christ. This is not necromancy, where people are asking the dead to come back and impart some hidden knowledge. It is rather asking someone in Christ, here or in heaven, to turn with us toward God in prayer. Have you ever asked anyone here on earth to pray with you or asked them to also pray about a specific matter that you were also praying about? If so , does this violate the priciple of going directly to God as an individual? And is not corporate pray what Christian congregations do when they pray together for their sick members? It is a "both and" understanding of prayer, not an "either or" understanding. Emmaus |
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2 | Is praying to created beings scriptural? | Bible general Archive 1 | John Reformed | 62738 | ||
Emmaus, We are specificly commanded to pray for one another! Please... I was roman catholic and we PRAYED to the Saints and to Mary as if they themselves had the power to answer prayer. I know that you will say that we prayed amiss and that is not the teaching of the church. But in reality this is the result a doctrine that is not supported scripturaly. Give me scripture first and then we can employ reason as a tool for understanding and verifying doctrine. For "the prayer of righteous man availeth much," and "whereever two or three are gathered in My name and in agreement on a matter...". It is eisogesis to conlude that this verse validates praying to saints or angels. Using your logic one could pray to old Uncle Bob (who we are sure is in heaven because he was such a good man) to intercede on our behalf. John John |
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3 | Is praying to created beings scriptural? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 62746 | ||
John, "Using your logic one could pray to old Uncle Bob (who we are sure is in heaven because he was such a good man) to intercede on our behalf." That is exactly right John. In fact we might even have asked Uncle Bob to pray for us while he was here among the saints on earth. Why should we stop asking for his prayers when he is even closer to God. Emmaus |
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4 | Is praying to created beings scriptural? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 62749 | ||
Am I wrong to think that the differences between the Protestant and Catholic views on prayer stem chiefly from the former's sola scriptura perspective and the latter's "tripod" foundation based on Scripture, church tradition and papal authority? Is this an over simplification of the matter or is my thinking totally off base -- just plain wrong? It appears to me that Scripture alone does not support praying to or for the dead. If that is the case, then I'd have to conclude that the authority for the practice must come from some extra-scriptural source. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Is praying to created beings scriptural? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 62753 | ||
Hank, You are correct in understanding as it applies to the sainst in heaven. Obviously there is abundant scripture for asking the saints here on earth to pray for us and with us. Emmaus |
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