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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
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1 | Mediator | Heb 4:16 | Hank | 188989 | ||
Brian - Saints: who are they? The living who are the called of God, the redeemed of the church? That's how the New Testament commonly uses the word. Or the dead who have been "canonized" by Rome? .... A problem of semantics, perhaps? In the examples from Scripture that you cite, Brian, I don't see that they lend any authority whatever to your argument. They were neither deceased nor beatified. ...... Since this is a Forum that subscribes to the doctrine of sola scriptura, perhaps you would like to cite scriptural instructions, not church tradition, for praying to beings other than the triune God. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Mediator | Heb 4:16 | Brian.g | 188994 | ||
Hank My use of the term 'saint' was with a lower case 's' and consistent with the term used in the New Testament about 45 times. The definition of the term of 'saint' is 'consecrated to God, holy, sacred, pious'. I believe that definition would also include those who have died and have gone to heaven and are in union with God. Now, if we can ask a living sinner to pray for us, why can we not ask a 'saint' in heaven to pray for us? I am not saying we should worship the 'saint' in heaven, but only to ask that they pray for us. And, I believe my two citings from Revelation would support it. Brian |
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3 | Mediator | Heb 4:16 | Hank | 188997 | ||
Brian - We have come to a time and a point in this disagreement when it shows little promise of resolution. Therefore, the prudent course is to end the disputation. I thank you for your kindness and civility and trust that you will continue to observe the stated guidelines that the Lockman Foundation have laid down for the conduct of their forum, especially the sola scriptura dictum. As ever, --Hank | ||||||
4 | Mediator | Heb 4:16 | Brian.g | 189007 | ||
Hank That sound like a fine idea As always, it's a pleasure speaking with you! Brian |
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