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To: spitter
In all due respect, prayers are for the living

2 Macc 12:42-45

(A)nd they turned to prayer, beseeching that the sin which had been committed might be wholly blotted out. And the noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves free from sin, for they had seen with their own eyes what had happened because of the sin of those who had fallen. He also took up a collection, man by man, to the amount of two thousand drachmas of silver, and sent it to Jerusalem to provide for a sin offering. In doing this he acted very well and honorably, taking account of the resurrection. For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. But if he was looking to the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought. Therefore he made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin.

45 posted on 12/30/2010 1:19:58 PM PST by JoeFromSidney
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To: JoeFromSidney

That is not in the King James version and I do not consider it Holy Scripture. You have your view and I have mine. We can agree to disagree.


46 posted on 12/30/2010 5:02:47 PM PST by spitter
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