God CREATED us. He understands our problems. I can't believe you actually think that dead people with experience are better qualified to respond to certain of our problems than Christ Himself. What does Christ have to do to earn any street cred with you? Trust me, He gets it. He gets ALL of it.
The Saints and Mary are His greatest material means for us to discover Him and to follow Him.
I just hope the Bible makes your top ten list of ways to know God. Just tell me it's in there somewhere.
Ignoring the saints is like ignoring a life preserver while adrift in the ocean because you prefer to wait for a boat.
It never ceases to amaze me at how much help you think God needs. God can't interpret His own scripture, He can't handle saving us by Himself, He's too busy to forgive all the sins, and now this. I believe in a MUCH more powerful God:
Rev. 22:13 : I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (KJV)
"It never ceases to amaze me at how much help you think God needs. God can't interpret His own scripture, He can't handle saving us by Himself, He's too busy to forgive all the sins, and now this. I believe in a MUCH more powerful God:
Rev. 22:13 : I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (KJV)"
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I'm also surprised by how weak GOD is portrayed to be by some of our learned friends. Maybe this is what JESUS was referring to when he said we needed to come to him like the children, just truly believe and KNOW that what he says will be.