>>>Why not pray to The Father through The Son as instructed in The Bible? Again, nowhere in The Bible does it advocate praying to anyone else. The Ten Commandments specifically state to NOT make and bow to or pray to any image.<<<
But nowhere in the Bible is the Canon of Scripture described in detail! Hmmmmmmmm. By whose Authority is your Bible assembled? Or can you cite me Scripture and verse of the books of the Canon?
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"But nowhere in the Bible is the Canon of Scripture described in detail! Hmmmmmmmm. By whose Authority is your Bible assembled? Or can you cite me Scripture and verse of the books of the Canon?"
Respectfully stated: I don't think that's part of the point...Canon was put together by the Church, the Body of Christ, as the Holy Spirit inspired the writers and those who decided on the canon over a period of hundreds of years, this is historical and accepted fact. That being said which is greater the people that formed the canon or the scriptures themselves? Anyhew...
Regardless of the debate of canon formation the fact of the matter is this. Christ explictly instructs us how to pray in Matthew 5. It would seem that tradition and scripture should fully agree in this respect, no?
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread.
12Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.[a]' 14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
That, my friends in Christ, is the most beautiful and powerful prayer any of us can ever utter. I'm not saying you can't ask for prayers of others, I'm just pointing out what Christ said...
Blessings in Christ to all of you!