To: Cvengr
Saints are never dead. They are fully alive with Christ Jesus for all eternity. That is the whole essence of Christian belief—”life on high with Christ Jesus.”
To: Running On Empty
Semantics don’t hide the fact that Scripture has a number of Scriptures indicating that praying to those passed from this life is NOT God’s pleasure.
426 posted on
04/30/2007 8:53:03 AM PDT by
Quix
(GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
To: Running On Empty
Dead as in separated from their physical bodies until the resurrection.
437 posted on
04/30/2007 9:38:59 AM PDT by
Cvengr
(The violence of evil is met with the violence of righteousness, justice, love and grace.)
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