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They are alive with Christ, but they are not gods to be prayed to. They have no power to grant you anything. Angels are separate beings that God sends to do His work. You pray to God for your needs, not saints. You are preaching the same cult religion the Mormons have with thousands of gods otherwise. Jesus is the Fountain from which all flows. Peter, Paul, Moses, statues, bones, et al are no different than aunt Mabel. She may be in Heaven, but she can't grant me anything.

God consists of the Holy Trinity as one God, ergo you can pray to God, Jesus, or the Spirit to get results. Praying to Mary, Peter, Moses, Mother Teresa, statues, pictures, etc, is blasphemy. The commandments are most clear on who God is, and not to worship idols. Praying to statues, pictures, bones, hair, or whatever is forbidden, period! Ask a Jew what they think of praying to idols. The Law hasn't changed.

It's 2 am so I have to go by memory, but didn't Jesus forbid them building shrines to Moses and Elijah? Anyway, you pray how you want, I'll stick with Jesus. God is described as a jealous God. He called the Jews "an adulterous nation" because they sought after other gods. If Jesus is the source of all things, how is a person going to conjure up anything, dead or alive?

Another question, if God is our judge, how do you know you are even praying to someone in heaven and not hell? I don't believe a bunch of men in Rome can decide who went to heaven. The guy on your necklace my not have made it.

The Bible is clear that Jesus is God, and I will pray to Him.

Amen, chuckles. Folks can pray to whomever they wish, but ONLY God answers prayer.

Jesus is the Fountain from which all flows.

I would also comment that praying to anyone else is making his ultimate sacrifice out to be insufficient for granting us access to the throne of grace. Seems rather insulting to Christ. Trampling underfoot the blood of the holy one.