Why can’t you pray straight to God through Jesus alone?
Yeah, I asked that at post 20 and here we are at 170...
I’m out. You guys can pray to whomever you want. I pray only to Jesus Christ. I ask close people to pray for me, but all those people are in the body, and I can actually communicate with them by calling them and having a two-way conversation, or write them (like Paul) and ask them to pray for me. I don’t ask departed Christians to pray for me because they can’t do anything for themselves, or for me.
If you want to pray to Christians no longer on this earth, whatever, but it is not biblical. No examples of this practice being done, taught or encouraged by Christ or the apostles. Show me the verses.
Who said she couldn't?
By the way, my husband died 6 months ago. I talk to him all the time. Would any of you protestants like to accuse me of necromancy? Sometimes, I kiss his picture. Would you like to accuse me of idol worship?
We do that too!
And sometimes we ask others to pray for us. If I asked you topray for me, would that be a pointless exercise because could have gone straight to Jesus Christ?
No, really, please answer that question, because I'm fixin' to ask you to pray for me ;^)