And your prayer for others doesn’t mean that you believe that Jesus’ sacrifice was not enough to get “all the way there,” correct?
So, to sum up, when you pray for people that you think need God’s mercy, it is not a denial of Jesus’ sacrificial sufficiency, but when Catholics pray for people that we think need God’s mercy, it somehow is a denial of the sufficiency of Jesus.
Interesting.
I pray for the living to accept Christ, prior to their appointed dying and then the Judgement.
Praying for those already dead seems a bit late, the die is cast. Heaven or hell, one way or the other.
For those that die knowing Jesus as Savior, Heaven is the destination. Period. Because Jesus’ sacrifice paid all our debts. All. And those debts are cancelled, providing one accepts Him.
So, in summation, Accept Christ while living, because after you die is a bit late.
And, further you seem to confuse prayers for the lost (Who do not know Christ) with prayers for the dead. Two diferent animals there.