How do you know? Seriously how do you know? And before you make the stock prot answer of: "The Bible never mentions....." There is a lot things the Bible never mentions, Like how many pairs of Sandals did Paul have? What color were Peter's eyes? How tall was Stephen? etc...
Exactly the point. "These things are written so that you might believe." Sandals, eye color, height: not important so it wasn't mentioned. The apostles asking Mary for advice or to pray for them? Either it never happened or it wasn't important enough to mention. We are supposed to pray for one another. That's important and that is written.
So your position is that the apostles never would have asked Mary to intercede for them during her life time either?
Yeah tat makes a lot of sense./SARC
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IMHO part of the problem in forum is that dealing in absolutes can ruin the validity of a statement.
Saying that the Bible does not mention a situation is a more accurate, especially noting different versions and content of the Bible.
Saying something never happened because it was not in the Bible denies the humanity of the people in it. It also at times defies common sense. These were real people who lived and interacted with one another. They shared a common experience that no one can fully comprehend unless they lived it.
An example closer to our time would be what once was called, The Great War" as there had been nothing like it before. We can read about World War I, but can we or anyone else today have any idea what it was like at home? In the trenches? On the fields? There's no one around today to tell us, either. All we have is a small portion handed down for scholars to argue over. But these were human beings, living through one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Appreciating context, reliability of source, those who lived closer to the time, who were more likely to have a clearer picture than people today all contribute to a fuller understanding on a human level.
Isn't that fuller understanding what we all look for when we seek God- especially a God Who took our human nature as His Own?