[Iscool]

Why would you want Lurking, or anyone else, to pray for you? That would be asking for mediation between you and God and that would be a hateful insult to the only Mediator who is Jesus.

Perhaps a dictionary would be helpful to you...

Mediator
1: one that mediates; especially : one that mediates between parties at variance

a person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between.

And of course,

μεσίτης
mesitēs
mes-ee'-tace
From G3319; a go between, that is, (simply) an internunciator, or (by implication) a reconciler (intercessor): - mediator.

When someone prays for you the person is not a mediator...There is only one mediator...A mediator presents your case to the Judge and argues with an opponent in front of the judge on your behalf...That is the role of Jesus and no one else...

When you ask someone to pray for you, they are standing along side you, adding to your supplication or interceding on your behalf if you are not able to pray... NOT between you and God as a mediator does...

There is only one Mediator between us and God and his role in that capacity is to be our advocate to defend us and present our (His) case to God in the face of our accuser...

[boatbums]

Well said! I would add that Scripture confirms that there is ONLY one mediator between us and God - Jesus Christ our Lord. We need no other.

[omegatoo]

You do realize that your post is a complete contradiction, don’t you. A person who prays for you is exactly a mediator, by the definitions you posted.

Dictionaries are only helpful if you actually read them.

Love, O2