TrueFollowerOfChrist Posted September 13, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,049 Content Per Day: 1.60 Reputation: 597 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/26/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted September 13, 2023 My question is why would you pray to anyone other than God? People ( even ones in Heaven ) can't answer our prayers, only God has that power, so why pray to people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJK Posted September 13, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,349 Content Per Day: 7.68 Reputation: 1,305 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/01/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, JohnD said: There is an element of worship and submission in prayer... and that's where it gets complicated. As a boy who lost his father to leukemia, I often "spoke" to my Dad while standing at his grave site. I was in grief, I was confused, I longed to hear his voice, see his face, feel his embrace... but I expected no reply and I was not in submission or worship of him. I would not even say I honored him, for all my conversations over the empty tomb with my Dad's name on it were selfish, needy. I see a difference between "talking" to the dead in an imaginary conversation and praying to them to ask them to do something for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choir loft Posted September 15, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 70 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,222 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 335 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/23/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/10/1947 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 8/27/2023 at 3:27 PM, Tony17 said: I'm not catholic but I stumbled upon many articles regarding whether praying to Mary and other saints is an act of idolatry. Some say yes and some say no. Matthew 4:10 says "Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." Doesn't this mean praying to saints is idolatry? Yes. cl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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