Why can't you pray to God directly like Muslims do? Why would you need intermediaries? Did the Jews had them?

Question

(nope muslims do not have clerics)

( I am mentioning Muslims and Jews)

Answer 1

Jews pray directly to G-d. There is no need for an intermediary.

Answer 2

Intermediaries sometimes help others to better understand their faith, and also to offer spiritual advice. Muslims, Christianity, and Judaism all and had intermediaries at some point and to some extent. Christianity has different branches. Catholics believe in the authority of the Pope. Protestants are varied and fall into many catagories. Quakers, for example, do not believe in intermediaries. They pray directly to God. The Jewish people have several denominations as well. Notably, Reform Judasim has several bold ideas about praying at home and the neccessity of attending a synagogue. Rabbis, however, are prominant intermediaries in Judaism per ce. Muslims also have spiritual advisors, namely the Prophet Muhammad. Even if Muhammed is not physically on earth, he was an intermediary in his time on earth.

Answer 3

Listening to Christians and Muslims argue is like listening to a couple of three year olds argue. How can it possibly matter to anyone whether someone else is praying to God directly or thru an intermediary? What difference does it make? Do you people really find issues like this to be important? Its sad and barbaric. Religion may just doom us all.

Answer 4

It is obvious that you know nothing about other religions.
Nobody prays to the clergy or priest, he is just a counselor.
People pray directly to their god of choice.
For someone with credentials you seem to lack education in the religion matter or you are simply norrow minded and bias.

Answer 5

I pray to God directly as all Christians do.

Answer 6

You can pray to God directly (as in your prayers are directed to God), but you must pray through Jesus because it is the way we acknowledge his place in God's purpose and because that is the method set out in the scriptures. Because of his sacrificial death, Jesus is the only means for salvation and God wants us to acknowledge him as such. What's interesting is that God gave Jesus authority over all things, but the one thing he didn't delegate was the hearing of prayers. As for intermediaries (in the plural sense), according to the Bible Jesus is the only intermediary between us and God. Those who pray to saints or to Mary aren't following God's instructions.

Answer 7

Christians do pray to God directly. Muslims THINK they are praying to God, but since they are still in their sins because they have not believed in Jesus, they are seperated from God and He will not hear them.

Answer 8

Even the Muslims were not originally allowed to speak with Allah directly until after the 12th - 14th century.

Before you ask a question, look to your own history.
You will find the answer to your question there.

Islam is an "Abrahamic Religion" meaning it shares its history and outlook with Christianity and Jewish beliefs. They all come from the same source.

This is why you cannot call a Christian or a Jew a "Kafir". For they too believe in the same Deity you refer to as "Allah".

Answer 9

I don't know about you, but I do pray directly to God. I think you are lumping all Christians in with Catholics. They are the ones with the intermediaries.

Answer 10

Christians pray to God the Father in the name of Jesus.
John 16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.