Are Christians allowed to pray to anyone besideds the Father?

Question

Try, I know it is hard, but try to base your answers on the Bible this time.

If wolfblayde knew her Bible as good as she claimed to, then she would know:

There is only one way to the Father, and it is not through Mary.

There is only one who can interceed for us with the Father, and it is not Mary.

You keep on trying to retranslate, reinterpret, and reapply the bible.

Be careful, you are playing with Hell-Fire

Answer 1

Stephen prayed to the Lord Jesus:


The Stoning of Stephen
54When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
57At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

59While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." 60Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.

Acts 7:54-60 NIV

Answer 2

Here is your answer:

Thou shalt not have any gods before me. Hope that is biblical enough for you. I will leave Book/Chapter/Verse for your own research.

HINT: It is a fairly famous section of the Old Testament.
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Now, here is my belief:

With that being said, I think you should offer up a better definition of prayer. Are you speaking about meditation or prayer? I do find it acceptable to meditate on the word of God, which in turn has human examples. So is it o.k. for me to "meditate" on the life of Moses, King David, Peter or Paul? Not only do I think it is o.k., but mandatory to read the word of God and think about what the Bible says about these people. However, I do not depend on anyone other than Jesus to serve as my mediator to the Father.

As a member of the triune, I find it acceptable to pray to Jesus, through the Power of the Holy Spirit. My belief is that each member of the triune is simply a different manifestation of the same deity, God.

Answer 3

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Catholics also pray to Saints, although I don't know where that is in the Bible. Never looked.

Answer 4

I assume that this is part of your on-going harangue about Catholics and the Blessed Virgin. She is a believer and a member of the Communion of Saints. We know this based on the fact that she was present in the Upper Room and praying with the disciples on Pentecost:

Acts 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Since she is a member of the Body of Christ in Heaven, she is alive as far as God is concerned:

Luk 20:38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

Because Mary is alive, she can pray for us just as any other person can:

1Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

1Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Asking Mary to intercede for us is no different than asking your mother or sister or friend to pray for you. She's as alive in Heaven as they are on earth, and since she lived a holy life and is in the Presence of God, she is in an excellent position to know how to pray for us.

Edit:

OK, here's another couple of verses for you:

1John 3:14-15 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Catholics *are* Christians, whether you want to believe it or not. Your words make it clear that you hate us. And since God's Word says that one who hates his brothers and sisters in Christ is no better than a murderer, I'd say the only one in danger of Hell-fire is the person who posted this question in the first place.

Answer 5

Jesus is the way the truth and the life...
Jesus is the only begotten of the Father
Explain John 2:1-11(Jesus response to Mary)
Why didn't Mary do miracles?
Nowhere does it say Mary had no beginning.

Answer 6

Why base our answers on the Bible? I thought you wanted the opinion of Christians. Yes, Christians are allowed to "pray" to others besides the Father.

Answer 7

Jesus said to pray to the Father "In my name".If that what he says, that's what I do.
I do thank Jesus though and the Holy Spirit,but I put my requests to the Father.
St. Paul said "There is one mediator between God and man,the man Christ Jesus."
I'd take that very serious my Catholic friends.Speaking to the dead is necromansy and forbidden in the scriptures but Jesus is alive! The saints are alive but not resurrected.It's very possible as Revelation says ,they are under the altar in heaven ,waiting and resting.

Answer 8

We are allowed, but not suppose to. I can't tell you exactley where but in the NT Jesus says when you pray, pray this " Our Father who art in Heaven...

Answer 9

No, Jesus prayed to the Father. We are to pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. The scripure says not to call any man father, not Rabbi for we have one Father and that is God.

Answer 10

Like someone said, we are "allowed" to pray to anything we want. But if we want an answer from God, we should pray as Jesus taught us to pray: to His Father, in His name.

John 16:23 ...Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. [Jesus speaking]

Matthew 6:9 After this manner pray ye: Our Father which art in Heaven...[Jesus speaking]

Exodus 20: 3,5 Thou shalt have no other gods before me...thou shal not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...