2007-08-11 04:20:44 · 9 answers · asked by Ria 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely. If the saints don't intervene you'll never get that brand new red car you prayed for.
2007-08-11 04:23:18 · answer #1 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being Jewish, we are forbidden from putting anything before God, including anything to go through, or any mediator, to get to God. To do so is idolatry. That would include Jesus.
As for the Catholic saints interceding for people, I think this is kind of like this. When you were a kid, and you wanted something from your mom or dad, or other authority figure, sometimes you went to get a sibling, or a friend, or someone else to help you present your case.
I think this is harmless, as long as they are not going THROUGH that saint to get to God, but only asking that the Saint help their prayers reach the "ear" of God, in their merit.
However, Christians are already committing idolatry anyway, by having a mediator named Jesus to have to go through to get to God, so really why would asking saints to intercede on their behalf make any difference in whether they were "sinning worse or not" - they already are.
2007-08-11 04:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
John 14:6. The saints are religious dogma and should be done away with.
Jesus is all we need
By the way this applies to our prays and relationship with god and his son . Not wishes
2007-08-11 04:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by pestie58 the spider hunter 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. They have no power and are not authorized by God to intercede prayers. Pray directly to God The saints which you are refering to are man made saints. They were just made saints by the vatican authority who are humans like you. Those are for catholics alone., because that is their teachings, wrong teachings.
jtm
2007-08-11 04:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is a Catholic concept that has no biblical foundation whatsoever. The bible states clearly, "There is only one intercessor between man and the Father, and He is Christ." The Saints can hear our prayers, but they can do nothing about it, same goes with Mary.
2007-08-11 04:26:01 · answer #5 · answered by J-O-Y 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God's will be done, not our wishes and the saints (I'm assuming you mean the ones Catholics pick) can't help. Only Jesus can.
2007-08-11 04:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I Timothy 2:5--there is one mediator, between God and humanity, the human Christ Jesus.
Stick to the man with the plan, the man of Galilee.
2007-08-11 04:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by mainstreetchurch 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is this a joke?
Where does it say we "get our wishes?" I must have missed that somewhere.
We pray to align ourselves with the will of GOD, not to get God to do OUR will.
Do you know what it means to be saved?
2007-08-11 04:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by goinupru 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
can't hurt
2007-08-11 04:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋