Confused about religion?

Question

Is jesus & God the same person? And when praying, do you pray to God in the name of Jesus or just bypass God & go straight to Jesus? Can you pray to God without mentioning Jesus? or pray to Jesus without mentioning God? How does it work?

Answer 1

there are always three entities: the Father - God, the Son - Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

We were given the option of praying directly to God! We sometimes pray to Jesus because he is our Lord and Saviour. But in no event should we attempt to bypass God since he is in charge.

He is the one who created the entire universe, he sent his only begotten Son to die on a cross to save our Souls.

I think that most people use God and Jesus Christ interchangably. but it doesnt matter since the Bible said that "Jesus is sitting on the right hand of God..."

I know I start of praying 'Heavenly Father...' and end 'in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour'.

I dont think it matter which one you pray to, as long as you are not praying to someone/something else hoping that they/it will make intercession on your behalf.

Take care. hugs*

Answer 2

The one, true God is three seperate eternal beings that make up a single nature. In other words, God is an eternal family of love. When you pray to Jesus, you automatically pray to the whole Trinity (God). To explain: we pray to God the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ, because the Holy Spirit inspires and guides us to the truth. God bless.

Answer 3

The only way to get to God is through Jesus since Jesus died on the cross for us. It doesn't matter if u pray to Jesus or God, because they might just as well be the same person. But i doh want to stick meh tongue too much into God business eh gyul! Some things we just meant for God alone to know!

Answer 4

The confusion is understandable and I'm sure you'll get different answers to this question. Fortunately this issue has been clarified through modern prophets.

There is one God who is our Heavenly Father. He is the being that Jesus prayed to many times during his mortal life. He is the father of our spirits.

Jesus Christ is Heavenly Father's only begotten son in the flesh and because of the Atonement is our mediator with the Father.

Pray to Heavenly Father and close in the name of Jesus Christ.

Answer 5

Jehovah God does not lay down a lot of rigid rules on how to pray. Nevertheless, we need to learn the proper approach to God, which is explained in the Bible. For instance, Jesus taught his followers: “If you ask the Father for anything he will give it to you in my name.” (John 16:23) Hence, we are required to pray in Jesus’ name, recognizing Jesus as the sole channel through which God’s blessings are extended to all mankind.

What about the use of the word “amen”? The Scriptures indicate that this is usually a suitable conclusion to our prayers, especially when we pray in public. (Psalm 72:19 - "And blessed be his glorious name to time indefinite,
And let his glory fill the whole earth.
Amen and Amen." ; Psalm 89:52 - "Blessed be Jehovah to time indefinite. Amen and Amen") The Hebrew word ’a·men′ has the basic meaning of “surely.” McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopedia explains that the significance of saying “Amen” at the end of prayers is “to confirm the words which have preceded, and invoke the fulfilment of them.” Thus, by concluding with a sincere “Amen,” the one praying indicates his earnest feelings about what he has just said. When a Christian representing the congregation in prayer concludes with this expression, those listening may also add an “Amen” in their hearts or audibly to indicate their strong approval of what has just been said.

In his model prayer, Jesus gave primary importance to the sanctification of Jehovah’s name, the coming of His Kingdom, and the realization of God’s will. (Matthew 6:9-13 - "“9 YOU must pray, then, this way:
“‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified. 10 Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth. 11 Give us today our bread for this day; 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one.")

So we use God's name Jehovah in the prayer as Jesus himself did show us in Matthew Chapter 6 versus 9 to 13 how to do it. We end the prayer in Jesus name (he is our mediator, since we are very imperfect we couldn't approach God directly, therefore, him being our ransomer will approach God on our behalf).

I hope this help.

Answer 6

Many people will have different answers to these questions.

Here are mine and I consider them true and accurate after much prayer, research and such...the Spirit concords with these answers:

Are Jesus and God the same person?
Absolutely not. That is impossible. They are one in purpose though, with the same goals, etc. They both love us more than we can know in mortality.

Prayer?
You pray to your Father in Heaven in the name of Christ.
Heavenly Father will listen to you even if you don't mention Christ but He asks that you pray to Him in the name of Christ.

It sounds like your main concern is prayer. Here is a little more:

Your Father in Heaven loves you and wants to hear from you. Imagine yourself having a child who wants help and direction and wonders if they should talk to you about it. You would want them to. That said, He has sent us here to Earth where we can't just carry on a face to face conversation all the time. So, we pray and He answers usually through the Power of the Holy Ghost.

I feel I am not being clear (probably just my own sense of self-conciousness) so I am going to copy and paste something that has helped me understand prayer...it is true...

"As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part (Matt. 7: 7-11). Many of the so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship. Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings."

I hope that helps. For more information:
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bd/p/54
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gs/p/45

...and a talk by someone whom I consider to be an Apostle:
http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=bf2eb5658af22110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1

That last link will help you a LOT. You just have to be willing to read it. Even if you don't believe what I believe, read it with an open mind, look for truth and you will find help. A true disciple of Christ looks for truth and goodness wherever it may be found...

Answer 7

You pray to the Father, in the son`s name. Jesus is the Savior and he intercedes for us with the Father.

Peace and god bless from Texas <><

Answer 8

God & Jesus are not the same person, they are the father, & the son & together with the holy ghost, they make up one God. I know it may be a little confusing but its like this. You walk pass a tree, but you wouldn't say "look at that trunk & branches & leaves" you would say " look at that tree" because three of them together make up a tree. And to answer the second part of your question, you can't bypass Jesus, because it was stated in the Bible by Jesus, " that no one commeth unto the father but by me." He was God's gift to us, his only son... he sacrificed to save our lives & so it would be disrespectful to go straight to him ( the father). You have go through his son... Just like the world of work, most of the time, when you have to speak to someone of importance, you would have to speak to their secretary first. So its somewhat like that. I hope my answer helped.

Answer 9

The normal approach to God is to pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. Praying in the name of Jesus is not to be a ritual, but we recognize and acknowledge that we have access to God only through the intercessory work of our great High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ, who was Himself the offering for sin that makes us acceptable to God.
Jesus said: "Pray in this way: 'Our Father, who is in heaven...' " (Matthew 6:9ff)
Jesus also taught us to pray to the Father in John's Gospel, chapters 14-16.
That it is acceptable to pray directly to Jesus can be seen in Stephen's pray in Acts 7:54-60......

"When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But 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. "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged 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.
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep."

Answer 10

No they are not the same person. We pray to God but Jesus is our mediator.