Can I pray directly to God the Father, or do i use Jesus as my mediator?

Question

(**please, people answer who read the Bible regularly) i mean, if God Jesus and the Holy Spirit are all in one, although there seperated(still confused).. do i pray to the Father like Jesus himself did many times, or do i pray to the father myself since Jesus was a human man and so am I (even though im not God in the flesh like he was, maybe giving him the right to pray directly and not me). But i also seem to remember reading in the Bible somewhere that unlike the roman catholic church using the pope as a mediator, i can pray to God the Father directly if i want to. Some say you should pray to God the Father, but then say "in Jesus name amen" as in using Jesus to 'send the message' im SOOO confused, hopefully there are people out there who can help me and give me scripture quotes so i know what to do. i want to pray the right way and to the right part of the trinity, or all.. im rather new to this all.

Answer 1

Prayer in Jesus’ name is taught in John 14:13-14, “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” Some mistakenly apply this verse by believing that saying “In Jesus’ name” at the end of a prayer results in God always granting what is asked for. This is essentially treating the words “in Jesus’ name” as a magic formula. This is absolutely unbiblical!

Praying in Jesus’ name means praying with His authority and asking God the Father to act upon our prayers because we come in the name of His Son, Jesus. Praying in Jesus' name means the same thing as praying according to the will of God, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him" (1 John 5:14-15). Praying in Jesus’ name is praying for things that will honor and glorify Jesus.

Saying, “In Jesus’ name” at the end of a prayer is not a magic formula. If what you asked for or said in prayer was not for God’s glory and according to His will, saying “In Jesus’ name” is meaningless. Genuinely praying in Jesus' name and for His glory is what is important, not attaching certain words to the end of a prayer. It is not the words in the prayer that matter, but the purpose behind the prayer. Praying for things that are in agreement with God’s will is the essence of praying in Jesus’ name.

Recommended Resource: Prayer, The Great Adventure by David Jeremiah.

Answer 2

Praying to Jesus = praying to the daddy, and praying to the daddy = praying to Jesus. a million) there is merely one authentic God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah forty 5:5). 2) the daddy is the only authentic God (John 17:3; a million Corinthians 8:6). good judgment utilized to Jesus: 3) Jesus is God (Colossians 2:9; a million Timothy 3:sixteen; Isaiah forty 4:6 with Revelation a million:17-18). 4) as a result, Jesus might desire to be the daddy (John 14:9; John 10:28-30) good judgment utilized to the Holy Spirit 3) The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God (a million Corinthians 2:11,13; Matthew 3:sixteen with Luke 3:22). 4) as a result, the Holy Spirit might desire to be the Spirit of the daddy (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12 with Matthew 10:20). the excellence isn't between "persons in the Godhead," neither is it between "persons" in any respect yet between God present day the two as an genuine and finished person with a different human understanding and could (Son) and as God all-powerful persevering with to exist different than for humanity with a different divine understanding and could (Father). "With adult men it rather is impossible; yet with God all issues are a danger" (Matthew 19:26). Apostolic Believer in a single God, JESUS

Answer 3

OK, take a breath. God hears your prayers no matter if you pray to Him or through Jesus! Relax! As long as your heart is right you are just fine. Yes, Jesus did say 'no one shall come to the father but through me' but so often I will start my prayer out by saying "Father in Heaven" and then close with "In Jesus' name, Amen". God is just concerned about what is in your heart--have a pure, sincere and loving heart--He'll hear you!
As far as the trinity goes: it took me many many years to understand that one and finally one day it just clicked. God is the father, Jesus is the son, BUT he is also a part of God (just as your child would be a part of you). The Holy Spirit is the 'atmosphere' the 'feeling' in the church or wherever you are. Have you heard people say "the spirit moved me" or "there was such a sweet spirit in the church today"? That is God/Jesus they are talking about. Talk to your pastor and ask him to explain it to you. Don't be upset if it takes awhile to click, one day it will. Most importantly praise God (and Jesus!) and ask God to make things clear for you, I promise He will. Until then, pray from your heart! God hears and answers those prayers!!! God Bless you!! <><

Answer 4

We pray in Jesus' name, Amen. We start usually w/ Dear God. But you can say Heavenly Father ,Dear Jesus, etc. The Bible states. "The water,blood, and the spirit agree. These three are one." They are one and the same. Jesus WAS God manifested in the flesh. Just pray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

In his model prayer, Jesus taught that prayers are to be addressed to the Father only, since he directed his disciples: “You must pray, then, this way: ‘Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified.’” (Matthew 6:9) Jesus further stated: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.” And the apostle Paul stated: “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus.”—John 14:6, 14; 1 Timothy 2:5.

Answer 6

You can pray directly to God the Father and he will hear you and will interact with you. The reason that people pray "in Jesus' name" is because Jesus told us that if we are in Jesus we can ask God according to his will we can ask what ever we want in Jesus' name and he will do it for us. Of course, that means that we have to ask for what God wants us to ask for.

But you go directly to God, because when God looks on you he sees the shed blood of Jesus that washes away all your sins and pays the price for all of them, even the ones you have not done yet. And God sees you as his child and is well pleased with you.

Answer 7

You pray to God. If you follow the Trinity, then Jesus is part of God.

Answer 8

The truth is 1 Tim 2:4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time.

Answer 9

What did Jesus say to do? Pray like this .............

Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
(hallowed meaning holy, this is a time in which you give praise and worship to God)
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
(this is a time to pray that all would become obedient to God like the heavenly host is. Also a time to pray for our leaders to follow the will of God. Also a time to pray for the 2nd coming of Messiah Jesus)
Give us this day our daily bread
(not only should we pray for our daily needs to be met here, but also our spiritual needs)
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
(a time to ask for forgiveness of our sins and also that we can forgive those who have done wrong to us. A time to ask that the Holy Spirit would convict us of any sins we may have forgotten or do not realize)
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
(a time to ask God to lead us and keep Satan from tempting us to sin)


God is known as the Trinity - The Father, Son and Holy Spirit
ONE GOD, in three distinct persons.

So, because God is three distinct persons, this is why Jesus prayed to the Father

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! Deu 6.4

Deuteronomy 6.4 proclaims that "the Lord is one."

In Deuteronomy 6.4, the word "one" translates the Hebrew word echad.

These Bible verses make it clear that the Hebrew word echad can denote a UNITY of more than one person...

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one (echad) flesh. Gen 2.24; see also Mal 2.14-15

And the Lord said, "Indeed the people are one (echad) and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them." Gen 11.6

Gen 2.24 states that husband and wife are one flesh in the UNITY of marriage.

Gen 11.16 shows that many people can have a UNITY -- a oneness -- of language and purpose.


As stated previously, the trinity doctrine holds that the one God is a UNITY of three persons - Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

Futile attempt in comparrison is water, ice and gas, all the same substance, but 3 forms

Regarding the water, ice and gas, the ice melts to become water and the water evaporates to become gas. Each serves a different purpose. The ice is ice in a glass of water and the water can evaporate to gas as the ice is in the glass of water, so in a sense, it is simultaneously. They are all from the same regardless of the form that they take, yet they each serve a differnt purpose.


So, pray to the Father in Jesus name


Regarding the trinity - example of all three in one place

The Bible is very clear that there is one God and ONLY one God. The Trinity of God means that the one God manifests Himself as three distinct persons -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Luke 3.21-22 records that Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit were all three present at the same event, at one and the same time. The event was the Baptism of Jesus....

Jesus was in the Jordan River, being baptized.

The Holy Spirit was descending upon Jesus.

The Father was speaking from Heaven.

This makes it clear that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct persons. (If you wish later, I can expand on the understanding of the Trinity.

Answer 10

You get a psychiatrist for talking to yourself.