My own two cents. Did you know that in the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testament, all Believers always pray DIRECTLY to God the Father. And in the New Testament it's always directly to God the Father, "in the name of Jesus". In fact when the disciples asked Jesus himself how to pray he said: "... your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come..." Matthew 6:8-9 And... "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Matthew 6:6 And in God's Word Jesus himself intercedes for us, not his human mother. This is exactly what it says: "Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Hebrews 7:25 "Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us." Romans 8:34 And the Holy Spirit: "In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words..." Roman 8:26 That's good enough for me. So, in conclusion, in the Bible the idea is NOT to go to the Son's human mother (or to anyone else), who then goes to the Son, who then goes to the Father with your request. No, your Heavenly Father's wish and desire is that you go DIRECTLY to Him with all your prayers and petitions. I'm not kidding. Check it out for yourself. So why go in little circles when the Father wants, and even commands, that we come directly to Him. "In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father." John 16:26-27 It's as though I was a simple little employee in a huge giant corporation. And the President/Owner of the corporation adopted me and loved me and told (ordered) me that any time I had a problem or a request, I was to go directly to him, and he would handle it. Perfect. As for me I think I'll just stick with God's Word and go on "drawing near to God (the Father) through Him (Jesus)", being that I want to be "saved forever". I just figure God must know what he's talking about. After all, he is omniscient. "...for the Father Himself loves you" . Anything else is pure human reasoning. No thanks. Christ and his Word are sufficient. I'll end with this: "Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Hebrews 7:25 We are to "draw near to God through him (Christ Jesus)". The unbiblical Roman Catholic practice of praying to Mary and the "Saints" has exactly the opposite effect. It distances us from God instead of drawing us near to him in Christ Jesus. “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition." Mark 7:9 "The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." John 1:5 "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him." 1 John 5:14-15 Anyhow, that's what I do. I pray directly to my Heavenly Father out of simple obedience. After all He's done for me it's the least I can do. Obey, and not invent my own religion. God's Word is summarily clear and precise on this subject. Every single Believer, without exception, is to pray DIRECTLY TO GOD THE FATHER in the name of Jesus. He gives us absolutely no other option. To the spiritual detriment of millions upon millions of persons the Roman Catholic Church has taught otherwise. So I humbly submit to you, in the Name above all names, in the name of Jesus, God's Holy and perfect Word on this subject.
@@voxangeli9205 Lol.....You cant be serious. Even a child can perceive you are trying to defend your (T)traditions over the word of God. You ask dead people to pray for you. Can't you see the wrong in that?
@@voxangeli9205 May I ask how asking a fellow believer to pray for me is anything like asking a person who is no longer on this earth, when there is no evidence that the dearly departed can hear our prayers, to intercede for me to God?
Why,@@gomezjkv, didn't St Paul tells us that he is convinced that neither DEATH WILL SEPARATE US from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord, in Romans 8:38? Didn't St Peter tells us in 2 Peter 1:4 that Christ has great promises to us that we will escape the corruption that is in the world and that we will BECOME PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE? Didn't Hebrews 12:1 tells us that the men of faith of the Old Testament mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11 who are now in heaven SURROUND US AS GREAT A CLOUD OF WITNESSES? And lastly, didn't Christ Himself tells us in the gospels that GOD IS THE GOD OF THE LIVING AND NOT OF THE DEAD? If you pride yourself in being Bible-based, don't you know what all these Bible verses mean to us to understand, let alone what early Christians believe from St Paul's teaching that we, here on earth and those our brothers and sisters in Christ who are now in heaven with Christ, all form parts of the mystical body of Christ and His one kingdom?
@@voxangeli9205 Greetings to you. I see in Romans 8 that nothing will separate us from the love of Christ. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? I see in 2Pet 1 we have attained everything we require for life and godliness and that we have (past tense) escaped the corruption of this world. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? Hebrews 12 also says that we are to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? In Hebrews 11 I see that our faith in God is what makes perfect the faith and testimony of those who came before us. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? Jesus also said that He will give us His very Spirit, the Spirit of life, to dwell within all those who place their hope and faith and trust in what He did for us. You have the living God dwelling within you, my friend. How much closer can He be with you than that? Why would anyone who has been born again by the indwelling presence of the true and living God need to ask for intercession? When we pray and cannot find the words to express ourselves adequately it is the Holy Spirit that prays for us. To me, in my tiny brain, praying to anyone other than God sounds like a rejection of that truth? What say you? God bless.
Sean, in one video you quoted; “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 KJV Then in this video you don’t apply it with; “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” 1 Timothy 2:5 KJV This is why you are a Catholic. You lean more on Roman Catholic tradition than Gods Word (Traditions that were never handed over to the Gentiles by the Jews). The only tradition that was handed down is Acts 17:10-12, which is what papists reject. 😩
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🤔 The question is why Catholics pray to Mary and the saints, even though they could pray directly to Jesus. 09:35 🙏 While Jesus is the unique mediator between God and humanity, Catholics believe they can also be "mediators" or "intercessors" with a small "m" and "i," empowered by Christ. 17:02 🙌 Prayer, in the traditional sense, does not necessarily equate to worship, and the Bible demonstrates that prayer can be a rational entreaty between persons. 23:13 📖 While the Bible may not explicitly mention asking saints, such as Mary, to pray for us, there is also no biblical exclusion or prohibition against it. 24:22 🙏 The saints in heaven, including Mary, have powerful prayers because they are free from all sin. 29:31 🙏 Jesus initiated prayer to those who have gone before, indicating that we can also pray to the saints. 32:30 🙏 Hebrews 12:18-24 reveals that we approach not just God but also the angels, Jesus, and the spirits of just men made perfect in our prayers. 33:26 🙏 In Revelation, we see heavenly elders and angels receiving and presenting the prayers of the saints to God, demonstrating the intercession of the saints. 43:12 🙏 Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is intrinsic to Christian worship as she is our mother, and we are called to honor her as part of the Fourth Commandment. 45:19 🙏 Mary's unique role as co-redemptrix and mediatrix of all grace highlights the dignity and potential of every Christian to bring souls to God and participate in salvation. 49:05 🙏 Catholics refer to Mary as "our life, our sweetness, and our hope" to highlight the role of Mary as a source of hope, not in competition with Christ's role as the hope of glory. 49:45 🤝 In Christianity, some members of the body of Christ, like fathers and mothers, serve as role models and sources of hope, just as people look up to sports icons for inspiration. 50:27 🙌 The Blessed Virgin Mary, having fulfilled God's promises, serves as a source of hope and a tangible example of faith, reinforcing Christian beliefs. 53:12 🕊️ Saints in heaven have a unique union with Jesus, far beyond human comprehension, and they are likely to intercede for those on Earth. 56:27 🌟 The Catholic Church has a rich history of documented miracles, many attributed to the intercession of saints, providing evidence of their powerful role in the faith. 59:29 🙏 Catholics turn to Mary and the saints as intercessors, recognizing them as part of the "great cloud of witnesses" who support and guide believers.
My in laws are Catholic I’m a follower of Christ. I’m listening to understand them, since they don’t know why they believe except that it is their mothers belief. However Catholics/ protestants we are all believers of Christ. I love knowing my Heavenly Father hears me and watches me,. He loves me so much he sent his son to have access to him. Yes Ángels were sent and Abraham interceded for his family…. The prayers of the saints ( revalation) is our prayers.. we are the saints. Anyways God bless, Bcz the word of God is not to be used to despute/ argue
@@voxangeli9205 To a Catholic, all the good stuff is in the lost stuff. Like in the bible, how it never mentions the power Mary has as our intercessor by praying to her - never once mentioned! The papal system - not in the bible. Rosaries, Medals, Scapulars etc. all not available in scripture for proof. I think Catholics just have to like the other writings more because the bible just doesn't say what they want it to. Mary does not possess the powers of being Omniscient Omnipresent and Omnipotent so that she can know, listen to and be by the side of everyone of Her millions devotees at the same time, fulltime, all around the World, 24 hours per day. These powers only God has and He has not bestowed upon Her so long that she remains human, as the church recognizes It. Satan's great plan was and is to divide the faithful prayer and requests of graces between God and the Virgin Mary, and great parcel of the faithful flocked to Mary and made God the Second best. This is the sad truth that must be Said.
@@wesleysimelane3423, oh, Mary? The mother of God, right? The one human being of which the angel Gabriel said is bestowed by God with full of grace or is highly favored more than any women, right? You're a sola-scriptura firm believer, right? But know nothing about doctrinal development, right? Yet just like any typical Protestant, you have no idea that the canon of the Scripture that the Catholic Church did is a doctrinal development in itself, right? And Mary does not know anything, especially now that she's in heaven together with fellow holy ones in heaven with Jesus Christ, her son, that's what you're saying, right? Oh, i bet she does! I bet her fellow holy ones do, too! You know why? Why don't you check 2 Peter 1:4 that says we become partakers in the divine nature of God? It says that we share and participate in God's divine nature, how much more when you're already in heaven with our Lord, Wesley? Do you know that when go to heaven, you will be like Mary and other saints who will share and partake more of God's divine nature, just like they do? That's why in Revelation 6:10, the martyrs in heaven are aware that they haven't had justice yet for their martyrdom, don't you realize that yet? That's why St Paul tells us in Hebrews 12:1 that those holy ones in heaven -- those "great a cloud of witnesses" -- surround us, don't you realize that, too? Doesn't your pastor know these yet, or maybe he just don't want to and prefers to be selective with Bible verses that fit his Protestant narratives? What do you think?...
@@voxangeli9205 There is no doctrinal development. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Your false church has fooled you with an ill-conceived authority, traditions and pagan additions. Mary and the so-called roman catholic saints are dead. They are not in heaven, they are waiting for the second coming in the graves. The Bible teaches that the dead are sleeping to be awakened at the Resurrection Day. Jesus said about Lazarus who died, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up” (John 11:11). After death a person: returns to dust (Psalms 104:29), knows nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5), possesses no mental powers (Psalms 146:4), has nothing to do with anything on earth (Ecclesiastes 9:6), does not live (2 Kings 20:1), waits in the grave (Job 17:13), and continues not (Job 14:1, 2) until the Resurrection Day. There would be no purpose in a resurrection if people were taken to heaven at death. People receive their rewards at the Second Coming of Christ not before “Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be” (Revelation 22:12). Then the saints will be raised and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven … and the dead in Christ shall rise first … and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17). Paul confirms that at His coming, “the dead shall be raised incorruptible…For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality” (1 Corinthians 15:51-53). Only at His coming, the righteous dead will receive immortality. The Bible also mentions that the prophet David has not yet ascended to heaven “For David did not ascend into the heavens“ (Acts 2:34). He is waiting with the rest of the saints to be resurrected at the Second Coming of Christ “All that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth” (John 5:28, 29). Saints are the believers alive on Earth. The word Saints is used in some translations whereas the word Believers is used in others. E.g. Paul's letters addressed To the Saints in Ephesus or To the Saints in Rome etc... He was not writing to those who were in heaven who were canonized as a so-called Saint by a Pope, Paul was writing to the Christians in those Churches here on Earth. Also where Revelation mentions the prayers of the Saints ascending to God, those are the prayers of the Believers alive on Earth not Saints in Heaven praying for those on Earth. To any regular Bible reader not indoctrinated by Rome that is totally obvious.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 ESV / 2,575 helpful votes For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
If there's therefore no life after death, why do we strive to do good? Why would the Lord Jesus say to Lazarus sisters that the soul that believes in Him shall never die and if dead, he live?. Also I can't find any scripture where Christ or His apostles refer to those faithful departed as though obsolete.
This was answered in the video. In Revelation 5:8, John talks about the saints in heaven offering up the prayers of those on earth to the Lamb (Christ). God bless
@@seanburlile6616 That’s not really an answer. If you take the text in Revelation to mean that those who are in heaven, in the presence of God, can offer prayers to God… okay, I won’t argue that one. The question is, can those who are in heaven, other than God, hear our prayers. Revelation does not indicate that to be the case. My biggest concern when it comes to this question is that, in my opinion, the Roman Catholic church is denying the truth of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God. You have the Spirit of the true and living God dwelling within you. Why would you need to have someone else intercede with Him for you? It makes no sense to me. God bless.
@@gomezjkv That is exactly what I am saying and what the Catholic Church teaches, that those who are in heaven and in the presence of God can offer prayers to God, and as the text says, can deliver the prayers of those on earth. The Catholic Church absolutely affirms and has taught for 2000 years the truth of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God. The reason you would need to have someone intercede with him for you is because it is taught in the word of God. We are to pray for one another (1 Timothy 2:1; James 5:16). Are you saying you do not pray for others or ask others to pray for you?
@@seanburlile6616 I absolutely believe we should ask others to pray for us. I do see evidence for that in the scriptures. My concern is praying to those who are in heaven other than God. You say that the, “prayers of those on earth” are delivered. I do not see that myself. What I do see is the angels deliver the prayers of the saints to the alter of God. Nothing about ‘saints on earth’. If you can point me to those versus I’d appreciate it. I will ask you to please pray for me that I might come to the same understanding that you hold to. I just do not see it myself. The apostle Paul, who sat by while Stephan was stoned to death, never once prays to Stephan in any of his writings. Why do you believe in this? God bless
that's where you are wrong... worship is offering sacrifice... prayer is asking for intercession in communion of the Body of Christ-His Church... that's why in the mass, we unite our prayers as an offering to God and God alone... throughout the ages you know how the Church fathers have clarified this for us Catholics... that is what happens when you "protestants' become your own "pope", you don't take the Bible as it was written as it was suppose to be interpreted by the Holy Spirit!!!
@@sgodbacolod5407 Prayer is a form of worship. You deny this because you will be found wanting. You pray to statues, dead people, a dead woman resting in her grave. Don't let this false religion fool you, Prayer IS a form of worship
Hello The problem is you try to make it seem like it’s like asking someone to pray for you But you don’t find a single instance of anyone in the New Testament asking someone who is dead to pray for them You don’t find Jesus saying, ask people to pray for you, also ask King David to pray for you… You don’t find Peter telling people to do this You don’t find Paul telling people to do this You don’t find a single example of asking for intercession from a dead person Unless you want to say Saul did with Samuel Which was through a witch There’s just no single example in scripture You try to somehow maneuver it out of Revelation which is a high symbolic visionary book The fact that you have the entire New Testament and can’t point to a single example of Jesus, Peter, Paul, ANYBODY either praying to dead people or obstructions people to do so should be alarming…
Some say "Jesus alone is worthy to receive my prayers, no Mary, no saints". But who ALONE is able to"GIVE Him all" the prayers he/she ought to?. A a billion, zillion more intercession from you, I, all the saints, a billion more "Mary's" intercessions, will not still diminish the Lord Jesus unfathomable Divine Mercy or His listening ear to our prayers. May perfect love cast away fear
As a Catholic we felt that scripture there's only one mediator between God and man referred to Salvation and this we know only Jesus can save we believe that scriptures pertaining to Salvation only Christ can save us for instance a scripture that's sort of similar to Protestants used to use on this call no man father they used to tell us when we were kids you can't call your priest father we again believed and we told them that is referring to Father God don't believe any man has father God there was a call many years ago and they called their leader father God in other words don't call any man God no mediator meaning no one's going to help you get saved you have to do that on your own the holy book says to work out your salvation no one can help you get saved no mediator go directly to God we believe that's what it is talking about
2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.3 Give us day by day our daily bread.4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
In Romans 8:35 when Paul asks who can separate US from the love of Christ, he lists criteria for the things which have tho potential to separate including anguish, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril and the sword. It appears to me that those who are in heaven would not be in this list. My concern is still, how does anyone know for certain that those in heaven can hear us? No evidence from scripture and I can’t rely on a tradition that is not bound in truth. God bless.
I forgot to add on call no man father it's in I believe the douay version Bible the Apostle is talking to other apostles and he says I address you fathers
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Being a Christian and listening to this trying to understand why Catholics pray to Mary, my understanding has changed. They pray for Mary to help them talk to Jesus. If I understand that right. But i still don’t see it as something that needs to be done. Jesus, is all we need, and to waste effort on putting praying in a slightly altered position misdirected even a little away from Jesus is cost effective to a direct prayer. And can and does lead you to a weaker relationship with him. By diluting your time with him. No hard feelings, just my thoughts 💭 question: that id love to ask is why the Catholics change their 10 commandments to allow for that little statue? Thanks 🙏 again.
Hi Michael - I'm not sure if you will get this since it was posted 9 months ago, but it doesn't look like your question was answered. You stated, "Jesus, is all we need, and to waste effort on putting praying in a slightly altered position misdirected even a little away from Jesus is cost effect to direct a prayer." I think this was addressed in the video. However, I can answer your question. As members of the body of Christ, we rely on one another. Whether we rely on a priest, pastor, relative, friend, or saint in heaven, we rely on each other and to ask one another to pray for us is efficacious. The apostle Paul tells us to pray for one another (1 Timothy 2:1), and James tells us the prayers of the righteous are powerful (James 5:16). I have never found it to weaken my relationship with Jesus to ask a friend, or a saint in Heaven for that matter to pray for me. Catholics did not change the 10 commandments to allow for a little statue. I'm not sure what you are referring to...Catholics believe just how we were commanded, we do not worship graven images. To have a statue to remember Jesus or even a saint is no different than having a picture or statue of a relative, a president, or famous person. God bless
@@seanburlile6616 with all due respect, and i mean that. I disagree with praying to saints. And graven images…and … when i get more time ill back these statements up with facts. Just cant right now. Cause im out running errands. But stay tuned please. Love the fair discussion
@@Mikaflyd I disagree with praying to saints too, if by praying to saints you mean thinking a saint can do anything other than pray for us...Pray, as in the Old English, pray tell, is to ask, and to ask a saint to pray for you is Biblical and has been practices for over 2000 years. This is a fact. I also disagree with praying to statues. No one should pray to an inanimate object. A statue should only serve as a remembrance. No Catholic or non Catholic Christian should think a Saint is divine, they are a part of the body of Christ in Heaven. A statue is just a statue. I realize there are misguided Catholics and non Catholic Christians who think otherwise, but I can only speak for myself and what the Catholic Church teaches. No rush on a reply. I'm heading out for the long weekend. God bless and have a good safe weekend.
@@seanburlile6616 nice to hear that you feel about those things a lot like i do. As i drove down the road thinking about my response to those things in your comment that i see maybe a little different, i asked my self out loud when reading that you said they were biblical, for scripture to back up your belief and foundation that you so firmly believe in. To see how come i have a different conviction. I was listening to David Jeremiah, and wouldn’t you just know it, he hit and preached on a key word. That for the most part keeps me on or trying to, the straight and narrow rd. And that key word is relationship. From the beginning of time, when God came down in the cool of the day, God has nurtured his relationship with us. Its what the angels most envy or wonder about our relationship with the creator. And i put those relationship passages up against, praying, no matter how, to saints, ( who are not omni present, so even 10 people asking them, much less a nation would be tough.) vrs God who wants our affection and know every hair on our head and how we are much more than the sparrows, and how we receive not cause we don’t ask him… you know all the scriptures that build our trust and others that build faith in him. Like trust not in your own understanding… so many more.. and ill be glad to look up exact scriptures if you want me to but these are just some of the well known ones. And i compare that to praying to a saint that can lead down us away from Christ by us not putting all our focus on him. And i haven’t even brought up the vain repetition that i have witnessed first hand on visiting a church that a friend went to. All im saying currently… is a honest prayer (earnestly) is a great start to a long relationship with Christ and praying to saint who since he is sleeping, or passed away, may fall on def ears since he is not alive. Would love to see your scriptures on that. Anyways hope you have a safe trip i by no means have all the answers and base my thoughts on the KJV word of God, oh, almost forgot… idols, God spoke heavy on not putting any thoughts to idols, and I believe it’s because it miss directs our faith from looking up. I base this on, when he crossed over jordon and they said to him show us a sign and he i honestly could see in the text where he drew tired of that. My point is they put there focus other places, a cross a sign of remembrance when he was saying put in in my holy words. Well, much to be said about these things… speaking on what i know about the Catholics, I would say, what do you know about the Jesuits??? And the black hat pope? And in that rabbit whole you will see how i too agree that something far more dangerous is happening.
@@Mikaflyd As a Catholic I believe the most important relationship I can have is with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the only way to Heaven. All glory goes to our God in Heaven. As Paul told the Corinthians, there is one body of Christ, though there are many parts (1 Corinthians 12:12-13). The body cannot be separated. The body of Christ is a living body in Heaven and on earth. Luke tells us to God, all are alive (Luke 20:38), so I don't see those who have passed onto Heavenly glory as not being alive, but being with the Lord. My relationship is with the Lord, but asking others in the body of Christ to pray for me by no means distracts me from the Lord. If it does for some, then they should not ask others to pray for them. However, as Christians we are told to pray for one another (1 Timothy 2:1; James 5:16). Our God is a loving God and has always communicated to His people through others and wouldn't it make sense that he would want his children to fellowship in his glory. John also tells us that the saints in heaven deliver our prayers to the Lamb (Revelation 5:8), so it is possible to have some type of relationship with those who have passed onto Heavenly glory. Vain repetition is forbidden. I am familiar with the Jesuits and the black pope. I don't let all the noise (i.e. Jesuit conspiracy theories) distract me from the Lord.
This really happened to me I was going through a battle and all of a sudden I saw about six or seven different Saints in the Lord said ask them to pray for you and I knew every one of the same I think one was Saint Teresa and when I asked each one to pray for me they were in heaven and they made the sign of the cross they folded their hands closed their eyes and they begin to pray for me but one other Saint popped up didn't know who it was of course there's a lot of sayings but I sensed she wasn't Catholic the Lord instantly gave me her name it went across my forehead in letters and I saw the words Protestant saint she was in a rainbow colored dress very beautiful so I asked her to pray for me and she made the sign of the cross and began to pray for me
1 timothy 2:5 for there is one God and one mediator.God simply saids to worship him alone even Peter the father of the churches stoped corneilius from bowing down and worshiping him acts 10:25 and you look at John when when he stoped to worship the angel who showed him the visions the angel rebuked John revelation 19:10. This sin is disrespectful too God why wouldn't you want to worship God alone? The only people that are going to heaven are those who love God
If you had put even a little effort into reading about what Roman Catholics believe from the horses mouth you wouldn’t have posted this uninformed comment
@@TriciaRP trisha, get yourself some education on these matters. Evangelical pastors are illiterate concerning theology, history etc etc. Try visiting Catholic Answers.
In my opinion, praying to Mary and the saints diminishes our communion here with one another. As Christians we should gather together and support and encourage each other. If you spend your time, inside your own head, talking to people who have departed this world, especially when there is no evidence that they can even hear from us; it is a disservice to the Body of Christ who are here with us. Romans 8:35 speaks clearly of who cannot be separated from the love of Christ and it's those experiencing the trials and tribulations in this life, not those in heaven. It's easy to pray to a departed "saint" because you're never going to hear back from them. And, if you do hear back from them, what is to say that that is not a demonic experience? If it does appear that what you asked a departed believer to bring before God, is it truly because of the departed person's intercession? But Romans 8:34 clearly says that it is Christ, at the right hand of God, who does that. God bless.
I'm a new grandfather. If someone walks up to me and handing me my grandson, I tell you I'd forget all the cruel things that person has done to me and think of him as my best friend. This is what we do to God at every mass, offer to Him His beloved Son!
@@TriciaRP Your not understanding the meaning of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass...go to the Catholic Answers website for a better answer then I can give you! God bless you my friend! 🌷
Obviously, there cannot be an absolute prohibition against communicating with the dead; otherwise, Jesus committed sin and taught others to do so by His teaching and example. Are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob dead? Jesus said: "Have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!" (Mark 12:26-27) Are Moses and Elijah dead? Jesus arranged the following: “After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. (Matthew 17:1-3)
Tim is wrong deuteronomy 18:10-12 says to not pray to the dead and there’s no where in the Bible that says Mary decided to heaven after her death and as Christians we are in eternal sleep until Christ comes and another thing Mary is not omnipresent only god is and we know Moses and Elijah is in heaven we don’t know Mary is in heaven because Bible never says and when man come to Jesus saying your mother and brothers is hear jesus said who is my mother and brothers for whoever does the will of my father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother , the speaks a lot right there it’s self because Jesus didn’t put Mary on a pedestal over no one else lie she was no different or special then others. God bless hope what I said is understandable and knowledgeable
You were talking about worship there are three worships by the way there are about 263 t h r e e s in the holy book the worship of the devil which is bad the worship of God which is good and the worship of men which is good not men as a god for instance your mother's birthday you tell her how great she's been and so forth that's worshiping her as a good human being in my holy book there were some men talking good about Jesus and he said they are worshiping me so when we talk good about people we know and love we are working them not as gods but as good human beings
Greater Works than I we always believe that this also means greater miracles and that has already been done by the Catholic saints one Saint raised 35 from the dead another saint an insane woman chapter two children up and she's stuck them in the oven and bake them the saint raised them back from the dead these are Greater Works Protestants are still looking for the Greater Works they don't realize that our Saints already have done some of the Greater Works
Our Biblical, God believing ancestors weren't ignorant about death, as God told them. They had no misconceptions and God never corrected them, because they the truth from him. Gen.25:8 "Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people." He breathed his last. He gave up the spirit of life. Gen 47:30 "But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said." Psalm 13:3 "Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death" Daniel 12:2 "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt." Job 14:10-12 "But man dies and lies prostrate. “Man expires, and where is he? as water evaporates from the sea, and a river becomes parched and dried up, so man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep." Deuteronomy 31:17 “The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them " God never says, you are coming home, or your body will go to the dust, but your soul will be with me at death, or any such thing John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment." And many other passages and verses. No one goes to heaven, or the second death in hell, when they die, and there is no second chance purgatory. Satan wickedly enjoys how folks believe his great lies!
4 REASONS YOU SHOULD NOT PRAY TO MARY 1. THERE IS ONLY ONE MEDIATOR 1 Timothy 2:5 says, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity-the man Christ Jesus. This confirms we don’t need a “go-between.” We don’t need a middle-man (or woman) beyond Christ. When Jesus died, shed His blood, and was raised from the dead the need to have someone (e.g. high priest) represent us was ripped away just like the curtain that tore from top to bottom. 2. GOD ALONE SHOULD BE WORSHIPPED Luke 4:8 says, Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” Praying to Mary and/or any living or deceased saints is an act of worship…which is reserved for God alone. When Jesus modeled prayer (Matthew 6:7-13) He began with, “Our Father in Heaven.” No where in Scripture is it suggested that we pray to Mary or any other deceased saints. 3. MARY WORSHIPPED JESUS AS GOD In Acts 1 the disciples and about 120 believers were in an upper room waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit (at Jesus’ command). Guess who was present with them? Mary. What was she doing? Praying. Acts 1:14 says, They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. It’s important to note that the apostles weren’t praying to Mary as a go between. She was joined with them in prayer…to GOD. 4. MARY WAS A SINNER IN NEED OF A SAVIOR According to Psalm 51:5 we are all born as sinners in need of a Savior, Mary included. Mary was highly favored, not sinless. There is not one scripture to support that Mary was without sin. JESUS is the only one who never sinned (2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22) which explains why Mary had to be impregnated by the Holy Spirit. Extras * The Bible is about JESUS, after all Jesus is the Living Word (John 1:14). The Old Testament points to JESUS. The New Testament is about Jesus. The authors of the four Gospels saw JESUS as the central figure and only mention Mary in reference to JESUS. The word “Jesus” is mentioned 1,478 times in the New Testament. The word “Mary” is only mentioned 55 times and some of those are in reference to Mary Magdalene. Also, Jesus is referenced in 26 of 27 New Testament books. * Mary can’t hear you. Only God can hear all of our prayers as He is the only one omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. * Mary was not even recognized in Scripture as a leader in the early Church. Peter is the one who stood up, addressed the crowd, and preached in Acts 1, not Mary. * JESUS is the only Way, Truth, and Life. No one can come to the Father, except through JESUS.
The Marian dogmas are four-fold: 1. Divine motherhood 2. Perpetual virginity 3. Immaculate conception 4. Assumption 1. NOT TRUE because Mary was not the mother of God. She was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth, a man... a man born, who lived and died like any other man. Jesus, the Son of God, pre-existed before his incarnation. He had no mother. Mary was merely a conduit through which he assumed humanity. 2. IRRELEVANT. NON-SALVIVIC, CARNAL-MINDED. JUVENILE. 3. NOT TRUE because Mary was not the mother of God. She was born in sin and shaped in iniquity like any other human being after Adam. She was only the means by which Jesus, the Son of God, became human for our sake. 4. NOT TRUE because when we're given a glimpse of heaven in the Revelation, there is God and the Lamb at His right hand and praises being sung ONLY to the two; to the latter because of what He accomplished, namely: "You [ALONE] are worthy to take the scroll [FROM THE HAND OF GOD], And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
The wedding at cana is a very good example of Mary intersreding to Jesus they have ran out of wine Jesus said it is not my time yet and Mary tells the servers to do what he says and the first mirrical was done through Marie's intersession
@@myronmercado2 Timothy 3:16 God saids all scripture is inspired by him you guys are making a huge claim about Mary where there is little to no proof about it. God saids that there is only one God and one mediator 1 Timothy 2:5 why wouldn't you want to worship just God? The only people that goes to heaven are those who love him
@@jesuscameforrelationshipno4165 it's obvious you didn't watch the video. You just want to troll pal. There you go. You just blew up your own argument.
@@myronmercado how do I want to troll when am using the scriptures to prove my point? I came here to bring people back to there creator and to worship him alone. If you want to pray to Mary go on and be an idolator. The only people that go to heaven are those that love God and have a relationship with him. Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus saids "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity".
The person in this video is confused. Under the video frame, he says: "Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints when we can pray directly to Jesus himself? " Uh, where in the Bible did _anyone_ pray to Jesus? Answer: NOWHERE!! Jesus instructed his followers to pray, not to himself, but to his Father. As Jesus said: "But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." (Matt. 6:6, 9) So, true Christians don't pray to either Jesus or Mary. Instead, they pray to Jesus' God and Father whose name is 'Yahweh.' (John 20:17; Ex. 3:15) The Catholic Church is notorious for its false teachings.
@@Milanprinco Did Stephen pray to Jesus? No. Under normal circumstances, Stephen would have appealed to Yahweh in the name of Jesus. (John 15:16) In this instance, though, Stephen had a vision of “the Son of man standing at God’s right hand.” (Acts 7:56) Fully aware that Jesus had been given the power to resurrect the dead, Stephen spoke, but did not pray, directly to Jesus, asking Him to safeguard his spirit.
@@Milanprinco 1 Tim. 1:12 says: "I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry." Where in this verse does it say that Paul prayed to Jesus? And where does any verse say that anyone prayed to Mary?
O my! Tim Staples. That's amazing, I can't wait!
i love it how Tim talks about Mary.... Soooo awesome. LOVE IT
May God bless your ministry and 'expand your territory, ' 1 Chronicles 4:10
Padre Pio is an amazing Saint! 🌷
My own two cents. Did you know that in the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testament, all Believers always pray DIRECTLY to God the Father. And in the New Testament it's always directly to God the Father, "in the name of Jesus". In fact when the disciples asked Jesus himself how to pray he said:
"... your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come..."
Matthew 6:8-9
And...
"But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."
Matthew 6:6
And in God's Word Jesus himself intercedes for us, not his human mother. This is exactly what it says:
"Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."
Hebrews 7:25
"Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us."
Romans 8:34
And the Holy Spirit:
"In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words..."
Roman 8:26
That's good enough for me.
So, in conclusion, in the Bible the idea is NOT to go to the Son's human mother (or to anyone else), who then goes to the Son, who then goes to the Father with your request. No, your Heavenly Father's wish and desire is that you go DIRECTLY to Him with all your prayers and petitions. I'm not kidding. Check it out for yourself. So why go in little circles when the Father wants, and even commands, that we come directly to Him.
"In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request of the Father on your behalf; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father."
John 16:26-27
It's as though I was a simple little employee in a huge giant corporation. And the President/Owner of the corporation adopted me and loved me and told (ordered) me that any time I had a problem or a request, I was to go directly to him, and he would handle it. Perfect.
As for me I think I'll just stick with God's Word and go on "drawing near to God (the Father) through Him (Jesus)", being that I want to be "saved forever". I just figure God must know what he's talking about. After all, he is omniscient.
"...for the Father Himself loves you" .
Anything else is pure human reasoning. No thanks. Christ and his Word are sufficient.
I'll end with this:
"Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them."
Hebrews 7:25
We are to "draw near to God through him (Christ Jesus)". The unbiblical Roman Catholic practice of praying to Mary and the "Saints" has exactly the opposite effect. It distances us from God instead of drawing us near to him in Christ Jesus.
“You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition."
Mark 7:9
"The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
John 1:5
"This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him."
1 John 5:14-15
Anyhow, that's what I do. I pray directly to my Heavenly Father out of simple obedience. After all He's done for me it's the least I can do. Obey, and not invent my own religion.
God's Word is summarily clear and precise on this subject. Every single Believer, without exception, is to pray DIRECTLY TO GOD THE FATHER in the name of Jesus. He gives us absolutely no other option. To the spiritual detriment of millions upon millions of persons the Roman Catholic Church has taught otherwise.
So I humbly submit to you, in the Name above all names, in the name of Jesus, God's Holy and perfect Word on this subject.
So, Rolando Velasquez, you never have asked at all any fellow Christian nor your pastor, for example, to pray for you for any thing?
@@voxangeli9205 Lol.....You cant be serious. Even a child can perceive you are trying to defend your (T)traditions over the word of God. You ask dead people to pray for you. Can't you see the wrong in that?
@@voxangeli9205 May I ask how asking a fellow believer to pray for me is anything like asking a person who is no longer on this earth, when there is no evidence that the dearly departed can hear our prayers, to intercede for me to God?
Why,@@gomezjkv, didn't St Paul tells us that he is convinced that neither DEATH WILL SEPARATE US from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord, in Romans 8:38?
Didn't St Peter tells us in 2 Peter 1:4 that Christ has great promises to us that we will escape the corruption that is in the world and that we will BECOME PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE?
Didn't Hebrews 12:1 tells us that the men of faith of the Old Testament mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11 who are now in heaven SURROUND US AS GREAT A CLOUD OF WITNESSES?
And lastly, didn't Christ Himself tells us in the gospels that GOD IS THE GOD OF THE LIVING AND NOT OF THE DEAD?
If you pride yourself in being Bible-based, don't you know what all these Bible verses mean to us to understand, let alone what early Christians believe from St Paul's teaching that we, here on earth and those our brothers and sisters in Christ who are now in heaven with Christ, all form parts of the mystical body of Christ and His one kingdom?
@@voxangeli9205 Greetings to you. I see in Romans 8 that nothing will separate us from the love of Christ. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? I see in 2Pet 1 we have attained everything we require for life and godliness and that we have (past tense) escaped the corruption of this world. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? Hebrews 12 also says that we are to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? In Hebrews 11 I see that our faith in God is what makes perfect the faith and testimony of those who came before us. How does this apply to communicating with those who have departed this life? Jesus also said that He will give us His very Spirit, the Spirit of life, to dwell within all those who place their hope and faith and trust in what He did for us. You have the living God dwelling within you, my friend. How much closer can He be with you than that? Why would anyone who has been born again by the indwelling presence of the true and living God need to ask for intercession? When we pray and cannot find the words to express ourselves adequately it is the Holy Spirit that prays for us. To me, in my tiny brain, praying to anyone other than God sounds like a rejection of that truth? What say you? God bless.
I just got Tim’s Behold Your Mother!!! Can’t wait to read it!
He is a charlatan. Once you start reading it, do so in parallel with the bible, you will notice the stark differences. Let no man fool you!
But Jesus said..this is how you pray…and gave us the Lords Prayer.
If Mary is dead, then asking her for prayers would be consulting the dead, which is prohibited against in the Bible.
Sean, in one video you quoted;
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Hebrews 4:12 KJV
Then in this video you don’t apply it with;
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
1 Timothy 2:5 KJV
This is why you are a Catholic. You lean more on Roman Catholic tradition than Gods Word (Traditions that were never handed over to the Gentiles by the Jews). The only tradition that was handed down is Acts 17:10-12, which is what papists reject. 😩
I couldn't find the tradition in Acts 17:10-12
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🤔 The question is why Catholics pray to Mary and the saints, even though they could pray directly to Jesus.
09:35 🙏 While Jesus is the unique mediator between God and humanity, Catholics believe they can also be "mediators" or "intercessors" with a small "m" and "i," empowered by Christ.
17:02 🙌 Prayer, in the traditional sense, does not necessarily equate to worship, and the Bible demonstrates that prayer can be a rational entreaty between persons.
23:13 📖 While the Bible may not explicitly mention asking saints, such as Mary, to pray for us, there is also no biblical exclusion or prohibition against it.
24:22 🙏 The saints in heaven, including Mary, have powerful prayers because they are free from all sin.
29:31 🙏 Jesus initiated prayer to those who have gone before, indicating that we can also pray to the saints.
32:30 🙏 Hebrews 12:18-24 reveals that we approach not just God but also the angels, Jesus, and the spirits of just men made perfect in our prayers.
33:26 🙏 In Revelation, we see heavenly elders and angels receiving and presenting the prayers of the saints to God, demonstrating the intercession of the saints.
43:12 🙏 Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is intrinsic to Christian worship as she is our mother, and we are called to honor her as part of the Fourth Commandment.
45:19 🙏 Mary's unique role as co-redemptrix and mediatrix of all grace highlights the dignity and potential of every Christian to bring souls to God and participate in salvation.
49:05 🙏 Catholics refer to Mary as "our life, our sweetness, and our hope" to highlight the role of Mary as a source of hope, not in competition with Christ's role as the hope of glory.
49:45 🤝 In Christianity, some members of the body of Christ, like fathers and mothers, serve as role models and sources of hope, just as people look up to sports icons for inspiration.
50:27 🙌 The Blessed Virgin Mary, having fulfilled God's promises, serves as a source of hope and a tangible example of faith, reinforcing Christian beliefs.
53:12 🕊️ Saints in heaven have a unique union with Jesus, far beyond human comprehension, and they are likely to intercede for those on Earth.
56:27 🌟 The Catholic Church has a rich history of documented miracles, many attributed to the intercession of saints, providing evidence of their powerful role in the faith.
59:29 🙏 Catholics turn to Mary and the saints as intercessors, recognizing them as part of the "great cloud of witnesses" who support and guide believers.
What a great video!
Amazing talk!
My in laws are Catholic I’m a follower of Christ. I’m listening to understand them, since they don’t know why they believe except that it is their mothers belief. However Catholics/ protestants we are all believers of Christ. I love knowing my Heavenly Father hears me and watches me,. He loves me so much he sent his son to have access to him. Yes Ángels were sent and Abraham interceded for his family…. The prayers of the saints ( revalation) is our prayers.. we are the saints. Anyways God bless, Bcz the word of God is not to be used to despute/ argue
Oh, boy, this is the best!!! Awesome!!! Yahoooo!!!😘😘😘
Nah! Only what you want to hear. Scripture disagrees immensely
@@wesleysimelane3423, really?
Or maybe you just don't wanna hear...
@@voxangeli9205 To a Catholic, all the good stuff is in the lost stuff. Like in the bible, how it never mentions the power Mary has as our intercessor by praying to her - never once mentioned! The papal system - not in the bible. Rosaries, Medals, Scapulars etc. all not available in scripture for proof. I think Catholics just have to like the other writings more because the bible just doesn't say what they want it to.
Mary does not possess the powers of being Omniscient Omnipresent and Omnipotent so that she can know, listen to and be by the side of everyone of Her millions devotees at the same time, fulltime, all around the World, 24 hours per day. These powers only God has and He has not bestowed upon Her so long that she remains human, as the church recognizes It. Satan's great plan was and is to divide the faithful prayer and requests of graces between God and the Virgin Mary, and great parcel of the faithful flocked to Mary and made God the Second best. This is the sad truth that must be Said.
@@wesleysimelane3423, oh, Mary?
The mother of God, right?
The one human being of which the angel Gabriel said is bestowed by God with full of grace or is highly favored more than any women, right?
You're a sola-scriptura firm believer, right? But know nothing about doctrinal development, right?
Yet just like any typical Protestant, you have no idea that the canon of the Scripture that the Catholic Church did is a doctrinal development in itself, right?
And Mary does not know anything, especially now that she's in heaven together with fellow holy ones in heaven with Jesus Christ, her son, that's what you're saying, right?
Oh, i bet she does! I bet her fellow holy ones do, too!
You know why?
Why don't you check 2 Peter 1:4 that says we become partakers in the divine nature of God?
It says that we share and participate in God's divine nature, how much more when you're already in heaven with our Lord, Wesley?
Do you know that when go to heaven, you will be like Mary and other saints who will share and partake more of God's divine nature, just like they do?
That's why in Revelation 6:10, the martyrs in heaven are aware that they haven't had justice yet for their martyrdom, don't you realize that yet?
That's why St Paul tells us in Hebrews 12:1 that those holy ones in heaven -- those "great a cloud of witnesses" -- surround us, don't you realize that, too?
Doesn't your pastor know these yet, or maybe he just don't want to and prefers to be selective with Bible verses that fit his Protestant narratives?
What do you think?...
@@voxangeli9205 There is no doctrinal development. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Your false church has fooled you with an ill-conceived authority, traditions and pagan additions.
Mary and the so-called roman catholic saints are dead. They are not in heaven, they are waiting for the second coming in the graves. The Bible teaches that the dead are sleeping to be awakened at the Resurrection Day. Jesus said about Lazarus who died, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up” (John 11:11). After death a person: returns to dust (Psalms 104:29), knows nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5), possesses no mental powers (Psalms 146:4), has nothing to do with anything on earth (Ecclesiastes 9:6), does not live (2 Kings 20:1), waits in the grave (Job 17:13), and continues not (Job 14:1, 2) until the Resurrection Day. There would be no purpose in a resurrection if people were taken to heaven at death.
People receive their rewards at the Second Coming of Christ not before “Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be” (Revelation 22:12). Then the saints will be raised and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven … and the dead in Christ shall rise first … and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17). Paul confirms that at His coming, “the dead shall be raised incorruptible…For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality” (1 Corinthians 15:51-53). Only at His coming, the righteous dead will receive immortality. The Bible also mentions that the prophet David has not yet ascended to heaven “For David did not ascend into the heavens“ (Acts 2:34). He is waiting with the rest of the saints to be resurrected at the Second Coming of Christ “All that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth” (John 5:28, 29).
Saints are the believers alive on Earth. The word Saints is used in some translations whereas the word Believers is used in others. E.g. Paul's letters addressed To the Saints in Ephesus or To the Saints in Rome etc... He was not writing to those who were in heaven who were canonized as a so-called Saint by a Pope, Paul was writing to the Christians in those Churches here on Earth. Also where Revelation mentions the prayers of the Saints ascending to God, those are the prayers of the Believers alive on Earth not Saints in Heaven praying for those on Earth. To any regular Bible reader not indoctrinated by Rome that is totally obvious.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 ESV / 2,575 helpful votes
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
If there's therefore no life after death, why do we strive to do good?
Why would the Lord Jesus say to Lazarus sisters that the soul that believes in Him shall never die and if dead, he live?.
Also I can't find any scripture where Christ or His apostles refer to those faithful departed as though obsolete.
How can anyone outside of God alone hear prayers from the many at once?
This was answered in the video. In Revelation 5:8, John talks about the saints in heaven offering up the prayers of those on earth to the Lamb (Christ). God bless
. Thanks for responding. The 24 saints?
@@seanburlile6616 That’s not really an answer. If you take the text in Revelation to mean that those who are in heaven, in the presence of God, can offer prayers to God… okay, I won’t argue that one. The question is, can those who are in heaven, other than God, hear our prayers. Revelation does not indicate that to be the case. My biggest concern when it comes to this question is that, in my opinion, the Roman Catholic church is denying the truth of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God. You have the Spirit of the true and living God dwelling within you. Why would you need to have someone else intercede with Him for you? It makes no sense to me. God bless.
@@gomezjkv That is exactly what I am saying and what the Catholic Church teaches, that those who are in heaven and in the presence of God can offer prayers to God, and as the text says, can deliver the prayers of those on earth. The Catholic Church absolutely affirms and has taught for 2000 years the truth of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God. The reason you would need to have someone intercede with him for you is because it is taught in the word of God. We are to pray for one another (1 Timothy 2:1; James 5:16). Are you saying you do not pray for others or ask others to pray for you?
@@seanburlile6616 I absolutely believe we should ask others to pray for us. I do see evidence for that in the scriptures. My concern is praying to those who are in heaven other than God. You say that the, “prayers of those on earth” are delivered. I do not see that myself. What I do see is the angels deliver the prayers of the saints to the alter of God. Nothing about ‘saints on earth’. If you can point me to those versus I’d appreciate it. I will ask you to please pray for me that I might come to the same understanding that you hold to. I just do not see it myself. The apostle Paul, who sat by while Stephan was stoned to death, never once prays to Stephan in any of his writings. Why do you believe in this? God bless
Prayer is considered worship and growing up as a protestant the bible states to have no other gods before him.
that's where you are wrong... worship is offering sacrifice... prayer is asking for intercession in communion of the Body of Christ-His Church... that's why in the mass, we unite our prayers as an offering to God and God alone... throughout the ages you know how the Church fathers have clarified this for us Catholics... that is what happens when you "protestants' become your own "pope", you don't take the Bible as it was written as it was suppose to be interpreted by the Holy Spirit!!!
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@@sgodbacolod5407 Prayer is a form of worship. You deny this because you will be found wanting. You pray to statues, dead people, a dead woman resting in her grave. Don't let this false religion fool you, Prayer IS a form of worship
Hello
The problem is you try to make it seem like it’s like asking someone to pray for you
But you don’t find a single instance of anyone in the New Testament asking someone who is dead to pray for them
You don’t find Jesus saying, ask people to pray for you, also ask King David to pray for you…
You don’t find Peter telling people to do this
You don’t find Paul telling people to do this
You don’t find a single example of asking for intercession from a dead person
Unless you want to say Saul did with Samuel
Which was through a witch
There’s just no single example in scripture
You try to somehow maneuver it out of Revelation which is a high symbolic visionary book
The fact that you have the entire New Testament and can’t point to a single example of Jesus, Peter, Paul, ANYBODY either praying to dead people or obstructions people to do so should be alarming…
Some say "Jesus alone is worthy to receive my prayers, no Mary, no saints".
But who ALONE is able to"GIVE Him all" the prayers he/she ought to?.
A a billion, zillion more intercession from you, I, all the saints, a billion more "Mary's" intercessions, will not still diminish the Lord Jesus unfathomable Divine Mercy or His listening ear to our prayers.
May perfect love cast away fear
As a Catholic we felt that scripture there's only one mediator between God and man referred to Salvation and this we know only Jesus can save we believe that scriptures pertaining to Salvation only Christ can save us for instance a scripture that's sort of similar to Protestants used to use on this call no man father they used to tell us when we were kids you can't call your priest father we again believed and we told them that is referring to Father God don't believe any man has father God there was a call many years ago and they called their leader father God in other words don't call any man God no mediator meaning no one's going to help you get saved you have to do that on your own the holy book says to work out your salvation no one can help you get saved no mediator go directly to God we believe that's what it is talking about
2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.3 Give us day by day our daily bread.4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Thank you! Nice dialogue.
You should bring scott hahn, jimmy akin and the guy from the channel gabiafterhours too..they're great
In Romans 8:35 when Paul asks who can separate US from the love of Christ, he lists criteria for the things which have tho potential to separate including anguish, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril and the sword. It appears to me that those who are in heaven would not be in this list. My concern is still, how does anyone know for certain that those in heaven can hear us? No evidence from scripture and I can’t rely on a tradition that is not bound in truth. God bless.
I forgot to add on call no man father it's in I believe the douay version Bible the Apostle is talking to other apostles and he says I address you fathers
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
This is what I call the deception of the Roman Catholic Church. Pinnacle of confusion.
And here you are.
We can intercede and pray TO GOD,NOT TO Mary nor the saints. We only pray to GOD,NOT man.
Isn’t it possible that if Mary had said no to God that He would’ve found someone else? I mean no disrespect to the Virgin Mary or to God.
Being a Christian and listening to this trying to understand why Catholics pray to Mary, my understanding has changed. They pray for Mary to help them talk to Jesus. If I understand that right. But i still don’t see it as something that needs to be done. Jesus, is all we need, and to waste effort on putting praying in a slightly altered position misdirected even a little away from Jesus is cost effective to a direct prayer. And can and does lead you to a weaker relationship with him. By diluting your time with him. No hard feelings, just my thoughts 💭 question: that id love to ask is why the Catholics change their 10 commandments to allow for that little statue? Thanks 🙏 again.
Hi Michael - I'm not sure if you will get this since it was posted 9 months ago, but it doesn't look like your question was answered. You stated, "Jesus, is all we need, and to waste effort on putting praying in a slightly altered position misdirected even a little away from Jesus is cost effect to direct a prayer." I think this was addressed in the video. However, I can answer your question. As members of the body of Christ, we rely on one another. Whether we rely on a priest, pastor, relative, friend, or saint in heaven, we rely on each other and to ask one another to pray for us is efficacious. The apostle Paul tells us to pray for one another (1 Timothy 2:1), and James tells us the prayers of the righteous are powerful (James 5:16). I have never found it to weaken my relationship with Jesus to ask a friend, or a saint in Heaven for that matter to pray for me. Catholics did not change the 10 commandments to allow for a little statue. I'm not sure what you are referring to...Catholics believe just how we were commanded, we do not worship graven images. To have a statue to remember Jesus or even a saint is no different than having a picture or statue of a relative, a president, or famous person. God bless
@@seanburlile6616 with all due respect, and i mean that. I disagree with praying to saints. And graven images…and … when i get more time ill back these statements up with facts. Just cant right now. Cause im out running errands. But stay tuned please. Love the fair discussion
@@Mikaflyd I disagree with praying to saints too, if by praying to saints you mean thinking a saint can do anything other than pray for us...Pray, as in the Old English, pray tell, is to ask, and to ask a saint to pray for you is Biblical and has been practices for over 2000 years. This is a fact. I also disagree with praying to statues. No one should pray to an inanimate object. A statue should only serve as a remembrance. No Catholic or non Catholic Christian should think a Saint is divine, they are a part of the body of Christ in Heaven. A statue is just a statue. I realize there are misguided Catholics and non Catholic Christians who think otherwise, but I can only speak for myself and what the Catholic Church teaches. No rush on a reply. I'm heading out for the long weekend. God bless and have a good safe weekend.
@@seanburlile6616 nice to hear that you feel about those things a lot like i do. As i drove down the road thinking about my response to those things in your comment that i see maybe a little different, i asked my self out loud when reading that you said they were biblical, for scripture to back up your belief and foundation that you so firmly believe in. To see how come i have a different conviction. I was listening to David Jeremiah, and wouldn’t you just know it, he hit and preached on a key word. That for the most part keeps me on or trying to, the straight and narrow rd. And that key word is relationship. From the beginning of time, when God came down in the cool of the day, God has nurtured his relationship with us. Its what the angels most envy or wonder about our relationship with the creator. And i put those relationship passages up against, praying, no matter how, to saints, ( who are not omni present, so even 10 people asking them, much less a nation would be tough.) vrs God who wants our affection and know every hair on our head and how we are much more than the sparrows, and how we receive not cause we don’t ask him… you know all the scriptures that build our trust and others that build faith in him. Like trust not in your own understanding… so many more.. and ill be glad to look up exact scriptures if you want me to but these are just some of the well known ones. And i compare that to praying to a saint that can lead down us away from Christ by us not putting all our focus on him. And i haven’t even brought up the vain repetition that i have witnessed first hand on visiting a church that a friend went to. All im saying currently… is a honest prayer (earnestly) is a great start to a long relationship with Christ and praying to saint who since he is sleeping, or passed away, may fall on def ears since he is not alive. Would love to see your scriptures on that. Anyways hope you have a safe trip i by no means have all the answers and base my thoughts on the KJV word of God, oh, almost forgot… idols, God spoke heavy on not putting any thoughts to idols, and I believe it’s because it miss directs our faith from looking up. I base this on, when he crossed over jordon and they said to him show us a sign and he i honestly could see in the text where he drew tired of that. My point is they put there focus other places, a cross a sign of remembrance when he was saying put in in my holy words. Well, much to be said about these things… speaking on what i know about the Catholics, I would say, what do you know about the Jesuits??? And the black hat pope? And in that rabbit whole you will see how i too agree that something far more dangerous is happening.
@@Mikaflyd As a Catholic I believe the most important relationship I can have is with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the only way to Heaven. All glory goes to our God in Heaven. As Paul told the Corinthians, there is one body of Christ, though there are many parts (1 Corinthians 12:12-13). The body cannot be separated. The body of Christ is a living body in Heaven and on earth. Luke tells us to God, all are alive (Luke 20:38), so I don't see those who have passed onto Heavenly glory as not being alive, but being with the Lord. My relationship is with the Lord, but asking others in the body of Christ to pray for me by no means distracts me from the Lord. If it does for some, then they should not ask others to pray for them. However, as Christians we are told to pray for one another (1 Timothy 2:1; James 5:16). Our God is a loving God and has always communicated to His people through others and wouldn't it make sense that he would want his children to fellowship in his glory. John also tells us that the saints in heaven deliver our prayers to the Lamb (Revelation 5:8), so it is possible to have some type of relationship with those who have passed onto Heavenly glory. Vain repetition is forbidden. I am familiar with the Jesuits and the black pope. I don't let all the noise (i.e. Jesuit conspiracy theories) distract me from the Lord.
This really happened to me I was going through a battle and all of a sudden I saw about six or seven different Saints in the Lord said ask them to pray for you and I knew every one of the same I think one was Saint Teresa and when I asked each one to pray for me they were in heaven and they made the sign of the cross they folded their hands closed their eyes and they begin to pray for me but one other Saint popped up didn't know who it was of course there's a lot of sayings but I sensed she wasn't Catholic the Lord instantly gave me her name it went across my forehead in letters and I saw the words Protestant saint she was in a rainbow colored dress very beautiful so I asked her to pray for me and she made the sign of the cross and began to pray for me
1 timothy 2:5 for there is one God and one mediator.God simply saids to worship him alone even Peter the father of the churches stoped corneilius from bowing down and worshiping him acts 10:25 and you look at John when when he stoped to worship the angel who showed him the visions the angel rebuked John revelation 19:10. This sin is disrespectful too God why wouldn't you want to worship God alone? The only people that are going to heaven are those who love God
The RCC are sold to strong Delusions and those claiming to used to be Evangelical or baptist are going Delusions to.
It seems you didn't watch the video, brother. Please watch it.
If you had put even a little effort into reading about what Roman Catholics believe from the horses mouth you wouldn’t have posted this uninformed comment
@@TriciaRP trisha, get yourself some education on these matters. Evangelical pastors are illiterate concerning theology, history etc etc. Try visiting Catholic Answers.
I watch ewtn at time and they insist you do not pray to mary?
Actually, EWTN says that they do not “worship” Mary. Praying to Mary for intercession not technically worship. In their opinion.
In my opinion, praying to Mary and the saints diminishes our communion here with one another. As Christians we should gather together and support and encourage each other. If you spend your time, inside your own head, talking to people who have departed this world, especially when there is no evidence that they can even hear from us; it is a disservice to the Body of Christ who are here with us. Romans 8:35 speaks clearly of who cannot be separated from the love of Christ and it's those experiencing the trials and tribulations in this life, not those in heaven. It's easy to pray to a departed "saint" because you're never going to hear back from them. And, if you do hear back from them, what is to say that that is not a demonic experience? If it does appear that what you asked a departed believer to bring before God, is it truly because of the departed person's intercession? But Romans 8:34 clearly says that it is Christ, at the right hand of God, who does that. God bless.
The NAB also has it using "rather" in Luke 11:28
Excellent program my friend, Could you talk about yoga, new age, reiki, metaphysics all those philosophies that deceive people?
I'm a new grandfather. If someone walks up to me and handing me my grandson, I tell you I'd forget all the cruel things that person has done to me and think of him as my best friend. This is what we do to God at every mass, offer to Him His beloved Son!
Congratulations....but Why are you offering God, Jesus when He gave Jesus to US? Weird. That sir doesn't make common sense.....
@@TriciaRP
Your not understanding the meaning of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass...go to the Catholic Answers website for a better answer then I can give you! God bless you my friend! 🌷
@@TriciaRP Or for that matter, how can anyone but Jesus offer Himself up to God the Father? Or what about "once, for all" ?
One thing Sean that will help guide possibly the Protestants to the truth she's just not any woman but she is our spiritual spiritual spiritual mother
Obviously, there cannot be an absolute prohibition against communicating with the dead; otherwise, Jesus committed sin and taught others to do so by His teaching and example.
Are Abraham, Isaac and Jacob dead? Jesus said:
"Have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!" (Mark 12:26-27)
Are Moses and Elijah dead? Jesus arranged the following:
“After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. (Matthew 17:1-3)
Tim is wrong deuteronomy 18:10-12 says to not pray to the dead and there’s no where in the Bible that says Mary decided to heaven after her death and as Christians we are in eternal sleep until Christ comes and another thing Mary is not omnipresent only god is and we know Moses and Elijah is in heaven we don’t know Mary is in heaven because Bible never says and when man come to Jesus saying your mother and brothers is hear jesus said who is my mother and brothers for whoever does the will of my father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother , the speaks a lot right there it’s self because Jesus didn’t put Mary on a pedestal over no one else lie she was no different or special then others. God bless hope what I said is understandable and knowledgeable
You were talking about worship there are three worships by the way there are about 263 t h r e e s in the holy book the worship of the devil which is bad the worship of God which is good and the worship of men which is good not men as a god for instance your mother's birthday you tell her how great she's been and so forth that's worshiping her as a good human being in my holy book there were some men talking good about Jesus and he said they are worshiping me so when we talk good about people we know and love we are working them not as gods but as good human beings
Greater Works than I we always believe that this also means greater miracles and that has already been done by the Catholic saints one Saint raised 35 from the dead another saint an insane woman chapter two children up and she's stuck them in the oven and bake them the saint raised them back from the dead these are Greater Works Protestants are still looking for the Greater Works they don't realize that our Saints already have done some of the Greater Works
Our Biblical, God believing ancestors weren't ignorant about death, as God told them. They had no misconceptions and God never corrected them, because they the truth from him.
Gen.25:8 "Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people." He breathed his last. He gave up the spirit of life.
Gen 47:30 "But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said."
Psalm 13:3 "Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death"
Daniel 12:2 "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt."
Job 14:10-12 "But man dies and lies prostrate.
“Man expires, and where is he? as water evaporates from the sea, and a river becomes parched and dried up, so man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep."
Deuteronomy 31:17 “The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them "
God never says, you are coming home, or your body will go to the dust, but your soul will be with me at death, or any such thing
John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment." And many other passages and verses. No one goes to heaven, or the second death in hell, when they die, and there is no second chance purgatory. Satan wickedly enjoys how folks believe his great lies!
4 REASONS YOU SHOULD NOT PRAY TO MARY
1. THERE IS ONLY ONE MEDIATOR
1 Timothy 2:5 says, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity-the man Christ Jesus.
This confirms we don’t need a “go-between.” We don’t need a middle-man (or woman) beyond Christ.
When Jesus died, shed His blood, and was raised from the dead the need to have someone (e.g. high priest) represent us was ripped away just like the curtain that tore from top to bottom.
2. GOD ALONE SHOULD BE WORSHIPPED
Luke 4:8 says, Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
Praying to Mary and/or any living or deceased saints is an act of worship…which is reserved for God alone.
When Jesus modeled prayer (Matthew 6:7-13) He began with, “Our Father in Heaven.” No where in Scripture is it suggested that we pray to Mary or any other deceased saints.
3. MARY WORSHIPPED JESUS AS GOD
In Acts 1 the disciples and about 120 believers were in an upper room waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit (at Jesus’ command). Guess who was present with them? Mary. What was she doing? Praying.
Acts 1:14 says, They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
It’s important to note that the apostles weren’t praying to Mary as a go between. She was joined with them in prayer…to GOD.
4. MARY WAS A SINNER IN NEED OF A SAVIOR
According to Psalm 51:5 we are all born as sinners in need of a Savior, Mary included.
Mary was highly favored, not sinless. There is not one scripture to support that Mary was without sin. JESUS is the only one who never sinned (2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22) which explains why Mary had to be impregnated by the Holy Spirit.
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* The Bible is about JESUS, after all Jesus is the Living Word (John 1:14). The Old Testament points to JESUS. The New Testament is about Jesus. The authors of the four Gospels saw JESUS as the central figure and only mention Mary in reference to JESUS. The word “Jesus” is mentioned 1,478 times in the New Testament. The word “Mary” is only mentioned 55 times and some of those are in reference to Mary Magdalene. Also, Jesus is referenced in 26 of 27 New Testament books.
* Mary can’t hear you. Only God can hear all of our prayers as He is the only one omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.
* Mary was not even recognized in Scripture as a leader in the early Church. Peter is the one who stood up, addressed the crowd, and preached in Acts 1, not Mary.
* JESUS is the only Way, Truth, and Life. No one can come to the Father, except through JESUS.
The Marian dogmas are four-fold:
1. Divine motherhood
2. Perpetual virginity
3. Immaculate conception
4. Assumption
1. NOT TRUE because Mary was not the mother of God. She was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth, a man... a man born, who lived and died like any other man. Jesus, the Son of God, pre-existed before his incarnation. He had no mother. Mary was merely a conduit through which he assumed humanity.
2. IRRELEVANT. NON-SALVIVIC, CARNAL-MINDED. JUVENILE.
3. NOT TRUE because Mary was not the mother of God. She was born in sin and shaped in iniquity like any other human being after Adam. She was only the means by which Jesus, the Son of God, became human for our sake.
4. NOT TRUE because when we're given a glimpse of heaven in the Revelation, there is God and the Lamb at His right hand and praises being sung ONLY to the two; to the latter because of what He accomplished, namely:
"You [ALONE] are worthy to take the scroll [FROM THE HAND OF GOD],
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
The wedding at cana is a very good example of Mary intersreding to Jesus they have ran out of wine Jesus said it is not my time yet and Mary tells the servers to do what he says and the first mirrical was done through Marie's intersession
You are in error.....
How…?
The Blessed Mother is the pinnacle of all creations, and she's our mother?!? What could be a greater gift than that??
Where In the bible does it say she is the pinnacle of all creation. That's idolatry!
@@jesuscameforrelationshipno4165 where in the bible does it say you have to find everything in the bible? Chapter and verse.
@@myronmercado2 Timothy 3:16 God saids all scripture is inspired by him you guys are making a huge claim about Mary where there is little to no proof about it. God saids that there is only one God and one mediator 1 Timothy 2:5 why wouldn't you want to worship just God? The only people that goes to heaven are those who love him
@@jesuscameforrelationshipno4165 it's obvious you didn't watch the video. You just want to troll pal. There you go. You just blew up your own argument.
@@myronmercado how do I want to troll when am using the scriptures to prove my point? I came here to bring people back to there creator and to worship him alone. If you want to pray to Mary go on and be an idolator. The only people that go to heaven are those that love God and have a relationship with him. Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus saids "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity".
The person in this video is confused. Under the video frame, he says: "Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints when we can pray directly to Jesus himself? " Uh, where in the Bible did _anyone_ pray to Jesus? Answer: NOWHERE!! Jesus instructed his followers to pray, not to himself, but to his Father. As Jesus said: "But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." (Matt. 6:6, 9) So, true Christians don't pray to either Jesus or Mary. Instead, they pray to Jesus' God and Father whose name is 'Yahweh.' (John 20:17; Ex. 3:15)
The Catholic Church is notorious for its false teachings.
Act 7:55 steven praY to him there Is more all christian praY to him 1 cor 1:1-3
@@Milanprinco Did Stephen pray to Jesus? No. Under normal circumstances, Stephen would have appealed to Yahweh in the name of Jesus. (John 15:16) In this instance, though, Stephen had a vision of “the Son of man standing at God’s right hand.” (Acts 7:56) Fully aware that Jesus had been given the power to resurrect the dead, Stephen spoke, but did not pray, directly to Jesus, asking Him to safeguard his spirit.
@@cbooth151 you are blind really ? What About 1 timothy 1:12 st paul praY to him
@@Milanprinco 1 Tim. 1:12 says: "I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry." Where in this verse does it say that Paul prayed to Jesus? And where does any verse say that anyone prayed to Mary?
@@cbooth151 let me give you one more try to read for careffuly 2 cor 12 :8-9 god bless