Because Luther took Maccabees;s out. It wasn't in the Hebrew Bible but was considered Apocryphal, ie good reading none the less. it was in the Catholic bible,
2: 12-46 It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. This Luther thought supported Purgatory, why else would you need to pray that the dead were loosed from sins?
There is nothing in the Bible about praying for or to the dead. You are either born again and cleansed from sin by the Blood of Jesus or you are lost. That's it. The idea that anyone can be saved after death is a satanic lie being pushed by the catholic cult. It is up to each individual to repent, turn away from their sins, accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour and come into new life in him - no salvation by proxy.
Today starts the Novena to St. Joseph ??
Praying to the dead is against Bible teaching.
To God, all are alive - source: The Transfiguration, when Christ in his glory speaks with Moses and Isaiah
Because Luther took Maccabees;s out. It wasn't in the Hebrew Bible but was considered Apocryphal, ie good reading none the less. it was in the Catholic bible, 2: 12-46 It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. This Luther thought supported Purgatory, why else would you need to pray that the dead were loosed from sins?
There is nothing in the Bible about praying for or to the dead. You are either born again and cleansed from sin by the Blood of Jesus or you are lost. That's it. The idea that anyone can be saved after death is a satanic lie being pushed by the catholic cult. It is up to each individual to repent, turn away from their sins, accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour and come into new life in him - no salvation by proxy.