This is how they work, evil is as evil do.
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I always thought praying toward a rock was a bit odd…. Rock from space or god apparently… then they worship the rock… because Mohammed touched it?
Catholics pray to Mary and dead Saints and to angels and confess to priests rather than going directly to God. They also believe Jesus descended into hell for three days after his crucifixion when the Bible specifically says he went to preach to the lost. They believe that if they pray for a dead person that they can save a lost soul. Those things are not Biblical. I was raised Baptist and I have issues there too. Why do they avoid discussing and condemning some sins? Why not preach about prophecy, end times, fruits of the Spirit, miracles, Spiritual gifts etc; My grown kids who have all accepted Jesus as their Saviour decide to go the route of Messianic Jews because they saw many parts of the Bible being overlooked by so many different denominations. They believe Jesus is messiah and will return but take things to a legalistic degree in my opinion.
Catholics do not worship Blessed Virgin Mary nor any saints. Saints are holy people who have made it to heaven, they aren’t dead. God is of the living not the dead.
Have you ever asked anyone to pray for you? Has anyone ever asked you to pray for them? Why do we pray for one another at all when we could just go directly to God?
How did Jesus come to us on Earth? Quite literally -through- Mary. Catholics asked for intercessions through Mary just as the people did at the wedding fest in Canna. Jesus so loved His mother He would honor and grant anything she asked.
Praying for souls, confessions and praying to saints is in fact biblical. The Catholic Church gave the modern world the Bible and the New Testament. It is since the Protestant reformation that many books were taken out of the original
The Bible describes Saints as those who alive in Christ Jesus. The Catholic Saints (have died) Christopher, Theresa, Augustine, Jude etc; Mary is also dead. Their bodies are in preservation. Actual Holy men like Elijah were swept uo as Jesus was and their bodies were not left here to see decay. I believe that the books in the Holy Bible are all canonized (divinely inspired) where the other books (historically accurate) are not divinely inspired. I learned this via an old pastor of mine who preached non denomination yet he is Jewish and a historian of Israel. Those I ask for prayer are alive.
I appreciate your comment, but by this explanation then our God is the God of the dead?
If a person were to make it to Heaven, how could he/she be dead? Saints are Holy people, not by their own merit but but by God’s grace.
We might also guess Saints are in Heaven United with Christ.
Christ died for us, but conquered death and is risen. Jesus also commanded us in John 6 to eat His flesh and drink His blood else we would have no life within us. By accepting, we would be resurrected on the last day.
I couldn’t agree that saints, including Augustine or Mary are dead
I’ve spent quite a bit of time with my Catholic mother in law and gone to their church for funerals and Christmas service when we are visiting and watched them do all of this. And what is all the ritualistic stuff about and the rosary? I have heard them ask Mary and the saints and the angels to pray for them.
Ps. Have you ever read John 3:16?
Those who have not chosen Jesus before death have sealed their own fate by not believing. No amount if praying for a dead person can change that.