I hope you won't mind me meddling, and are like the the people that belong to the Church of Berea (acts 17:11) the Apostle Paul medaled and told the Christians in Berea what they did not know, it says the people in Berea received the word of God will gladness and readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily whether or not these things were true," I hope you will receive this word In The same Spirit. Did you know, nowhere in Scripture are we encouraged but (rather forbidden) to pray, to Angels, as powerful as the archangel Michael is, he does not answer prayer. According to scripture we are not to pray to anyone or anything other than God the Father, and we come to God the Father only (ONE WAY) through THE NAME of Jesus, that's why every prayer should end in (we asked this of you Father) in Jesus name, according to your word..The truth is we're not even pray to Jesus, Jesus himself said in (John 16:23) "In that day (now) YOU SHALL ASK Me NOTHING. Truly truly I tell you whatever you ask the Father (IN MY NAME) He will give it you" that the Father may be glorified through the Son. In (John 14:6) Jesus said "I am the WAY, the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through me" in (John 10:9) Jesus said"I AM THE GATE, whoever enters through me will be saved(delivered)" And if we try to get the Father to act on our behalf by someone, or something, other than Jesus, (an angel for example) Jesus said "Truly, truly I tell you whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate(Jesus is the gate), the same is a thief and a robber"(John 10:1) last confirmation or proof of this biblical principle is found in (Acts 4:12) "Neither is there salvation (Deliverance) in any other (name) for there is none other name given among men whereby we must be saved" (delivered). I am sure you are well meaning, but many people try to come to God,, how they think they should instead of how God said to,, some even pay money for masses, to get their prayers answered, never realizing, if we could get our prayers answered with money or by going to anyone else what would we need Jesus for? The person who does this maybe without realizing it,is saying, we can go to the Father without you Jesus, we can get our prayers answered without you, it is the reason many people never get their prayers answered, and then, excuse it off with "I guess it wasn't God's will"I hope this is helpful, to you or anyone else who reads this. Food for thought: in (Luke 6:46) let us alwaysremember,Jesus said "Why do you call me Lord Lord and you do not what I say" Again I remind anyone reading this post, what did Jesus say about prayer?, Jesus said "No one comes to the Father except through Him" I hope I am not offended you, as I believe your intentions are good, but realize the world is full of good intentions, and look the mess it is in.
Thank you for your thoughtful post. I am Catholic. We have a long tradition of praying to saints and angels for their intercession before the Throne. When my husband's aortic aneurysm stent gave out, he died in the ER. I shouted Jesus Mary and Joseph! All you Angels, Saints and Holy Helpers! Save him! And they did. In the days following there was a long line of doctors coming to see the man who shouldn't be alive. But I knew full well why he was saved - and how.
I hope you won't mind me meddling, and are like the the people that belong to the Church of Berea (acts 17:11) the Apostle Paul medaled and told the Christians in Berea what they did not know, it says the people in Berea received the word of God will gladness and readiness of mind and searched the scriptures daily whether or not these things were true," I hope you will receive this word In The same Spirit. Did you know, nowhere in Scripture are we encouraged but (rather forbidden) to pray, to Angels, as powerful as the archangel Michael is, he does not answer prayer. According to scripture we are not to pray to anyone or anything other than God the Father, and we come to God the Father only (ONE WAY) through THE NAME of Jesus, that's why every prayer should end in (we asked this of you Father) in Jesus name, according to your word..The truth is we're not even pray to Jesus, Jesus himself said in (John 16:23) "In that day (now) YOU SHALL ASK Me NOTHING. Truly truly I tell you whatever you ask the Father (IN MY NAME) He will give it you" that the Father may be glorified through the Son. In (John 14:6) Jesus said "I am the WAY, the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through me" in (John 10:9) Jesus said"I AM THE GATE, whoever enters through me will be saved(delivered)" And if we try to get the Father to act on our behalf by someone, or something, other than Jesus, (an angel for example) Jesus said "Truly, truly I tell you whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate(Jesus is the gate), the same is a thief and a robber"(John 10:1) last confirmation or proof of this biblical principle is found in (Acts 4:12) "Neither is there salvation (Deliverance) in any other (name) for there is none other name given among men whereby we must be saved" (delivered). I am sure you are well meaning, but many people try to come to God,, how they think they should instead of how God said to,, some even pay money for masses, to get their prayers answered, never realizing, if we could get our prayers answered with money or by going to anyone else what would we need Jesus for? The person who does this maybe without realizing it,is saying, we can go to the Father without you Jesus, we can get our prayers answered without you, it is the reason many people never get their prayers answered, and then, excuse it off with "I guess it wasn't God's will"I hope this is helpful, to you or anyone else who reads this. Food for thought: in (Luke 6:46) let us alwaysremember,Jesus said "Why do you call me Lord Lord and you do not what I say" Again I remind anyone reading this post, what did Jesus say about prayer?, Jesus said "No one comes to the Father except through Him" I hope I am not offended you, as I believe your intentions are good, but realize the world is full of good intentions, and look the mess it is in.
Thank you for your thoughtful post. I am Catholic. We have a long tradition of praying to saints and angels for their intercession before the Throne. When my husband's aortic aneurysm stent gave out, he died in the ER. I shouted Jesus Mary and Joseph! All you Angels, Saints and Holy Helpers! Save him! And they did. In the days following there was a long line of doctors coming to see the man who shouldn't be alive. But I knew full well why he was saved - and how.