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Has anyone prayed to Saints?

Praying to Saints within the Roman Catholic Christian Church and within the Eastern Orthodox is a way of connecting ourselves with because they reign with God and Jesus Christ.And keep in mind that they're only to intercede for us and help us get closer to God and Heaven. And they'll help us bring our prayer intentions to God. But to various Protestant Christians, they see praying to Saints as a form of idolatry. Which to me is not entirely true.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    I pray to God the Father and to Jesus Christ. No need for any other intermediary.

  • 2 years ago

    Jesus is the ONLY channel for prayer to Jehovah...

    (John 14:6) Jesus said to him: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

    This scripture ELIMINATES Mary or the Saints from the role...

    So the RCC, no matter how big in numbers, is not doing the right thing.

  • 2 years ago

    Yes.

    Billions of Catholics.

  • 2 years ago

    I suggest that you read Romans 8. Praying to saints for intercession is dogma. The truth is that Mary and those saints are dead and can not intercede for us at all. It also can be considered worship, which is why it is considered a form of idolatry. The use of the term "Protestant" is archaic because the majority of Christians do not identify themselves as such and are not actively against the RCC like they were in the 1500's during the Reformation.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hell I even ignore the damn Apostles who fall asleep and start to sink and deny My Saviour thrice before cockcrow and I SURE as Hell have no use for the False Apostle Paul because they'll all lead you to Hell. Only Jesus is the Saviour!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Billions have. Requesting the intercession of the members of the Church Triumphant is NOT worshiping them as some intellectually deficient people believe.

    Source(s): Greek Orthodox Christian
  • 2 years ago

    Anyone? Yes, millions of people have. Is that really your entire question?

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    They can't hear you "praying" to them.

    Catholicism and orthodox lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire, since they both teach works for salvation, which leads to hell (Acts 15:1, Galatians 1:6-9).

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    You need to believe in JESUS without works, to get into heaven (Romans 4:5).

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    Catholicism and orthodox are deceptions from satan to get you into hell. Catholicism and orthodox are not Christian. Jesus is not in catholicism or orthodox. Reading the Bible proves to us that catholicism and orthodox are full of lies.. Catholicism and orthodox teach works for salvation, which leads to eternal torment in the lake of fire (Galatians 1:6-9). And "purgatory" doesn't exist. Every "pope" is a false prophet of satan. Catholicism and orthodox didn't even exist for over 300 years after the Bible was complete and compiled. So avoid catholicism and orthodox, get away from them both

    The truth is that death leads to immediate heaven or hell, depending only on whether the person believed in Jesus for eternal life, or not.

    The truth is that Jesus loves you and wants to bless your life freely :) Most of all, Jesus wants you with Him forever, and not in hell. The truth is that every belief except one will lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire for every person. Because nothing pays for our sins except the death and blood of Jesus, the sacrifice of Jesus that is already accomplished by Him . Jesus loves you! The truth is that Jesus is God, and Jesus died on the cross to pay for all of our sins in full, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead. Nothing else pays for our sins, not works, not deeds, not religions. So the only way to heaven and to avoid hell, is by believing in Jesus for eternal life (John 6:47), without adding any of your own works (Romans 4:5). Believe in Jesus to take you to heaven, and you will be in heaven, no matter what, guaranteed. That easy, thanks to Jesus! Tell Jesus that you thank Him that you will be with Him in heaven when you die, because you believe in Jesus! It is too late to be saved, after death

  • Dr. D
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Yes, in Revelations chapter 5 it describes saints (elders) bringing the prayers of the faithful before the throne of the Lamb.

    There is no such thing as a wasted prayer. All forms of worship counts.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    I prayed to the Utah Jazz once.

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