Okay. Let me try to give an analogy regarding this discussion on
intercessory prayer.
If I call a friend or send a message to the Echurch list and ask for others
to pray with me about a particular situation, I am in no way praying to that
friend or to anyone on this list. I amasking another person to pray with and
for me directly to our Lord Jesus on my behalf.
Clearly, I cannot pick up the phone, or write an email message to the souls
in heaven: friends or family who have since passed on, the Virgin Mary, or
the angels and saints, so I must instead ask them by means of a prayer
request for them to pray with and for me directly to our Lord Jesus on my
behalf. It is our Lord who answers prayers and performs miracles! My prayer
requessts go directly to the Lord our God. I am simply asking another to
pray with and for me. No more and no less. I hope this helps toclarify
things .
Sheila and Vinnie
let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in
spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving
a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might
inherit a blessing." (I Peter 3: 7-9)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenifer Gilley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Intercessory Prayer
: Ok... You want my two cents?
:
: Phil sent an article here about a week or so ago. All we need is the name
: of Jesus! I pray to Him and Him only because He is the only one that
: interceeds on my behalf... right now he is praying with and for us at the
: right hand of His father. I do believe in Intercessory prayer... I know
it
: works first-hand. But Jesus is the Great Intercesser. I can't locate the
: passage right now and it's bugging me... but there is a scripture that
: states **paraphrased** that He is at the right hand of His father
: Interceeding on our behalves. If we pray in anyone's name but Jesus...
: doesn't that also mean we are praying to them? There is only one name by
: which man can be saved... the Name of Jesus! There is only one meadiator
: between God and Man... the man Christ Jesus!
: Jenifer gilley
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: http://claudastar.blogspot.com/
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: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Angel" <[log in to unmask]>
: To: <[log in to unmask]>
: Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:23 PM
: Subject: Re: Intercessory Prayer
:
:
: > That is what the saints in heaven do for us. They pray with, and for us
: > to
: > God the father. The only difference is they are in heaven and we are
: > still
: > here on earth. I don't understand the difference between asking for
your
: > prayers to God for a difficulty I might have and in asking my own dear
: > parents or my Jesus, who is my elder brother, to pray with and for me.
: > If
: > According to your religion, I am not permitted to ask my dear parents to
: > pray for and with me then how can I ask you. we and those Christians
who
: > have gone before us are neither of us divine in nature. Is this some
: > sort
: > of a divine mystery like that of the holy Eucharist which changes from
: > merely bread and wine in to the precious body and blood of our precious
: > lord
: > and savior. Is it meant to be something we mere mortals are not meant
to
: > understand?
: > ----- Original Message -----
: > From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
: > To: <[log in to unmask]>
: > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 7:12 PM
: > Subject: Re: Intercessory Prayer
: >
: >
: >> Angel,
: >>
: >> An intercessor isn't praying for you, they are praying with you. We
: >> don't
: >> pray to intercessors because there is no need when you can pray
directly
: > to
: >> the Father through Jesus Christ. It might sound confusing but that's
: >> only
: >> because humans are explaining it. Jesus isn't confused about it at
all.
: >>
: >> Phil.
: >>
: >> He's ready when you are.
: >> www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
: >
: >
:
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