Sometimes I find myself talking to deceased loves ones. It is a one-way conversation. A few times I might ask for help if that is possible. I don't know if deceased loved ones exist or if they might be too busy with problems of their own or there might be a process. Maybe the deceased person is limited to interceding with God on behalf of the living person. It is all open to speculation.
Anyway, here are my questions:
(1) How is my interaction with deceased loved ones different from prayer?
(2) Catholics and Orthodox and others pray to saints. They consider the deceased people to be awake in heaven, so praying to a deceased person is merely asking that deceased person to pray on your behalf.
(3) There are the Christians that believe in soul sleep. I assume they do not talk to their deceased loved ones.
(4) The OT has the story of Saul using a medium to ask Samuel for advice. Apparently Saul had outlawed mediums.
Sometimes I feel that praying to a deceased loved one is more sensible than praying to God, because I know my loved one existed in the past and I do not know if God ever existed at all.
Any thoughts? I hope to get perspectives from a variety of denominations.
Anyway, here are my questions:
(1) How is my interaction with deceased loved ones different from prayer?
(2) Catholics and Orthodox and others pray to saints. They consider the deceased people to be awake in heaven, so praying to a deceased person is merely asking that deceased person to pray on your behalf.
(3) There are the Christians that believe in soul sleep. I assume they do not talk to their deceased loved ones.
(4) The OT has the story of Saul using a medium to ask Samuel for advice. Apparently Saul had outlawed mediums.
Sometimes I feel that praying to a deceased loved one is more sensible than praying to God, because I know my loved one existed in the past and I do not know if God ever existed at all.
Any thoughts? I hope to get perspectives from a variety of denominations.
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