Praying with the Saints

[Daniel Marsh]

This is very true. But it doesn't mean that just any notion or theory that seems nice to us IS indeed what God will do.

The idea that Angels are running back and forth to heaven each day and that anybody who's died can hear our prayers or IS a proper object of our praying...even if that seems like a good idea...is not necessarily correct.

If the Bible teaches such things (which isn't the case with these particular theories), then we can affirm them. If God has not revealed such information to us in his holy word, then we may not make them into part of our belief system.

Those are theories to explain how it could work friend.


Revelation 6:9-10 ESV / 94 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

 

[Daniel Marsh]

I have nothing more to say today.

 

[Albion]

Those are theories to explain how it could work friend.

Sure, almost anything that the mind of man can imagine could be made into a theory about how spirits operate and how we should operate with respect to them. But when the theory/idea/speculation is made out to be factual...even including the use of such slogans as "Don't put God in a box" or "God can do anything," we are justifying false doctrine.

 

[Thatgirloncfforums]

I have been struck by how little doctrinal difference there is between @MarkRohfrietsch , @ViaCrucis and the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox members of the forum, so if I were you, I wouldn’t worry about it that much.

I don't think either would say it's ok for me to invoke Mary though but may be wrong.

 

[Daniel Marsh]

Sure, almost anything that the mind of man can imagine could be made into a theory about how spirits operate and how we should operate with respect to them. But when the theory/idea/speculation is made out to be factual...even including the use of such slogans as "Don't put God in a box" or "God can do anything," we are justifying false doctrine.

Are you saying the Holy Spirit is unable to put thoughts in a person's head?

 

[Albion]

Are you saying the Holy Spirit is unable to put thoughts in a person's head?

No.