tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post5133048685196269126..comments2024-02-12T08:57:17.556-06:00Comments on 3 Minute Apologetics: Doesn't the Bible condemn vain repetition?The Amateur Apologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-79417999502235679602017-04-13T12:53:42.619-05:002017-04-13T12:53:42.619-05:00Also, please check out Revelation 5:8. This is a b...Also, please check out Revelation 5:8. This is a beautiful example of those in heaven responding to our prayers of petition. Those in heaven hear our prayers and offer them to God, in "golden bowls full of incense".The Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-51543897534476975872017-04-13T12:50:14.372-05:002017-04-13T12:50:14.372-05:00Thanks for your comments, david. And what you say...Thanks for your comments, david. And what you say is very Catholic--we are not to communicate with the deceased.<br /><br />However, asking for our loved ones to pray for us is not necromancy.The Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-45406005996902296352017-04-13T12:48:23.147-05:002017-04-13T12:48:23.147-05:00The difference is a protestant doesnt ask someone ...The difference is a protestant doesnt ask someone who has died to make intercession...trying to communicate with the deceased is called necromancy...strictly forbidden in the New and Hebrew ScripturesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413361696114815352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-46715644847866921792016-08-07T23:22:51.919-05:002016-08-07T23:22:51.919-05:00Prayer means "to talk"/"to reach&qu...Prayer means "to talk"/"to reach". We pray to Mary this prayer:<br /><br />"Holy Mary, Mother of God, PRAY FOR US SINNERS, now and at the hour of hour death. Amen."<br /><br />See that? We ask the "Woman", to pray for us (everyone, Catholic or not), the salvation of our souls to "her Seed", which is Jesus Himself.<br /><br />To whom are we praying for salvation?<br /><br />In both the engagement and the ending of our prayer (the Rosary, or any other prayer), we profess... "In the name of the Father, AND of the Son, AND of the Holy Spirit. Amen."<br /><br />We also pray:<br /><br />O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who need MOST OF YOUR MERCY.<br /><br />Whose mercy was it? Jesus', not Mary's. We only ask the Mother Mary help in the prayer.<br /><br />Some points to know about the Rosary:<br /><br />* We pray the "Lord's Prayer" or commonly known as the "Our Father" in each decade as the case and model of the prayer. We also believe in the spiritual warfare, we believe that the soul is potential to sin at any moment, that is why we pray "and lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL" why can be found in the Lord's Prayer.<br /><br />* We recite the "Hail Mary" which came from the holy scriptures itself. We exclaim with great emphasis that Jesus and Mary are so blessed; "BLESSED are you amongst women, and BLESSED is the fruit (Jesus) of thy womb."<br /><br />Genesis 3:15 - I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."<br /><br />John 19:26 - When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, "Woman, here is your son,"<br /><br />Luke 1:48 - “For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.”<br /><br />We speak by detail, how Mary, the Mother of Jesus Himself, is blessed because of the Lord Jesus.<br /><br />* We have prayers, like the rosary, that we recite, place by place, time by time, people by people. We pray as how the church is one, we speak in one voice.Luigi-Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-65150778671313743702016-04-19T21:40:06.304-05:002016-04-19T21:40:06.304-05:00And no where in the Bible does it say that we cann...And no where in the Bible does it say that we cannot ask Mary for her prayers. In fact, the Bible is full of examples of people asking others to pray for them.<br /><br />So, unless you never want to ask another person to pray for you, you ought not have any problem asking Mary to pray for you while she is in heaven, so very close to her Son. The Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-22576835832607553462016-04-19T21:38:55.552-05:002016-04-19T21:38:55.552-05:00The Bible isn't against repetition, Mary. Ple...The Bible isn't against repetition, Mary. Please see Psalm 136. <br /><br />The Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-30162050464009594542016-04-19T21:37:05.383-05:002016-04-19T21:37:05.383-05:00Thanks for your comments, Mary. but you are very m...Thanks for your comments, Mary. but you are very mistaken. Idolatry is treating an object as God. No Catholic ought to treat Mary as God. She is a creature, not the Creator. And that is part of Catholic teaching.<br /><br />Praying to Mary is nothing more than a heavenly prayer chain--asking for her intercession. Just like you do in your church's prayer chains. The Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-62521246851716590242016-04-19T19:23:14.084-05:002016-04-19T19:23:14.084-05:00Praying to Mary is idolatry. It is vain praying to...Praying to Mary is idolatry. It is vain praying to her. Jesus said to pray to His Father in Jesus name. No where in the Bible does it say to pray to Mary. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688202055649163596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-24128276197197665792016-04-19T19:04:40.319-05:002016-04-19T19:04:40.319-05:00Praying to Mary is idolatry. It is vain praying t...Praying to Mary is idolatry. It is vain praying to her. Saying the same prayer over hundreds of times to her is vain repetition. No where in the bible does it say to pray to her. Jesus said to pray to His Father in Jesus name. Not to Mary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688202055649163596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-62955523249581244362012-02-16T07:00:22.049-06:002012-02-16T07:00:22.049-06:00Thank you this helped me answer a question by some...Thank you this helped me answer a question by someone. It is important to know and learn our faith so when the opportunity arises we can help answer questions so others will know the fullness and completeness of Catholicism. To know it is the One and only Church by Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com