prayer
Teachings on prayer, intercession, and communion with God grounded in Scripture.
PRAYING TO SAINTS Paid Members Public
The following is taken from this post: Prayers to Saints in the Pre-Nicene Era – Energetic Procession. It is commonly claimed that the practice of praying to departed saints and to angels is a late development in Christianity, probably post-dating the Council of Nicea. In this post, I will try to
CATECHISM & PRAYER OF ABSOLUTION Paid Members Public
I cite from the particular sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Church’s authority to absolve believers from any sin committed. All bold italic emphasis will be mine. VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation 1440 Sin is before all else an offense against God, a
INVOKING MUHAMMAD: MAN IN NEED & THE BLIND MAN Paid Members Public
The following lengthy extract is taken from ENGLISH BOOK: Counter refutation on topic of Waseela By Aamir Ibrahim, pp. 41-77. The author provides a thorough refutation to the attempt by Salafi Muslims to weaken the narrations where a blind man and a man in need prayed to Muhammad directly, with
JEROME, RELICS & INTERCESSION Paid Members Public
I quote St. Jerome’s letter to the presbyter Riparius where he rebukes the prohibition of venerating relics. All emphasis is mine. LETTER 109 To Riparius Riparius, a presbyter of Aquitaine had written to inform Jerome that Vigilantius (for whom see Letter LXI.) was preaching in southern Gaul against the
Jewish Traditions about the Afterlife Paid Members Public
Kaddish Prayer (c. Second Temple Period, before 70 CE): The earliest form, known as the “Half Kaddish”, dates back to the Second Temple period. The Mourner’s Kaddish is a Jewish prayer traditionally recited for eleven months after a loved one’s death and on the death anniversary (yahrzeit). It
EHRMAN ON LUKE 23:34 Paid Members Public
This post is taken from Bart D. Ehrman’s blog: Did Jesus Pray “Father Forgive Them” from the Cross?. March 24, 2019 I recently received an important question about a highly significant textual variant in Luke 23:34, the one and only place in the NT where Jesus prays for
Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”? Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Denny Burk’s post: Did Jesus pray, “Father, forgive them”?. January 24, 2011 Luke 23:34 is one of the most famous sayings of the Bible because it is one of the seven last words of Christ from the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they
PUBLIC CONFESSION OF SINS Paid Members Public
In the epistle of James, believers are commanded to confess their sins to one another in the context of receiving forgiveness of those transgressions and/or healing from any illnesses that may have resulted from those sins: “Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He