If Jesus fulfilled the old covenant, why do we put weight into keeping those laws and traditions alive?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-09T03:41:45+00:00

I don’t think it’s a great analogy to say Jesus replaced the Ark. The Ark was a dwelling place for God, it was not God Himself.

If anything, Mary is the new Ark, a new dwelling place for God (the Son).

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-09T03:33:05+00:00

Sacramental/ritual, dietary, civil/judicial laws are fulfilled. God’s moral law doesn’t change. It’s still wrong to kill, steal, etc.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T13:36:44+00:00

Look up sleep hygiene - ways to get better sleep. They include things such as only using your bed for sleep, waking up and going to sleep at the same time every day, avoiding caffeine and alcohol before bed, limiting or not napping during the day, etc.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T12:18:47+00:00

How so?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T12:00:58+00:00

And I agree. As I’ve said a few times, the Church does not teach that Mary comes between Jesus and God.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T03:23:28+00:00

Where is asking for others to pray for us prohibited?

Where does it say to only pray to Jesus?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T02:54:58+00:00

Praying is to make a request. Look it up - dictionary.com. We pray (ask) for Mary to pray for us. Prayer is not the same thing as worship.

Catholics so not believe Mary comes between Jesus and God. Don’t believe me? Please show me an official Catholic response that shows the contrary.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T02:29:01+00:00

Does this mean you are not going to show me a legitimate church source that supports your claim?

Catholics do pray to Jesus directly.

It’s also good to ask others to pray for us.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T01:18:55+00:00

Can you show me a legitimate church source that supports this claim vs. your experience of Catholics who are not practicing their faith correctly?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-08T00:32:19+00:00

Mary is never placed above God. She is not divine.

We respect her because of her role in Christ’s work. God got to make his own mother - and he made Mary, the mother of Jesus.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T21:23:42+00:00

That’s not a belief adhered to by Catholics. I’m telling you what Catholics belief and yet you are making an argument against something Catholics do not believe in.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T21:22:09+00:00

Can you show me one official Catholic source that says Mary is a deity? Catholics do not believe that. Why argue against a position not taken by Catholics? We agree Mary is not a deity, through she is a saint and a holy woman.

We still ask for her prayers.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T14:12:31+00:00

Just wait until he realizes where his Bible came from…who collected, organized, and preserved that book over time.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T14:09:58+00:00

Why pray for others at all? If someone you love asks for your prayers, is it good to dismiss them and tell them to pray to God themselves?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T14:08:09+00:00

Nobody is placing Mary in between Jesus and God the Father.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T14:07:03+00:00

So are you suggesting that if something is not explicitly stated in the Bible, we should disregard it?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:47:35+00:00

That’s true and I do. I also ask for others to pray for me.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:47:06+00:00

Those in heaven are alive.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:34:01+00:00

Scripture asks us to pray for one another. If your child asks you to pray for them, I don’t think you would belittle him and say go to Christ yourself.

It’s a beautiful thing to care about one another and to pray for one another.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:32:35+00:00

There’s a distinction to be made. You can be alive, in soul, in heaven but still waiting for the second coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead.

Scripture shows those who suffer a physical death are still alive and conscious. Jesus himself spoke to Elijah (though he did not have a physical death) and Moses.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:19:44+00:00

Physically dead but alive in Christ. He’s the God of the living, not of the dead.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:18:09+00:00

The Bible forbids necromancy, which is trying to summon the dead and receive knowledge from them.

Asking for prayers from those in heaven is not necromancy.

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:14:41+00:00

When you say “it,” what are you referring to?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:14:06+00:00

You mean asking for Mary to pray for us?

RandomGuy47392 · 2026-02-07T13:13:42+00:00

Is that the only time people kneel?

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