You actually believe that hundreds of millions of intelligent people pray to inanimate objects?? What would be the point? Prayer is communication. Who in their right mind would attempt to communicate with a piece of wood or marble?? Statues and other artwork are simply reminders of the great Catholics who have played important roles in the history of the one Church Jesus Christ founded. Just as we have such reminders of the great Americans who played important roles in the history of our nation. Do we pray to these people? Yes, we do, but not their statues. Obviously we do not worship them. The worship of anyone other than God would be the sin of idolatry, and is absolutely forbidden by His Church. However, we do ask other Catholics, both on Earth and in Heaven, to pray for us. Don't you ask other Christians to pray for you?
Because the Papist church got rid of the Second Commandment. In order to make the number of commandments still add up to ten the rounded up their new list with
Because catholicism is satanism. Please note that unbelievers/atheists/pagans will always run to the defense of catholicism, since catholicism is satanism.
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Catholicism and orthodox lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire, since they both teach works for salvation, which leads to hell (Acts 15:1, Galatians 1:6-9).
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You need to believe in JESUS without works, to get into heaven (Romans 4:5).
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Catholicism and orthodox are deceptions from satan to get you into hell. Catholicism and orthodox are not Christian. Jesus is not in catholicism or orthodox. Reading the Bible proves to us that catholicism and orthodox are full of lies.. Catholicism and orthodox teach works for salvation, which leads to eternal torment in the lake of fire (Galatians 1:6-9). And "purgatory" doesn't exist. Every "pope" is a false prophet of satan. Catholicism and orthodox didn't even exist for over 300 years after the Bible was complete and compiled. So avoid catholicism and orthodox, get away from them both
The truth is that death leads to immediate heaven or hell, depending only on whether the person believed in Jesus for eternal life, or not.
The truth is that Jesus loves you and wants to bless your life freely :) Most of all, Jesus wants you with Him forever, and not in hell. The truth is that every belief except one will lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire for every person. Because nothing pays for our sins except the death and blood of Jesus, the sacrifice of Jesus that is already accomplished by Him . Jesus loves you! The truth is that Jesus is God, and Jesus died on the cross to pay for all of our sins in full, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead. Nothing else pays for our sins, not works, not deeds, not religions. So the only way to heaven and to avoid hell, is by believing in Jesus for eternal life (John 6:47), without adding any of your own works (Romans 4:5). Believe in Jesus to take you to heaven, and you will be in heaven, no matter what, guaranteed. That easy, thanks to Jesus! Tell Jesus that you thank Him that you will be with Him in heaven when you die, because you believe in Jesus! It is too late to be saved, after death
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You actually believe that hundreds of millions of intelligent people pray to inanimate objects?? What would be the point? Prayer is communication. Who in their right mind would attempt to communicate with a piece of wood or marble?? Statues and other artwork are simply reminders of the great Catholics who have played important roles in the history of the one Church Jesus Christ founded. Just as we have such reminders of the great Americans who played important roles in the history of our nation. Do we pray to these people? Yes, we do, but not their statues. Obviously we do not worship them. The worship of anyone other than God would be the sin of idolatry, and is absolutely forbidden by His Church. However, we do ask other Catholics, both on Earth and in Heaven, to pray for us. Don't you ask other Christians to pray for you?
Oh, please. You don't recognize a visual aid when you see one?? NO Christian prays to a hunk of stone.
We don't pray 'to' statues, not even statues of Jesus. Statues are inspirational works of art, same as paintings and tilework.
They don't. They pray to the same imaginary Christian deity that Protestants pray to.
Why are you lying?
You sound just like the jehovah's witnesses.
Why do Protestants burn suspected witches even though it’s a sin?
Because the Papist church got rid of the Second Commandment. In order to make the number of commandments still add up to ten the rounded up their new list with
9. "Thou shalt not covet," and
10. "Thou shalt not covet."
Because catholicism is satanism. Please note that unbelievers/atheists/pagans will always run to the defense of catholicism, since catholicism is satanism.
.
Catholicism and orthodox lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire, since they both teach works for salvation, which leads to hell (Acts 15:1, Galatians 1:6-9).
.............................
You need to believe in JESUS without works, to get into heaven (Romans 4:5).
.
Catholicism and orthodox are deceptions from satan to get you into hell. Catholicism and orthodox are not Christian. Jesus is not in catholicism or orthodox. Reading the Bible proves to us that catholicism and orthodox are full of lies.. Catholicism and orthodox teach works for salvation, which leads to eternal torment in the lake of fire (Galatians 1:6-9). And "purgatory" doesn't exist. Every "pope" is a false prophet of satan. Catholicism and orthodox didn't even exist for over 300 years after the Bible was complete and compiled. So avoid catholicism and orthodox, get away from them both
The truth is that death leads to immediate heaven or hell, depending only on whether the person believed in Jesus for eternal life, or not.
The truth is that Jesus loves you and wants to bless your life freely :) Most of all, Jesus wants you with Him forever, and not in hell. The truth is that every belief except one will lead to eternal torment in the lake of fire for every person. Because nothing pays for our sins except the death and blood of Jesus, the sacrifice of Jesus that is already accomplished by Him . Jesus loves you! The truth is that Jesus is God, and Jesus died on the cross to pay for all of our sins in full, and then Jesus resurrected from the dead. Nothing else pays for our sins, not works, not deeds, not religions. So the only way to heaven and to avoid hell, is by believing in Jesus for eternal life (John 6:47), without adding any of your own works (Romans 4:5). Believe in Jesus to take you to heaven, and you will be in heaven, no matter what, guaranteed. That easy, thanks to Jesus! Tell Jesus that you thank Him that you will be with Him in heaven when you die, because you believe in Jesus! It is too late to be saved, after death
The statue is merely an artistic representation of a being in Heaven. They are praying to the real being, not the statue.
Catholics don’t pray to statues.