Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cms@dragon.uucp Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: 'Veneration of the 'Saints'' Message-ID: Date: 2 Jul 90 07:07:43 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Computer Projects Unlimited Lines: 35 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , ta00est@unccvax.uncc.edu (elizabeth s tallant) writes: > In article , cms@dragon.uucp writes: >> for Catholics, either angels or saints are the intermediary. > > Irregardless of whether you are Catholic or Protestant, any and all Christains > have Jesus Christ as their intermediary. Neither an angel nor a saint can > be an intermediary between God and man. > > Don't you believe Jesus when he says, > "I am the way and the truth and the Light. NO MAN COMETH TO THE FATHER BUT > BY ME." (John 14:6) > > That is, no single person can communicate with the Father unless Jesus is the > intermediary. Jesus is the ONLY link between the Father and man. Catholics believe this wholeheartedly. I say this only because your words seem to indicate that Catholics might not believe this, for some reason. Jesus Christ is the only mediary between God and man. As indicated earlier, the New Testament refers to Jesus Christ as the only mediator, yet in the same breath speaks of the angels carrying prayers to God. There is no conflict. Also, I thought I made it clear, that while the angels do indeed carry the prayers of Protestants to heaven, this is not equivalent to saying that Protestants themselves believe that this is what is happening. Ignorance of the method is unimportant; belief in Jesus Christ is paramount. Any Catholic will tell you: If you pray to the saints, fine, if you don't, that's okay. It isn't essential to our salvation any more than worshipping in a church every Sunday without fail is essential to the salvation of the average Protestant: It's just something we do as an expression of our faith. -- Sincerely, Cindy Smith emory!dragon!cms