Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jclark@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (John Clark) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: st. jude Message-ID: Date: 21 Jun 91 08:42:47 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of California, San Diego Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article MNHCC@cunyvm.bitnet writes: +Elizabeth, The Bible teaches us to pray for one another. When we +get to Heaven will we stop praying for people still on Earth? This pre-supposes that one is 'immediately' in heaven upon death, and one is 'sentient' of the wishes of those left on earth. Both ideas have been debated. +If a Corinthian Christian could ask St. Paul to pray for him, why +can't I ask St. Paul to pray for me? It is true that St. Paul is One gets no impression that the 'Corinthian' is dead in heaven and Paul alive on earth. One does have the impression that both are alive on this earth at the time of the request. -- John Clark jclark@ucsd.edu