"Praying to Mary is a false, pagan belief, adopted by the Catholic church".
That, in actuality, isn't true.
This is a false teaching that is perpetuating throughout Protestant denominations (you know, the churches that have only been around for a couple decades 😉).
"Praying to Mary", doesn't mean what the new new churches on the block say.
It's a gross simplification of language.
The word "pray" is to ask a request.
In the old world you'll see sayings like "Praytel" or "I pray you", very common if you read Arthurian stories or Sherlock Holmes, etc.
This means, "I am asking you to do something for me".
For example "Praytel, what did thou mean by this?".
Or "I pray you, confess to me your inner longing in this matter".
This was old world speech.
The same is true for us catholic.
When we "Pray to a saint", we are not "praying to a saint", but rather asking that they say a prayer for us.
You see, Catholics truly believe in the power of the resurrection, and to be "away from the body is to be alive in Christ".
When you die, and died without sin, we believe you are at peace with our Lord, Jesus Christ.
And that you are still an active member of the family of God.
We know that people pray for us in heaven, (According to the Bible, Revelation 5:8 and 8:3-4 say that saints and angels in heaven present prayers to God on behalf of people on earth. This suggests that the saints and angels have received the prayers as intermediaries to God.)
So we are merely asking them to say a prayer for us, as we believe in Jesus and his dominion over life and death.
Just as here on earth, when we ask someone to say a prayer for us, we believe firmly that saints and those that have passed on, all of them that were in the faith, as members of our eternal family, can pray for us.
Because death doesn't exist for a true believer, it is only the passing of our physical self from this life to the next.
One family, under God, mediated by his one son, Jesus Christ, and prayerfully united together without borders.
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Episode 160 of The Burning Bush Podcast available now!
Welcome to Episode 160 of The Burning Bush Podcast, where we share the message of the Bible while enjoying a good cigar. Today we’re reading the New Testament book of Luke Chapter 17 with commentary from the notes in the Charles Spurgeon Study Bible, and I’m smoking the Apostate Cigars The Deseret Robusto 5.25x54.
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In addition to being a senior instructor with the World Thaiboxing Association, I am also the creator of the Muay Thaibata program, the founder of the Muayman Academy, and a teacher at a number of mixed martial arts schools. My name is Aaron "KruJuice" Veverka.
These workouts, which Kru Russ and I have been working on and creating for the purpose of achieving the highest possible fitness levels for Muay Thai and martial arts, will be brought to your attention.
Muay Thaibata workout: Rear Elbow 1 HinduPushups Rear curve knee This quick tutorial will get you up and moving fast with a concise, no-nonsense approach that will not waste your time! In addition to being a senior instructor with the World Thaiboxing Association, I am also the creator of the Muay Thaibata program, the founder of the Muayman Academy, and a teacher at a number of mixed martial arts schools. My name is Aaron "KruJuice" Veverka. These workouts, which Kru Russ and I have been working on and creating for the purpose of achieving the highest possible fitness levels for Muay Thai and martial arts, will be brought to your attention. Learn from home with one on one attention: https://www.holisticmuaythai.com https://www.muaymanacademy.com https://www.livingmuaythai.com Read the newsletter: https://www.muaythaiculture.com Get the merch: https://www.muaythaigeek.com Drop by the gym: https:// www.revolutionff.com #MuayThai #ElbowStrike #LeadTeep #HIITWorkout #MartialArts #FightTraining #MuayThaiDrills #CombatSports #MuayThaiTechniques #MartialArtsTraining