Prayer - Prayer matters (03):
Is it wrong to venerate the saints? I am not speaking of the idea of Roman Catholicism whereby we gain the excess merit of the saints by our prayer to them, but the veneration of t...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (03):
What bible verses do you use to back up your position of not praying with other Christian Denominations all are part of the body of Christ aren't they?
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I know that this question is kind of trivial, but it may help me define a few things in my mind so...is it wrong, according to the fellowship beliefs that I have(as a WELS member) ...
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I had a friend tell me he was going to perform a rosary for me....I do not know enough about the Catholic religion to judge whether I should be happy for that or not, I know his in...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (03):
In Matthew 6 we are being instructed how to pray. When Christ gave us what is known as the Lord's Prayer, was this what he intended us to pray, or was it to be used as guide line o...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (03):
I would like to know why the WELS prohibits prayers for the dead when the Lutheran Confessions permit (but do not command) the practice. I refer to Article XXIV of the Augustana, "...
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I would also like to know why the WELS does not require that the Sacrament of the Altar be celebrated at least every Sunday in parish churches. Article XXIV of the Augustana appear...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (03):
Hello, I am a non-practicing Lutheran who would like to know more about the religion. Do we believe in saints? What kind of status do they have? What is required to become a saint?...
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How do you stay so focused on making a marriage a good long lasting one with the disappointment in knowing that the other person isn't trying to change to make the marriage better ...
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My sister is Catholic and a few years ago her husband died. Since then we have had discussions about the Catholic teachings of justification, purgatory, etc. but she still believes...
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I am having troubles. I have many friends who are Catholics. One of them was telling of how Mary was appearing in Yugoslavia, and she gave me some articles on it. Mary is said to a...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (03):
I have recently become familiar with a type of prayer called "Christian Meditation" as taught by Fr. John Main and Fr. Laurance Freeman. One may say a prayer or read a passage from...
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My dad has never believed in God, and actually, he is strongly against religion and the fact that my mom, sister, brother, and myself go to church. When I was younger, I would try ...
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I have recently been employed. I'm a Christian and love the Lord dearly, but I have a real hard time proclaiming him at work. As soon as someone mocks God I do nothing to defend hi...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (04):
When saying the Lords Prayer... Why do you say, "lead us not into temptation" and I say, "lead us from temptation"? Do you believe that GOD tempts us with evil rather than Sa...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (04):
When was the Doxology added to the Lord's Prayer?
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Recently a Christian friend told me the prayers of a parent for her child are more powerful than the prayers of another Christian for this same child. Is there any place in Scriptu...
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What position do Saints hold with the Church?
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Can you explain the use of the word temp, or temptation as used in relation to God tempting? My Father-in law, a non- Christian heard my sons praying and asked me why we ask God no...
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Prayer - Prayer matters (04):
I was surprised to discover recently that some Anglicans actually pray to Mary, John the Baptist, the Apostles, the Archangel Michael as intercessors. These seem to usually be the ...
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