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Should I Pray to Saints? Download The Bible’s answer The Bible shows that we should pray only to God, in Jesus’ name. Jesus told his disciples: “ This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9, New American Bible) Never did he instruct his disciples to pray to saints, angels, or anyone other than God. Jesus also told his followers: “ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6, NAB) Only Jesus is authorized by God to intercede on our behalf.—Hebrews 7:25. What if I pray to God and also pray to saints? As part of the Ten Commandments, God said: “ I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God.” (Exodus 20:5, NAB) In what way is God “jealous”? The footnote in the New American Bible says that he is “ demanding exclusive allegiance.” God demands that acts of allegiance or worship—including prayer—be directed exclusively to him.—Isaiah 48:11. We offend God if we pray to anyone else, even to saints or holy angels. When the apostle John tried to worship an angel, the angel stopped him by saying: “ Don’t! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers who bear witness to Jesus. Worship God.”—Revelation 19:10, NAB.
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Trebam li se moliti svecima? Što kaže Biblija: Biblija objašnjava da to ne bi bilo u redu. Ona kaže da se trebamo moliti samo Bogu, i to u Isusovo ime. Isus je svojim učenicima rekao: “ Molite ovako: Oče naš, koji jesi na nebesima! Sveti se ime tvoje!” (Matej 6:9, Stvarnost/Kršćanska sadašnjost). On nikad nije rekao svojim učenicima da se mole svecima, anđelima ni bilo kome drugom osim Bogu. Isus je svojim sljedbenicima također rekao: “ Ja sam put, istina i život (...). Nitko ne dolazi k Ocu osim po meni” (Ivan 14:6, St). Bog je samo Isusu dodijelio ulogu posrednika između sebe i ljudi (Hebrejima 7:25). Mogu li se moliti i Bogu i svecima? Bog je u jednoj od Deset zapovijedi rekao: “ Ja, Jahve, Bog tvoj, Bog sam ljubomoran” (2. Mojsijeva 20:5, St). U kom je smislu Bog “ljubomoran”? On zahtijeva da budemo odani isključivo njemu i da štujemo samo njega, a to znači da i molitve trebamo upućivati samo njemu (Izaija 48:11). Ako se molimo bilo kome drugom, primjerice svecima ili svetim anđelima, time zapravo vrijeđamo Boga. Kad se apostol Ivan htio u znak štovanja pokloniti jednom anđelu, on mu nije dao da to učini. Rekao mu je: “ Pazi! Ja sam sluga kao i ti i tvoja braća koja čuvaju Isusovo svjedočanstvo. Bogu se pokloni!” (Otkrivenje 19:10, St).