05/10/2025
📖 “Only Jesus can intercede — Mary and the Saints are dead!”
✋ Wait, let’s see what the Bible really says.
Yes, Jesus is the only Mediator of salvation (1 Tim 2:5).
But asking for intercession from Mary or the Saints does not replace Jesus — it’s the same as asking a friend to “please pray for me.”
💡 The difference is, the saints are already alive in Heaven!
> “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
— Matthew 22:32
That means Abraham, Moses, and the Saints are alive in God, not “dead and knowing nothing” (Eccl 9:5 refers to those without Christ before the Resurrection).
📜 Revelation 5:8 shows the Saints in Heaven offering our prayers to God like incense.
They don’t take Jesus’ place — they bring our prayers to the one Mediator, Jesus Christ.
🕊️ When we say, “Pray for us, St. Mary,” we mean:
➡️ “Please join us in praying to Jesus.”
Because the Church of Christ is one — both in Heaven and on Earth (Romans 8:38–39, Hebrews 12:1).
So yes, we honor Mary and the Saints,
but we worship only God. 🙏🏽
✝️ Truth Reminder:
“Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life” — John 14:6
and those who live in Him never truly die.