Selene is correct, Butch.
Otherwise, we are to actively engage the Holy Spirit for assistance and pray only to God the Father, but Jesus - also God - The King of Kings - is relegated to the bench.
Sorry, not happening.
Scripture does say that Jesus and the Father are one, but what is the context? Paul said that Christ is the fullness of the God head bodily. If that is the case then they are one in purpose. Jesus said not my will , but thine be done. Jesus also prayed to the Father in John 17.
John 17:20-23 ( KJV )
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
[b
]That they all may be one[/b]; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them;
that they may be one, even as we are one:
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Jesus prayed that His followers would be one as He and the Father are one. Surely you aren't suggesting that Jesus was praying that all of His followers would somehow morph into one being. NO, His pray is for unity. He prays that His followers would be united in their purpose just as He and the Father are united in their purpose.
Selene is correct, Butch.
Otherwise, we are to actively engage the Holy Spirit for assistance and pray only to God the Father, but Jesus - also God - The King of Kings - is relegated to the bench.
Sorry, not happening.
Look man, you can have traditions or Scripture. You are making human arguments against the Scriptures. As I said before, its a simple matter to end the discussion. Show me where Scripture teaches us to Worship Jesus and the discussion is over. As I said before, I am not arguing against you, I just don't see anything in Scripture that tells us to worship Jesus. I've asked repeatedly for Scripture and as of now have gotten none. Jesus himself tells us to worship the Father. When the disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray He didn't say approach me like this, He said Our Father who art in heaven. Well, Jesus was on the earth when he said that, so that shows two things. One, He directed their prayers to the Father and two Jesus to them to pray to the Father "In Heaven" not on earth, thus they are not the same being.