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Scripture refers to God’s word as “it” but I’m not familiar where God is ever referred to as “it”. That proposition (“God is an it”) certainly falls well outside of my theology; simply put - unthinkable.

Would you say then that the man was an “it”?

I fully agree with that. I understand it to mean that he continues now to pray to God for us. Forevermore? In other words, will there ever come a time when we no longer need and intercessor with God himself?

I think I’ve probably mentioned this to you before but I may be mistaken. My view of the prologue in John’s Gospel is reflected in the Geneva Bible translation (and all English translations made directly from the Greek manuscripts published prior to 1611). ”1. In the beginning was that Word...

I’m surprised to see Christ Jesus included in your list of three archangels. I learned something about your belief concerning him that I didn’t know before, and I appreciate that. My question though is this: Do you think he still prays to God? Do you think he will forevermore?

Jesus is a man. I came to it from what you wrote about Jesus (in addition to what you wrote in the post about yourself. You were also silent in correcting it when I mentioned it in post #4.)

“When Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida began a speech marking the 100th day of the war in Gaza, one confounding yet eye-opening proclamation escaped the headlines. Listing the motives for the Palestinian militant groups Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, he accused Jews of ‘bringing red cows’ to the Holy...

“The Old Testament is crucial to interpreting and understanding the New Testament.” - Irv Busenitz

“We should never give advice until we have prayed about the matter.” - Charles Spurgeon I’m trying to reconcile this thought with the thought that prayer is something that man doesn’t do.

In view of your apparent position that prayer is not something that man does, what would you offer for consideration as a simple definition of prayer?

I’m not aware of any Bible College or Seminary that teaches neither we nor Jesus himself ever pray to the Father.