First I would like to give you props for confessing that many words and phrases you use to describe your beliefs are not Scripture. That in and of itself is probably the hardest hurdle for people to get past; the possibility of being wrong, publicly at that, the insecurity and feelings that brings. We are often our own worst enemy when it comes to the advancement of our own growth, so I commend your courage for taking that step.Sorry, but Scripture DOESN’T lie.
JEUS is LORD means just what it says - because He is ONE in BEING with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
It doesn't say, "Jesus is only LORD metaphorically" . . .
Sorry - but that is an asinine response.
Many of the words we adhere to are NOT in Scripture:
- Rapture is not in the Bible.
- Incarnation is not in the Bible.
- Omnipotence is not in the Bible.
- For that matter, Bible is not in the Bible.
Does that make them “FALSE”??
And "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" (Acts 7:59), is NOT a prayer??
Please tell me what it IS, if NOT a prayer.
This is what Jesus prayed to the Father right before HE died.
More of your rationalizations . . .
1 Cor. 16:22 is absolutely a prayer.
Paul isn’t speaking to his readers. He is speaking to JESUS.
WRONG. I’ve repeatedly shown you but you won't. even TRY to understand Scripture because it doesn't match YOUR bizarre conclusions.
There is NONE so blind that the one who refuses to see . . .
However, since you're convinced that there is only one Lord and under no circumstances is that anyone but Jesus, then may I ask you which Lord sends the resurrected, post-ascension, glorified, and exalted Jesus?
Acts 3
19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, 20that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
This isn't the only place where a Lord who isn't Jesus appears. Since there is a different Lord who is clearly not Jesus, then the unspecified Lord you are saying is Jesus, who was prayed to, does not have to be Jesus. So, yeah, still no instruction or clear example of praying to Jesus in the Bible.
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