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The third part is the one who intercedes or begs for him. He says, "Intercessors offer intercession to God, who is praised in unity and trinity, for sinners." The people or people they pray to or intercede for has its own role in the work of intercession. He says that he should repent from the sin he commits by believing in the intercessor's prayer and intercessor's goodness.
Therefore, if we say that there is no need for intercession, we are saying that there is no need to repent, there is no need to accept the holy body and the precious blood. God says, "Go and show yourself to the priest", this means that the priest connects with God, "Intercession is not done by our will, it is done by God's command, it is a good thing that God himself ordered and allowed people to do." We can understand this in the following verses as an example.
In Genesis Chapter 20 Verses 1-7 in terms of that time and condition, Abraham had said, Sarah is my sister. And Abimelech took her. But at this time, God appeared to Abimelech in his dream at night and says, "That man is a prophet. You are sick because you took his wife. You will be cured of your illness because he is a prophet and he will pray for you." God could give mercy directly to Abimelech; But it means that he wanted to give His mercy through the saints. Therefore, if God commands, we will do it. If God allows, if He likes, then there will be no reason why we should not do what we say.
Job Chapter 42 Verses 7-9 The friends who were hurting Job saying many things; God finally says to them ""My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job." So this also means God's will.
In the New Testament, St. Paul, in 2 Corinthians chapter 5 verse 19, explained that the work of intercession is the work of the saints given by God, and he put a word of reconciliation for us. Therefore, we are His messengers for Christ so that God may receive our prayer through us. We beg you to be reconciled to God for Christ's sake.
1 Timothy chapter 2 verse 1-4: "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." He testified that the work of intercession is God's will and order, not man's idea.
Therefore, if God commands like this, if the intercession of the saints is God's will, if God allows it, we have no reason why we should not do what God commands us to do. This is also in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Therefore, it is God who commanded us to intercede for the Virgin Mary. Our Lady, the Holy Virgin Mary, is one of the saints. When we say intercession, it is not something that we have agreed on ourselves, willingly, voluntarily.
It is God who is thought of in every Mass, every Mahat, every hour. We give enough time to God, we are baptized because Jesus Christ himself was baptized and showed us and gave us, we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, the festival we celebrate as baptism is Jesus Christ, the festival we celebrate as Debretabor is because Jesus Christ revealed his divine power in Debretabor.
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