St. Paul himself writes, "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter" (2 Thessalonians 2:15). St. Paul makes no distinction.
That might hold a bit of water if Catholics did not show up 1,000 years after the 12 Apostals finished scripture. In fact Nothing in Acts the first Church points to anything Catholic specific. The Word was to be written, not carried mouth to mouth.
Now Catholics claim to have been around since the first Church, but nobody has every come up with any proof of that. Praying to Mary with a handful of beads did not show up until 1,200 years later and that is history.
However......................
If your Born again the Scripture says your heart cries out Abba Father.
If your not born again then you would cry out to anything else but Abba Father.
Jesus said You pray to the Father, ask in my name. He never mentioned bothering Mary about anything.
Being Born again is real, it's a new spirit in you, a new person. Your heart would be turned to Only the creator and nobody else. You would not even consider asking any thing else in pray but the Father in Heaven.
Not one time praying to My Father in Heaven did he ever say...."
Ummm, Hey son, I am busy. I am going to put you on the line with Peter, just tell him what you need, OK?"
In fact, scripture says
Jer 17:5 Thus saith the LORD;
Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
So what happens if I trust in Peter? Or Trust in Mary? What happens?
A curse.
What happens if I go to others for my need instead of God?
A Curse.
Because I am born again, My heart would never consider the need to pray to Mary or seek Peters advice. My heart only cries Father the creator.
Just a couple years ago the State of MO dragged me into court for violation of a new law passed. Nobody knew anything about the Law, it was unconstitutional as you can't add things to convicted felons years later.
That did not stop them from wanting to put me in Jail for a year.
I did not go pray to Mary....... NOPE. I just went the Father and said, "
Lord you see what they are doing, I need direction, I receive it now by faith and thank you for it.."
I don't go to a lawyer, I do nothing until I hear for God.
The first hearing based on constitutional considerations:
I tried with another group of lawyers to get the charge thrown out based on it being unconstitutional. I came on my own behalf and spoke under the Anointing of God. The other lawyers who had their clients also busted spoke and I felt we presented a great case to the judge. I believed God was going to move and get the charges thrown out.
Did not happen.
They summoned me a year later to set a trail date. The judge said being a lower court, He was not in position to over rule the Supreme Court though he did take things into consideration............
I already asked the Lord direction months back. I don't need to ask again but was waiting to hear standing in front of the judge.
The judge then asked if I was going to represent myself, I told him yes. The judge then asked when I would like the trial date set....
JUST THEN IN MY sPIRT I heard..................... "
Tell him a month and a half from now, don't fear, watch what I am going to do."
I said your honor, i would like the trail Jan 14th which was exactly a month and a half from then. I knew I was asking a whole lot, the prosecution was ready to take me to trail. The judge said that is a bit far out don't you think? I told him I needed to prepare and defend myself. The judged ask the prosecuted if it was OK and strangely he said he did not have an issue with it.
so I spent every day looking up case files, printing and in study to prepare for my trail. Faith gets ready!!! I already heard the Lord though..... "
Watch what I am going to do."
The day of trial I had no fear. I had a big folder full of case studies and was just going to say what the Holy Spirit told me to say. The judge finally called my name up and I approached the bench. I was ready as could be and the prosecutor stepped up right next to me.
The prosecutor said..........."
Due to the finding yesterday by the MO Supreme Court the law unconstitutional which we are charging the defendant with. The State drops all charges. "
the day before which I did not know about the Supreme Court changed the law based on being constitutionally challenged.
God told me....... Watch what I am going to do.........
I want every Believer that prays to false things to have this same kind of faith and power, with that kind of relationship with the Father. (Not Mary or some other thing) I don't want the devil to destroy anyone based on their ignorance.
I get called back in almost a year
