✅"Catholics: Do you have to go to a Priest for prayer & confession?"

▶️Theres One mediator only
🎺1 Timothy 2:5-6 "For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people."
🎬Whatever you ask in His name
🎺John 14:13 "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son"

▶️Confess your sins to your brother is beneficial
🎺James 5:16 "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective"
🎺James 5:14 "Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord"

▶️Have a mentor
👉A mentor Can be a bible study leader or mature believer or close friend
👉Elisha went to Elijah
👉Saul went to Samuel

▶️Honor your leaders
👉Priests have gone to seminary so they are a pastor
🎬Pastors are over flock
🎺Hebrews 13:17 "Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account"
🎺1 Peter 5:2 "Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve"

▶️Benefits of someone else's prayer
🎬Leaders are often walking cleaner than others & have a deeper committed life of study & prayer
🎺James 5:16 Prayer of a righteous man is powerful & effective

▶️Prayers are not heard with sin:
🎬Respect Spouse
🎺1 Peter 3:7 "Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers"
🎬Honor Father & Mother
🎺Ephesians 6:2-3 "Honor your father & mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you may live long on the earth"
🎬In your anger do not sin
🎺Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry"
🎺Matthew 5:23-24 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift."

▶️Summary
👉Its not necessary to go to a priest
👉The catholic church is beneficial to Gods kingdom but has many fallacies concerning focusing on confessing sins to a priest
✝️Prayer of Wisdom
🎺1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness"

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