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	<sup class="versenum">19</sup> Why, then, the law? It was added for transgressions, until the descendant came to whom the promise had been made; it was promulgated by angels at the hand of a '''mediator'''.<ref>[http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:18#56003019-1 NAB footnote:] '''The descendant:''' Christ [http://www.usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 (Gal 3:16).] '''By angels:''' [http://www.usccb.org/bible/dt/33:02 Dt 33:~~2â€“4~~] stressed their presence as enhancing the importance of the law; Paul uses their role to diminish its significance (cf. [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/7:38 Acts 7:38,] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/7:52 53]). '''A mediator:''' Moses. But in a covenant of promise, where all depends on the one God, no mediator is needed [http://www.usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 (Gal 3:20).]</ref>		<sup class="versenum">19</sup> Why, then, the law? It was added for transgressions, until the descendant came to whom the promise had been made; it was promulgated by angels at the hand of a '''mediator'''.<ref>[http://usccb.org/bible/gal/3:18#56003019-1 NAB footnote:] '''The descendant:''' Christ [http://www.usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 (Gal 3:16).] '''By angels:''' [http://www.usccb.org/bible/dt/33:02 Dt 33:2-4] stressed their presence as enhancing the importance of the law; Paul uses their role to diminish its significance (cf. [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/7:38 Acts 7:38,] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/7:52 53]). '''A mediator:''' Moses. But in a covenant of promise, where all depends on the one God, no mediator is needed [http://www.usccb.org/bible/gal/3:15 (Gal 3:20).]</ref>

	<sup class="versenum">20</sup> Now there is '''''no mediator''''' when only one party is involved, and God is one.		<sup class="versenum">20</sup> Now there is '''''no mediator''''' when only one party is involved, and God is one.

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	<sup class="versenum">26</sup> In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself ''intercedes'' with inexpressible groanings.		<sup class="versenum">26</sup> In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself ''intercedes'' with inexpressible groanings.

	<sup class="versenum">27</sup> And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it ''intercedes'' for the holy ones according to ~~Godâ€™s~~ will.		<sup class="versenum">27</sup> And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it ''intercedes'' for the holy ones according to God’s will.
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We intercede for sinners

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	:: And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours. If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life.		:: And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours. If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life.

			:; [http://usccb.org/bible/james/5:16 James 5:16]

			:: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.

	Intercession does not separate us from Jesus--it connects us to Him!		Intercession does not separate us from Jesus--it connects us to Him!

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			"There is also '''one mediator''' [Î¼ÎµÏƒÎ¯Ï„Î·Ï‚] between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as ransom for all" [http://usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:5 (1 Timothy 2:5-6).]

	== The Shepherd-King stands in the gateway ==		== The Shepherd-King stands in the gateway ==

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Teachers save souls

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	1 Tim 4:16: "Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for by so doing '''you will save both yourself and your hearers'''."		1 Tim 4:16: "Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for by so doing '''you will save both yourself and your hearers'''."

			== We intercede for sinners ==

			:; [http://usccb.org/bible/1jn/5:14 1 John 5:14-16]

			:: And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked him for is ours. If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life.

			Intercession does not separate us from Jesus--it connects us to Him!

			Don't these people read the Bible?

			How do they miss passages like this?

			Deadly literalists!

	== Works of art reveal the artist ==		== Works of art reveal the artist ==

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Elements of an answer

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	: 1. Jesus did not suggest that they were unable to talk to the Father directly and personally. "The Spirit comes to us and enables us to say, 'Abba,' Father."		: 1. Jesus did not suggest that they were unable to talk to the Father directly and personally. "The Spirit comes to us and enables us to say, 'Abba,' Father."

	: 2. The form of the "Our Father" is communal: ''we'' pray together to ''our'' Father. We ask that God's will be done in ''us'': forgiveness of sin, sustenance for body and soul, and deliverance from evil. When we say the "Our Father," we are interceding for our brothers and sisters in the Lord.		: 2. The form of the "Our Father" is communal: ''we'' pray together to ''our'' Father. We ask that God's will be done in ''us'': forgiveness of sin, sustenance for body and soul, and deliverance from evil. '''''When we say the "Our Father," we are interceding for our brothers and sisters in the Lord.'''''

	Our ability to pray is the effect, the consequence, the fruit of Jesus' mediation. We are members of His Body, equipped with His same Spirit, and called to join with Him and with each other in prayer.		Our ability to pray is the effect, the consequence, the fruit of Jesus' mediation. We are members of His Body, equipped with His same Spirit, and called to join with Him and with each other in prayer.

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Intercession is Mandatory

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	'''Our role as intercessors does not denigrate Jesus' role as the sole Mediator between God and Man.''' ''[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:1-4] are all about intercessory prayer! The people who quote [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:5] against the [[intercession of the saints]] are suffering from tunnel vision! They see only the fifth verse and ignore the first four!''		'''Our role as intercessors does not denigrate Jesus' role as the sole Mediator between God and Man.''' ''[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:1-4] are all about intercessory prayer! The people who quote [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:5] against the [[intercession of the saints]] are suffering from tunnel vision! They see only the fifth verse and ignore the first four!''

	When we pray for each other--or when the saints pray for us--we do so as ''members of the Body of Christ.'' We are not operating independently of Jesus, but "through Him and with Him and in Him."		'''''Every time we say the Lord's Prayer, we act as intercessors for others.''''' When we pray for each other--or when the saints pray for us--we do so as ''members of the Body of Christ.'' We are not operating independently of Jesus, but "through Him and with Him and in Him."

	Paul introduces the idea that there is only one God and one mediator in order to explain why we should intercede for "everyone, for kings, and for all in authority" (vv. 1-2). Because there is only one God and one Mediator, we can and should pray for the whole of humanity. God "wills ''everyone'' to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth" (v.4). Our "supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings" don't block God's action or substitute for it; they are part of the life and work of the Body of Christ.		Paul introduces the idea that there is only one God and one mediator in order to explain why we should intercede for "everyone, for kings, and for all in authority" (vv. 1-2). Because there is only one God and one Mediator, we can and should pray for the whole of humanity. God "wills ''everyone'' to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth" (v.4). Our "supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings" don't block God's action or substitute for it; they are part of the life and work of the Body of Christ.

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Intercession of the Spirit

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	== Intercession of the Spirit ==		== Intercession of the Spirit ==

	~~Rom 8:26-27:~~ The Holy Spirit ''intercedes'' ~~for~~ us--without diminishing the "one mediatorship" of Jesus.		The Holy Spirit ''intercedes'' with and in us--without diminishing the "one mediatorship" of Jesus.

			:; [http://origin.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/romans/8:26 Rom 8:26]

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			<sup class="versenum">26</sup> In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself ''intercedes'' with inexpressible groanings.

			<sup class="versenum">27</sup> And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it ''intercedes'' for the holy ones according to Godâ€™s will.
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	== Intercession of the Angels ==		== Intercession of the Angels ==

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			== The Shepherd-King stands in the gateway ==

			I have long complained about Jesus using mixed metaphors in John 10. First He's the shepherd, then He's the gate, then He's the shepherd again--and, of course, in the first chapter, He is identified as the "Lamb of God" by John the Baptist. Make up Your mind, dearest Lord! The thought only very recently struck me that Jesus is probably just describing what the shepherd does when the flock is entering or leaving the sheepfold. He stands in the gateway, acting as the gate, and only allows His own sheep to come into His place of rest. So the Good Shepherd does act as the gate of the sheepfold. The King of the Kingdom stands at the gates of Heaven. None may enter the Kingdom except through the King [http://usccb.org/bible/john/10:7 (Jn 10:7).]

	== The question ==		== The question ==

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	== The Shepherd-King stands in the gateway ==		== The Shepherd-King stands in the gateway ==

	I have long complained about Jesus using mixed metaphors in John 10. First He's the shepherd, then He's the gate, then He's the shepherd again--and, of course, in the first chapter, He is identified as the "Lamb of God" by John the Baptist. Make up Your mind, dearest Lord! The thought only very recently struck me that Jesus is probably just describing what the shepherd does when the flock is entering or leaving the sheepfold. He stands in the gateway, acting as the gate, and only allows His own sheep to come into His place of rest. So the Good Shepherd does act as the gate of the sheepfold. The King of the Kingdom stands at the gates of Heaven. None may enter the Kingdom except through the King [http://usccb.org/bible/john/10:7 (Jn 10:7).]		I have long complained about Jesus using mixed metaphors in John 10. First He's the shepherd, then He's the gate, then He's the shepherd again — and, of course, in the first chapter, He is identified as the "Lamb of God" by John the Baptist. Make up Your mind, dearest Lord! The thought only very recently struck me that Jesus is probably just describing what the shepherd does when the flock is entering or leaving the sheepfold. He stands in the gateway, acting as the gate, and only allows His own sheep to come into His place of rest. So the Good Shepherd does act as the gate of the sheepfold. The King of the Kingdom stands at the gates of Heaven. None may enter the Kingdom except through the King [http://usccb.org/bible/john/10:7 (Jn 10:7).]

	== The question ==		== The question ==
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	'''Our role as intercessors does not denigrate Jesus' role as the sole Mediator between God and Man.''' ''[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:1-4] are all about intercessory prayer! The people who quote [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:5] against the [[intercession of the saints]] are suffering from tunnel vision! They see only the fifth verse and ignore the first four!''		'''Our role as intercessors does not denigrate Jesus' role as the sole Mediator between God and Man.''' ''[http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:1-4] are all about intercessory prayer! The people who quote [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1tm/2:1 1 Tim 2:5] against the [[intercession of the saints]] are suffering from tunnel vision! They see only the fifth verse and ignore the first four!''

	'''''Every time we say the Lord's Prayer, we act as intercessors for others.''''' When we pray for each other--or when the saints pray for us--we do so as ''members of the Body of Christ.'' We are not operating independently of Jesus, but "through Him and with Him and in Him."		'''''Every time we say the Lord's Prayer, we act as intercessors for others.''''' When we pray for each other — or when the saints pray for us — we do so as ''members of the Body of Christ.'' We are not operating independently of Jesus, but "through Him and with Him and in Him."

	Paul introduces the idea that there is only one God and one mediator in order to explain why we should intercede for "everyone, for kings, and for all in authority" (vv. 1-2). Because there is only one God and one Mediator, we can and should pray for the whole of humanity. God "wills ''everyone'' to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth" (v.4). Our "supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings" don't block God's action or substitute for it; they are part of the life and work of the Body of Christ.		Paul introduces the idea that there is only one God and one mediator in order to explain why we should intercede for "everyone, for kings, and for all in authority" (vv. 1-2). Because there is only one God and one Mediator, we can and should pray for the whole of humanity. God "wills ''everyone'' to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth" (v.4). Our "supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings" don't block God's action or substitute for it; they are part of the life and work of the Body of Christ.
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	== Intercession of the Spirit ==		== Intercession of the Spirit ==

	The Holy Spirit ''intercedes'' with and in us--without diminishing the "one mediatorship" of Jesus.		The Holy Spirit ''intercedes'' with and in us — without diminishing the "one mediatorship" of Jesus.

	:; [http://origin.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/romans/8:26 Rom 8:26]		:; [http://origin.usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/romans/8:26 Rom 8:26]
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	:: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.		:: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.

	Intercession does not separate us from Jesus--it connects us to Him!		Intercession does not separate us from Jesus — it connects us to Him!

	Don't these people read the Bible?		Don't these people read the Bible?
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	== Works of art reveal the artist ==		== Works of art reveal the artist ==

	A work of art is never in competition with the artist. When we admire an artist's handiwork, we are admiring the artist. A poem reveals the poet, a novel reveals the novelist, a letter reveals the heart and the mind of the person writing the letter, the things we say are sacraments of the self--outward signs that reveal inward realities.		A work of art is never in competition with the artist. When we admire an artist's handiwork, we are admiring the artist. A poem reveals the poet, a novel reveals the novelist, a letter reveals the heart and the mind of the person writing the letter, the things we say are sacraments of the self — outward signs that reveal inward realities.

	Artists love to show their works to audiences. They are thinking of doing so when they begin to fashion the piece and keep the audience in mind as they work on it.		Artists love to show their works to audiences. They are thinking of doing so when they begin to fashion the piece and keep the audience in mind as they work on it.