Re: Religion Thread: That's Me In the Corner...
You are asking for intercession with God from the saint. God is the only one with the power, but you're sucking up to one of his homies to get some help. My understanding (in a very much not dogma-approved way) is that while you are addressing the prayer to the saint it's more of a manner of addressing the envelop, "psst, pass this on to the big guy the next time you see him, eh?"
Anyway, it's not at all having multiple deities. The deity is still unitary and universal, in God. Even when you talk about the sanctity of the saints, all the godhood is just a reflection of God.
tl,; dr: A saint is a moon, deity is illumination. So while the moon "shines," that is by the reflected light of the sun, the one true source of light.
joe, how'd I do?
Originally posted by leswp1
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Anyway, it's not at all having multiple deities. The deity is still unitary and universal, in God. Even when you talk about the sanctity of the saints, all the godhood is just a reflection of God.
tl,; dr: A saint is a moon, deity is illumination. So while the moon "shines," that is by the reflected light of the sun, the one true source of light.
joe, how'd I do?
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