why do people pray to god in heaven?
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what,in the cornbread hell does all that mean?
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I believe it is because when you pray for others, it helps your own well-being. Some people are destined to die in ways we will never be able to understand, but that doesn't mean people don't care or want to help the only way they can.
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People who lived before Jesus became a man and lived on earth could get to heaven only if they did their very best to obey God's commandments and to follow what God told them to do.  They had to atone for their sins by making animal sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem at least once a year and follow all the Law.  Before God gave the ten commandments and the law to Moses, there were prophets who spoke with God and told the people what they had to do.  If they didn't do what the prophets said and follow the law (once it was written), they went to hell.  \n\nNow that Jesus the Christ has made the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all, there is no more need for animal sacrifices.  He also intercedes for us so there is no need for priests to tell us what God says as we can all now talk to God through prayer.  Of course, pastors and other people who know more about the Bible than a lay person does are still very helpful for helping to explain what the Bible says about specific issues.  Also for leading believers in reaching those who don't know about Jesus yet.  \n\nThose who never hear about Jesus and those who do but reject Him will go to hell when they die.  It isn't P.C. or "fair" or "nice" but that's just how it is.  That's why Christians who are truly commited to their faith try so hard to reach people and teach them about Jesus.  They don't want anybody to go to hell.  \n\nGod doesn't want anyone to go to hell either.  He loves everyone and wants to have a relationship with them similar to that of an earthly father with his child.  He cant do that though because of the curse that He put on the earth when Lucifer (disguised as a snake) decieved Eve and she disobeyed God.  There is no forgiveness of sin except through perfect sacrifice.  That's why He sent His Son to pay the price for our sins.  If we sincerely claim Jesus' death and ressurection as our sacrifice offered to cover our sins, God will forgive them and we can have a relationship with him.  \n\nThat's what heaven is: having an eternal relationship with God both while we are alive in these bodies and later after we die.  Hell is eternal separation from Him.  There is no true happiness, fulfillment or peace without having God in your life.  Why do you think everyone searches for something or someone to "fill the hole in their soul" or to "make them complete" or "satisfied" or "bring meaning to their life"?  God made Adam and Eve for the purpose of having a relationship with Him.  Humans are born with a need for this relationship.  If no one tells them how to find it with God, they will look everywhere else for something to substitute for it.  There is no real substitute for it though.  No drugs, material posessions, other human companions, cults, gangs...nothing to replace it.  Sooner or later, everyone who doesn't have God in their life realizes they are empty and that nothing they have tried really fills them.  That's when many people come to repentance and reach for God, especially if they are afraid they are going to die.  The only real reason that some people fear death is that they don't know what will happen to them after they die.  People who have a real relationship with God don't fear death because they know that they will be with Him forever after they die.  There are lots of great reasons to be a Christian but that is the greatest one.  If you aren't afraid to die, you are free to really live and care for others because you aren't afraid of what they can do to you if they reject you.  What's the worst thing anyone could do to you? That would be to kill you since you can recover from any words or non fatal injuries they might give you.  But if you aren't afraid to die, then there is nothing they can do to you to stop you from reaching out to them.
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I don't "pray" to God as if He is some mystical being "somewhere out there" - hoping that He will be merciful to me and "listen to and answer my prayer" as if He is some type of cosmic Santa Claus.\n\nI am a "son of God" who is "born of God" who is adopted by God; by which I have taken on the "family name". So I have "communion" with my "Dad" as His son; and fellowship with Him continuosly in my thought life.\n\nAs His son, I am responsible to Him for exploring Him to know Him, asking Him questions about Himself and about everything He revealed in scripture that He provided to me (to talk to Him about), and conversing philosphically with Him about the meaning of things - to learn the principles of life (that governs life) in harmony with His being, to know them to live them; and to personally know Him as my Dad (Who just happens to be God) as a living Person Who adopted me - to understand what He values and why the things He say are important to Him.\n\nAfter all, He IS the TRUE and the LIVING God.
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It's a test people. You suffer but still believe in GOD for hope. That hope comes when you die. You go to heaven and see no suffering and also get to see GOD too.
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People should pray when they are moved to do so. Otherwise the words are hollow. I don't think God is going to turn his back on people because they didn't pray daily.\nNO\nYES\nLove & Light\nOne Planet = One People
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God has His reasons, and that is sufficient for me.Whether we go to heaven, or to hell is largely dependent on how we act in this life. If we go to hell, it is our own doing, no one elses.
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I have came to understand the why of the question you ask.  This world is not our home, we are just passing through.  The more we endure and experience, the more we cling to JESUS CHRIST and seek to do the will of FATHER GOD.  These things we go through, the loneliness we feel here, are all part of the plan.  If we were too comfortable here, then we wouldn't have a reason to want to go to heaven would we?\n\n\nI have said this several times here to several people, and as yet have had no takers...you can feel free to access my profile page and drop an email through there.  We can fellowship if you so desire.\n\nGOD BLESS YOU
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Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints. You, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, and Mother Teresa. \n\nCatholics and many other Christians believe in the Communion of Saints where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Because even if they knew of way to contact Him, God can change His mind based on what you do in the next minute. We do not have scientifically credible and verifiable evidence of the existence of God, Heaven, or Hell; these are a matter of faith, not reason based on firsthand knowledge. Even if it turns out the Bible is right about all of these, we cannot presume to know where God intends to send each of us.
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Technically, we are asking the saints to intercede with God on our behalf, not praying to them. You are correct, though, most people don't get it and that is a problem. Most people go to church out of habit and just do things without thinking about them--not a good practice at all! There is a fine line between worshiping Saints and asking for intercession!
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They are afraid that it might hurt more than they can handle.\n\nIf they believe in Heaven, then they also believe in Hell and they start worrying that they haven't been good enough to qualify for the right place.\n\nThey worry about what will happen to the people they leave behind: a beloved wife, children, mother, father or other family members and friends who may depend on them.\n\nFear of the unknown. Many people don't have faith in any particular religion, but they believe in an aferlife. They just don't know what to expect from it and that really bites the big one.
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Because no one ever told us to go out and convince other people that there is no god, otherwise they would go to hell forever. Since we don't believe in the consequences of a supernatural afterlife, we have no reason to go out of our way to convince others the same.
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God is our all and in order to go to heaven you have to serve him and obey his commandments. There is no other "god" besides him.
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because people have a relationship with God through Christ. and by thanking Jesus they are also thanking their heavenley Father
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i see people who pray more than ten times a day but being hit for their sins it makes you wonder if then really pray to God or not
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Yes, God hears your prayers. Too many people don't believe because they can't see with their own eyes. If things aren't right in front of people, then they become skeptical. Believing in God is believing in the unknown. But God does listen and does hear prayers. Don't think though that he always answers the way you want. Prayers are usually answered based on your own good, whether it is what you want or not.