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Originally Posted by Laura  Steven,
I have no issue offering songs of praise and thanks to Jesus. I believe this practice is well founded in the scriptures. Songs however that encourage one to take their problems to Jesus (presumably in prayer because that is the ONLY way we talk to God), well those would encourage one to do exactly what you and others are arguing here that we are not to do. How can we teach here that it is wrong to pray to Jesus and then turn around and teach through song that we should pray to Jesus????? |
We are in agreement. I was not intending to defend these songs that encourage an incorrect way of praying.
I was trying to show that there is a difference between praising Jesus for what He has done for us and praying to ask Him, bypassing what He wants us to do, which is to ask the Father, through Him.
Sorry for the confusion.