Praying for the forgiveness of other believers??? ..

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Praying for the forgiveness of other believers???

1 John 5:16 "If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will pray and ask and God will for him give life to those whose sin is not leading to death. There is a sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for this."

❌I do not believe this is in relation to the Roman Catholic belief of praying for those in Purgatory.

✔ I do know that Priests could do a sacrifice for the community and Job did sacrifices for his children.

I was taught that outside of sacrifices, asking for foregiveness was only possible if a person asked with sincerity themself?

What are your thoughts on this?

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I think Yechezq'el (Ezekiel) puts it quite plainly: Ezek 18:20 “The being who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the crookedness of the father, nor the father bear the crookedness of the son. The righteousness of the righteous is upon himself, and the wrongness of the wrong is upon himself. (The Scriptures 2009)

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I believe the prayer that is being talked about in 1 John is the same type of prayer your momma does for you. Is she asking for forgiveness of your sins for you, possibly, but the point of the prayer is praying FOR that person. FOR in the sense of bringing their name before the Father and asking His help in the situation.

Not FOR in the sense of praying IN PLACE of them. They still have to make their own decision and repent.

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When I think of a sin leading to death, I think of a sin for which God has already prescribed the death penalty. We are not to pray for that person to not be put to death.

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WE SHOULD PRAY FOR OTHERS. --- Sometimes we wonder how to pray for missionaries and other leaders we have never met. Paul had never met the Colossians, but he faithfully prayed for them. His prayers teach us how to pray for others, whether we know them or not. We can request that they (1) understand Elohiym’s will, (2) gain spiritual wisdom, (3) please and honour YHVH, (4) bear good fruit, (5) grow in the knowledge of YHVH, (6) be filled with YHVH’s strength, (7) have great endurance and patience, (8) stay full of Moshiach’s joy, and (9) give thanks always. All believers have these same basic needs. When you don’t know how to pray for someone, use Paul’s prayer pattern for the Colossians.

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