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"'''I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, <big>''intercessions''</big>, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: for kings and all who are in high places … For there is one God, and <big>''one mediator''</big> between God and men, the man Christ Jesus'''" <small>

"'''I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, <big>''intercessions''</big>, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: for kings and all who are in high places … For there is one God, and <big>''one mediator''</big> between God and men, the man Christ Jesus'''" <small>

:1 Timothy 2:1 and 2:5.

:1 Timothy 2:1 and 2:5.

:If it is blasphemous, and a doctrine of demons from hell, to teach that there is any other intercessor than Jesus, because there is only "'''one mediator''' between God and men, the man Christ Jesus", then Paul's teaching urging others to make intercession for all men is '''[[blasphemy]]''', and a doctrine of demons from hell.  

:If it is blasphemous, and a doctrine of demons from hell, to teach that there is any other '''intercessor''' than Jesus, because there is only "'''one mediator''' between God and men, the man Christ Jesus", then Paul's teaching urging others to make intercession for all men is '''[[blasphemy]]''', and a doctrine of demons from hell.  

:*[https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-interceding.html What is the purpose of Jesus interceding for us in heaven? - Got Questions Ministries (gotquestions.org)] "'''''No one else'''—not Mary, not any previous Christian saintss—has the power to '''intercede''' for us before the throne of the Almighty. No angel has that position. Christ alone is the God-man, and He mediates and intercedes between God and man. “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).''" (<small>''boldface emphasis added''</small>) Clearly this "no one else" excludes living intercessors.

:*[https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-interceding.html What is the purpose of Jesus interceding for us in heaven? - Got Questions Ministries (gotquestions.org)] "'''''No one else'''—not Mary, not any previous Christian saintss—has the power to '''intercede''' for us before the throne of the Almighty. No angel has that position. Christ alone is the God-man, and He mediates and '''intercedes''' between God and man. “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).''" (<small>''boldface emphasis added''</small>) Clearly this "no one else" excludes living intercessors who pray for us and for the salvation of sinners.

:*[https://www.biblword.net/jesus-intercedes-for-us/ Why is Jesus interceding for us?, Esther Visser (biblword.net)] "''And Jesus is the '''only''' One who can '''intercede''' for our salvation, not Mary or any 'saint'.''" (<small>''boldface emphasis added''</small>) Clearly this excludes the living saints whom Paul addressed in his letters, which includes the living saints who are Christians today who receive his words. From Matthew 27:52 to Revelation 20:9 [[Strong's]] lists 60 references to living saints.

:*[https://www.biblword.net/jesus-intercedes-for-us/ Why is Jesus interceding for us?, Esther Visser (biblword.net)] "''And Jesus is the '''only''' One who can '''intercede''' for our salvation, not Mary or any 'saint'.''" (<small>''boldface emphasis added''</small>) Clearly this excludes the living saints whom Paul addressed in his letters, which includes the living saints who are Christians today who receive his words. From Matthew 27:52 to Revelation 20:9 [[Strong's]] lists 60 references to living saints.

:*[https://www.biblword.net/to-whom-should-we-pray/ Should we pray to Mary? (biblword.net)] "''Mary, like all the others prayed to God. ... It is Jesus and not Mary who '''intercedes''' for us''" (<small>''boldface emphasis added''</small>)

:*[https://www.biblword.net/to-whom-should-we-pray/ Should we pray to Mary? (biblword.net)] "''Mary, like all the others prayed to God. ... It is Jesus and not Mary who '''intercedes''' for us''" (<small>''boldface emphasis added''</small>)

:If Paul's urging of intercession by others is ''not'' blasphemy, but is a teaching inspired by God, because it '''''is''''' in the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17), "and the scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35), then the teaching that there is no other intercessor for all men than Jesus Christ contradicts the Bible, and it cannot be a teaching of God, and on this basis (''[[sola scriptura]]'') ''those who teach that there is no other intercessor for all men cannot be of God'', and their teaching is blasphemy, born of [[ignorance]] of the scriptures (Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24; Matthew 15:14; Revelation 22:11) "for some are quite ignorant of God. I say this to your shame" 1&nbsp;Corinthians 15:34. This is not difficult or hard to understand (2 Peter 3:15-18).

:If Paul's urging of intercession by others is ''not'' blasphemy, but is a teaching inspired by God, because it '''''is''''' in the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17), "and the scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35), then the teaching that there is '''no other intercessor''' for all men than Jesus Christ contradicts the Bible, and it cannot be a teaching of God, and on this basis (''[[sola scriptura]]'') ''those who teach that there is no other intercessor for all men cannot be of God'', and their teaching is blasphemy, born of [[ignorance]] of the scriptures (Matthew 22:29; Mark 12:24; Matthew 15:14; Revelation 22:11) "for some are quite ignorant of God. I say this to your shame" 1&nbsp;Corinthians 15:34. This is not difficult or hard to understand (2 Peter 3:15-18).

:Compare Revelation 5:8; 8:3-4; Acts 12:5; Romans 1:9; 8:26; 15:30; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 9:14; Philippians 1:19; 4:6; Colossians 1:9; 4:2-3; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 3:1-2; 1 Timothy 5:5; Philemon 4, 22; Hebrews 13:18; James 5:14-16; Psalm 141:2; Malachi 1:11.

:Compare Revelation 5:8; 8:3-4; Acts 12:5; Romans 1:9; 8:26; 15:30; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 9:14; Philippians 1:19; 4:6; Colossians 1:9; 4:2-3; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 3:1-2; 1 Timothy 5:5; Philemon 4, 22; Hebrews 13:18; James 5:14-16; Psalm 141:2; Malachi 1:11.