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In ecclesiastical terms, intercession (verb) is the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others, and an intercession (noun) is such a petitionary prayer, also called intercessory prayer. In the Bible St. Paul says{{cquote|I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, ''and'' giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and ''for'' all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this ''is'' good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour. (1 Timothy 2:1-3 KJV <ref>See also Jeremiah 7:16; 36:25; Romans 8:26-27; 11:2</ref>)}}

In ecclesiastical terms, intercession (verb) is the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others, and an intercession (noun) is such a petitionary prayer, also called intercessory prayer. In the Bible St. Paul says{{cquote|I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, ''and'' giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and ''for'' all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this ''is'' good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour. (1 Timothy 2:1-3 KJV <ref>See also Jeremiah 7:16; 36:25; Romans 8:26-27; 11:2</ref>)}}

Intercession is frequently confused with [[mediation]] in a dispute, and the two terms are often erroneously regarded as [[synonym]]s. St. Paul says in the same place{{cquote|For ''there is'' one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1 Timothy 2:5-6 KJV <ref> See also Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:34 Galatians 3:19-20; Hebrews 7:25; 8:6; 9:15; 12:24</ref>)}}

Intercession is frequently confused with [[mediation]] in a dispute, and the two terms are often erroneously regarded as [[synonym]]s. St. Paul says in the same place{{cquote|For ''there is'' one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1 Timothy 2:5-6 KJV <ref>See also Isaiah 53:12; Romans 8:34 Galatians 3:19-20; Hebrews 7:25; 8:6; 9:15; 12:24</ref>)}}

[[Protestant]] [[Christian]]s, [[Evangelical Christianity|Evangelicals]], [[Fundamentalism|Fundamentalists]] and others object to the [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox]] doctrine of the [[intercession of the saints]] because they take intercession to be the same as mediation.

[[Protestant]] [[Christian]]s, [[Evangelical Christianity|Evangelicals]], [[Fundamentalism|Fundamentalists]] and others object to the [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox]] doctrine of the [[intercession of the saints]] because they take intercession to be the same as mediation.

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