- Wed, Jan 06, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology, Heaven
Do you think it is biblical to talk to or pray to loved ones who have gone on to Heaven?
Question from a reader:
My daughter, Emma, died of cancer a couple of weeks ago. In light of the fact that we are ‘surrounded’ by the saints who have gone before us, who are cheering us on, I find I’m tempted to ‘talk’ to her. I don’t talk to her, because I know I need to pray to God in Jesus’ name.
But on two different occasions I have spoken to people, non-believers, who have said that they pray to Emma. I can almost understand why they do, in light of the Scriptures about how they are at ...
