yes, I think this is kind of the idea of
pagan traditions are okay as long as they have been "Christianized".
myself, I wouldn't worry about deception coming from asking members of the body of Christ no longer on this Earth to pray with you.
I think the reception comes in when we move away from loving other people
God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
(1 John, 4)
(for me, when it comes to prayer,
I just like to say the Lord's prayer.
so people all over the world are already praying with me, and possibly those in heaven as well!)
pagan traditions are okay as long as they have been "Christianized".
myself, I wouldn't worry about deception coming from asking members of the body of Christ no longer on this Earth to pray with you.
I think the reception comes in when we move away from loving other people
God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
(1 John, 4)
(for me, when it comes to prayer,
I just like to say the Lord's prayer.
so people all over the world are already praying with me, and possibly those in heaven as well!)
About the death in Christ able to hear the living,
If so, why he not able to rank back to the living? I don't believe Mary able to appear like some people say, I believe It was satan pretend to be Mary.
Being from third world country, I heard a Lot of story where some friend experience communication with the death. I Remember one day my neighbors bought a pineaple because her death Deddy come oN her dream and ask pineaple. A young man kill his own Father because in his meditation his death granpha come and ask him to do so.
Seem to me satan able to talk to us in a visions and dream pretend to be Mary or our death family.
And this pray is pagan tradition not biblical teaching.
I know Christmast not oN the bible, but what wrong to celebrate Jesus birthday in remembrance of His love.
But some people don't celebrate christmast because don't want to partisipate with pagan deception, It is ok too, as long as the reason is to do something against paganism.
But pray to the death, is different story.