You’re very welcome, Bez. Happy to help.
"Why have we been taught to pray 'through the name of your son Jesus Christ, amen'! Because we are talking to him first and he gives our prayers to God? Thats how i will look at it for now and pray about."
Bez, you are exactly correct. We do talk to Christ first. Why? Because he gives us permission to enter into his Father’s presence; he gives us access to the Father. Remember, he said, in one place, “I am the Door,” and in another place, “No one comes to the Father except through me,” and in another place, “Enter in through the narrow gate,” he being that gate, and in another place, “I am the Way,” and in another place that he is the “Doorkeeper.”
In the physical realm, the natural world is sometimes (but not always) a reflection of what goes on in the spiritual realm. For example, and this is just a “simple” example: If you want to visit someone of importance or someone of wealth, and you go to their residence, you knock on their door, the doorkeeper opens the door, YOU speak to the Doorkeeper, introducing yourself and telling him why you are there. The Doorkeeper invites you in (or not) because of what you said to him and says: “Please wait here in the foyer (or the library or the den) and I will announce your presence. You wait a little bit. The Doorkeeper returns to you in a moment and says: “The Householder (or Mr. So-and-So) will see you now.” And as you go to meet the Householder and pass by the Doorkeeper you kindly and appreciatively with respect say to the Doorkeeper, “Thank you,” acknowledging the Doorkeeper's part in getting you in to see the Master of the House, whatever term you want to use for the person you want to speak with. You then speak directly with the Householder and tell him of your concerns, requests, or whatever. This simple example is what often happens here in this world. The same kind of thing happens in the spiritual realm. You must speak with the Doorkeeper (Christ). You must speak with him and tell him what you want (access to the Father). You mustthen listen carefully to hear whether the Doorkeeper says to you, grants your entrance and introduces you to the Father. You speak your prayer to the Father acknowledging the Father’s Doorkeeper. It’s really quite simple and reflective of the natural world.
And another thing, if you really think about it and reason it out, the only “organization” Jah has ever “used,” and I don’t even know if you can really use that word (“organization”), was the Nation of Israel. Before the Nation of Israel and after the Nation of Israel—and I am speaking of the national entity—not the people themselves individually, Jah only dealt with individuals and their families. Think about it. The Nation of Israel was the only exception to his dealing with individuals.
Prior to God’s creating the Nation of Israel he dealt with Abel, Enoch, Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob—then the national entity of Israel—after the Nation of Israel, he deals once again with individuals, just read the book of Acts and see his dealings with individuals inside and outside of the known congregations. To this day he is dealing with individuals. No organization necessary.
--Inkie
