This one is interesting too....evidently the whole idea of praying directly to God for forgivness of sins doesn't fly...even though the Bible clearly teaches otherwise.
As I recall my history this was a central issue for Martin Luther when in the midst of crawling up stairs on his knees to do penance for sin he suddenly realized what he had read in the Bible...'The just shall live by FAITH'.....
“THAT THERE IS ONE HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH WE ARE COMPELLED TO BELIEVE AND TO HOLD, PROMPTED BY DIVINE FAITH, AND WE DO BELIEVE THIS FIRMLY AND CONFESS IT SIMPLY, OUTSIDE OF WHICH THERE CAN BE NO SALVATION, OR REMISSION OF SINS….” Pope Boniface VIII
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