Ignatius of Antioch was one man who exhorted Christians to continue to pray for others, and especially for those who became Docetists or held other heretical beliefs. In his letter to the churches of Smyrna, St.

Where is intercessory prayer found in the Bible?

John chapters 17–19 contain John's account of the events of the Atonement. The Savior's prayer recorded in John 17 is often called the Intercessory Prayer because in His prayer, the Savior interceded on our behalf, praying to His Father for His Apostles and all who would believe in Him—including us.

Was Jeremiah an intercessor?

As a "prophet of prayer" Jeremiah is unique among prophets of the Old Testament. As an intercessor he seems to follow in the footsteps of Moses and Samuel, who in an earlier age understood their roles to include not only delivering God's word to humanity but also delivering humanity's word to God.