In I John, Chapter 2, Verse 1 "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."

John 20:21 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

Matthew 18:18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The pra...

In I John, Chapter 2, Verse 1 "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."

John 20:21 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

Matthew 18:18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects.

We can communicate with God through prayer at any time and do not need to go through another person. Although Christ did set up a visible Church and a hierarchy for a reason.