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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: IS IT TRUE THAT GOD DOESN'T HEAR THE PRAYERS OF A SINNER? AND IF SO DID JESUS SAY IT? AND WHERE IS IT IN THE BIBLE? |
Bible Answer: It was not Jesus, but a man that Jesus had healed who said those words. You will not understand what he meant until you read the story. In order to understand those particular words you will have to read the story in John chapter nine. The man believed that Jesus was a prophet. The Jews did not accept Jesus as a prophet. The question then was, how was he able to heal. The Jews were saying that Jesus was a man, and more than that, they said that Jesus was a sinner. The man was saying that it did not make sense. If a person was a sinner, and not a prophet of God, then God would not allow him to do miracles such as causing a man who had been born blind to see. The man said that, and the Jews did not disagree. They also knew that Jesus had done other miracles. They were faced with the fact that, far from being a sinner, Jesus was a special prophet. The words are not related to the matter of a sinner calling on God for salvation. God will hear any sinner who repents of his sin and prays for salvation (Romans 10:13; John 6:37). They are also not related to sinners asking God for other things. Jesus gave people things besides salvation. He gave them answers to their questions, and healing, and food. God causes the rain to fall on the just as well as the unjust. He attracts us to himself by giving us blessings prior to our salvation. But he wants sinners to ask for salvation. It is interesting to note that the man latter became saved. Jesus met him again and showed him that he was more than a prophet. He was the Son of Man who had come to seek and to save lost sinners. The man believed on him and was saved. We are all sinners. But when we call upon him, he saves us. The man said, “Lord, I believe”. It is that faith which saves us. God hears the prayers of a sinner. But it all depends on what he is asking for. If he wants to do a miracle, the answer is No. If he wants to be saved, the answer is Yes. |