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1 | Doe sGod hear prayer of unbeliever | Psalm | Zinna | 200806 | ||
Does God hear the Prayers of Unbelievers? | ||||||
2 | Doe sGod hear prayer of unbeliever | Psalm | jlhetrick | 200808 | ||
Zinna- Welcome to the Forum. It's not my intention to play on the semantics of your question, but God "hears" everything. Matt 10:29 (NASB)"Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father." As demonstrated in this verse and the context in which it is found, Scripture shows the total sovereignty of God. There is nothing outside of His will and control. In response to your question sister Azure asked an important one of her own. Having spent years working in hospitals, I believe that lots of people who are not believers do actually pray. The question is, what's the point? If they don't believe what is the point of praying (learned behavior) and with what faith are they attempting to petition God. Truth is, Sunday morning church services have unbelievers participating in prayer on a regular basis. What we can be assured of is that God does hear the prayers of the saints (all true believers, saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) Rev 5:8, 8:3-4. We also know that God's answer to those prayers will be according to His purpose and will and not necessarily what we are asking for. Is there more to your question? Are you a believer in God? Have you been saved by His wonderful Grace through faith in Jesus Christ? Jeff |
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3 | Doe sGod hear prayer of unbeliever | Psalm | DocTrinsograce | 200809 | ||
Hi, Jeff... We actually also have some examples in Scripture of God not hearing prayers: Job 35:13; Psalm 66:18; Isaiah 1:15; 59:2; Jeremiah 7:16; 11:14; 13:17; 14:12; 22:5, 21; and James 5:1-7, to name a few. In Him, Doc |
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4 | Doe sGod hear prayer of unbeliever | Psalm | jlhetrick | 200811 | ||
Thanks Doc- now we're demonstrating how semantics is important. Several of those verses were available in my search as well when I responded to Zinna. The question, as with my consideration of Zinna's question, is what are we meaning (more importantly what does the text mean) by "not hearing". Does God not hear in that He is unaware the petitions are being made? Or does He not hear in the sense that He will not respond because of the condition of the petitioners heart? This is where I had hoped the response of Zinna would take us in this thread, thus the question was there more to the question :) Of course, your feedback is not only always welcomed; it's treasured. God bless, Jeff |
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5 | Doe sGod hear prayer of unbeliever | Psalm | DocTrinsograce | 200814 | ||
Dear Brother Jeff, Clearly this type of "not hearing" is a matter of acknowledgment and response, rather than simple perception (Psalm 94:9). One is constrained to ask, when God refuses to hear something, is that the same as when I refuse to hear something? I rather think that with the Lord it is matter of rejecting even the entrance of the thing into His consciousness. That addresses God's sovereign decrees. The humble receive grace and the proud are resisted at a very fundamental level in creation. In Him, Doc |
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6 | Doe sGod hear prayer of unbeliever | Psalm | jlhetrick | 200815 | ||
Very well put Doc. I can't speak for Zinna, nor can I word things as elequently as you do and have here; but I'm of the opinion that your response here is exactly what Zinna was looking for. I had hoped for a dialogue with her/him that would develope to this point. Still, if Zinna is following along, I hope the explanation given in your recent post is sufficient to answer the question. I know it was helpful for my own understanding. God bless, Jeff |
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