Results 1 - 2 of 2
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Jesus said PRAY THIS PRAYER | Matt 6:9 | dosaquies | 47430 | ||
I believe the Best Prayer to Pray is "The Lord's Prayer". It covers Everything! I pray this prayer everyday. It is a way of "Life" for Me as a Born Again Believer. If Jesus told His Deciples to Pray this prayer, then it's good enough for me too. 1.When we pray in this manner, we are expressing to God what we think about Who He is, and that 2.His Name is Holy. 3.We are praying for His Will to be done, 4.asking Him to give us what We Need for Today! 5.We are asking forgiveness as well as forgiving others. 6.We are asking for direction for the day and protection against Evil. 7.Last but not Least, We are telling Him how Powerful He is. | ||||||
2 | Jesus said PRAY THIS PRAYER | Matt 6:9 | ChristLifer2001 | 47594 | ||
Dosaquies, Actually, Jesus did not say, "Pray this prayer." He said, "Pray in THIS WAY." Is there a difference? I think so and a BIG one at that. You have listed some of the themes in what we have named the "Lord's Prayer." Those themes reflect the intimate relationship that our Lord has with His Father and that we should have with our Father. But, in many cases, we have done exactly what the Lord has told us NOT to do. He says in verse 7, "When you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words." The Gentiles thought that the more often they repeated a prayer, the more likely that their gods would sit up and take notice. Christians, on the other hand are heard, not because of repetition, but because God is our Father. Now, I am not saying that the Lord's prayer in this passage is meaningless repetition. It certainly is not. But we only have one record of our Lord using these exact words and phrases this one time. He did not use this particular "formula" in His High Priestly Prayer. No where does Jesus say to use this prayer as a mantra. In fact, He is teaching the exact opposite. But it is human nature to substitute religion for reality of relationship, so now in many churches people just go through the motions of mouthing these words falsely believing that they are "praying." Prayer is, and should be, first and foremost an expression of the heart, never meaningless repetition. The church has done the same thing with the prayer of Jabez. What was one man's petition to God, we have taken and turned it into a chant to try to get God to do something for us. So while our Lord's prayer in this passage does reflect an intimate relationship, we must be careful that we don't take the letter and turn it into the law. Pharisees loved to do this. Legalists love to do this. They love formulas and endless lists of do's and don't's, thinking that it is what a person does or does not do that makes them holy. Jesus is not a formula nor is He a list. He is a real Person and He lives inside us. The Holy Spirit is faithful in leading us to pray as we should. We have no need for a mantra, we have Christ. Hope this helps. ChristLifer2001 |
||||||