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1 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | Ray | 155166 | ||
Hi bjma4, Welcome to the forum. I am surprised at Hank's answer to you. The disciples were definitely taught to pray to the heavenly Father. But I would say that we are to pray to our triune God. The heavenly Father is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is Spirit. The Son, being God, is Spirit. Thus, I would say that when we pray to our heavenly Father we are saying, "Hallowed by Thy name." Yes, I believe that name is Holy Spirit. [Capitalized, by the way.] 1) The NU text leaves out the last phrase of Matthew 6:13, but I would leave it in as the NASB does "For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen." This is the kingdom of our triune God. From the heart, Ray |
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2 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155187 | ||
Hello Ray, God's name is not Holy Spirit. He Himself said it was YHWH (Ex. 3:14) which is translated as "the Lord". Steve |
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3 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | Ray | 155193 | ||
Hi srbaegon, We have a couple of Steves here so I'll have to remember which Steve I am speaking to. We might say that God's name is not God, God's name is not Son, God's name is not Holy Spirit, but does that mean that those three are not God? Are you saying that we should pray to YHWH only? From the heart, Ray |
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4 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155194 | ||
Hello Ray, You said that God's name is Holy Spirit. I said that is incorrect. As to your question about praying to YHWH only, we have Scriptural examples of people praying to the Father and the Son but never to the Holy Spirit. Steve |
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5 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | Ray | 155199 | ||
Hi Steve, Matthew 6:6, "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who is in secret will repay you." Romans 8:26b, "...for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Your Father knows what you need, Matthew 6:8; why, because He searches the hearts, Romans 8:27. I would say also that the will of God is that His purpose is accomplished, (Romans), and that when His name is hallowed, then we see the glory of His kingdom here on earth, (Matthew). 1) So, even though you may not have an example of people praying to the Holy Spirit, is He not indeed involved as the Intercessor? 2) Would you or someone else give us the references for examples of people praying to the Father and the Son? From the heart, Ray |
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6 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155203 | ||
Hello Ray, 1) Precisely! We pray through the Holy Spirit, not to the Holy Spirit. 2) You've already given one reference (Matt 6:6). How many more do you need? Steve |
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7 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | Ray | 155205 | ||
Hi srbaegon, If one wanted to drive through the state of Michigan here in the USA, he would have to go to Michigan. You can not pray through the Holy Spirit without first going to Him. Here in Matthew 6:5 the Holy Spirit (God with us) says that the hypocrites and the people who stand on street corners in order to be seen by men have their reward already. "Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full." But you, He goes on to say, go into your inner room and shut the door; therefore do not be like them. He tells them how to pray and and tells them to pray to the heavenly Father. I have no problem with addressing our prayers to the heavenly Father, but when we hallow His name then we realize that we are praying to the triune God. From the heart, Ray |
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8 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155207 | ||
Hello Ray, If I drive through Michigan, it means that is not my destination because I am going to Toronto. The difference is my destination. The Father is the destination not the Holy Spirit. In Matt 6:5 Jesus Christ, the Son is speaking. It is not the Holy Spirit speaking. This is plainly stated in the text. Steve |
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9 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | Ray | 155211 | ||
Hi srbaegon, You are right about Matthew 6:5 that it is Jesus speaking. I should have said that I see in my mind the Spirit of God, God with us, speaking in that verse. 1) John 14:6 says that no one comes to the Father but through Me. (If you want to go to Toronto you first have to go through Michigan. If you want to get to know Toronto you have to know Michigan also). 2) So the bottom line is that you can't separate or divide God Himself. From the heart, Ray |
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10 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | srbaegon | 155213 | ||
Hello Ray, If you are seeing the Spirit of God speaking in Matt 6:5 then you are deceiving yourself. There is no other way to say it. You are taking verses out of context and trying to force them together to build a theology. John 14:6 has nothing to do with prayer. It simply is not an argument. Nobody is trying to divide God. Each person in the Godhead has a personality, role, and responsibility. These things must be thought out with care. Steve |
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