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1 | will signs be given if you pray | Mark 8:12 | Hank | 148924 | ||
nae nae, it's hard to determine whether you're asking a question or attempting to answer one. In either case, Jesus in Mark 8:12 says to the Pharisees who seek a sign, "Assuredly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation" but He does NOT say that no guidance will be given when His disciples pray. .... We must look at scriptural context closely and consider it carefully. This passage from Mark is no exception. The skeptical Pharisees demanded of Jesus further miraculous proof of His messianic claims. They were not content with the multitudes of miracles He had already performed during His earthly ministry. They demanded more. Possibly they were seeking some sort of astronomical miracle. Who knows what they expected and we may infer from their stiff-necked skepticism and cynicism that these Pharisees would not have believed no matter what signs they were exposed to. ..... Now to the matter of praying for guidance. Praying for guidance is a far cry from demanding a sign from heaven, as the Pharisees did in this passage. Read Jesus' model prayer for His disciples in Matthew 6:9-12, particularly the petition of vs. 13: "Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." What else but guidance in our weakness through prayer is Paul talking about in Romans 8:26? He says, "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us, with groaning which cannot be uttered." .... "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16) .... Paul writes a mighty paean to his solid belief in and reliance on the power of prayer in Ephesians 3:13:21. Scripture in scores of passages attests to the power and efficacy of prayer and the necessity of God's people to approch the throne of God in prayer. Nay nay, nae nae, the Bible never says that God does not hear the prayers of his people nor that the guidance of His Spirit will be withheld from the redeemed in Christ who go to God in prayer. --Hank | ||||||
2 | will signs be given if you pray | Mark 8:12 | nae-nae 04 | 149027 | ||
let say that i am going through a situation and i Pray to God for sign if i should stay Will God give me a sign? | ||||||
3 | will signs be given if you pray | Mark 8:12 | kalos | 149030 | ||
Putting out a fleece (seeking a sign) "is not to be taken as the usual method for discovering God's will." "behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken." NASB Judges 6:37 'Gideon was not here seeking to learn God's will, because that had already been clearly revealed to him (vv. 14,16). He put out the fleece for two reasons: (1) to strengthen the weakness of his own faith; and (2) to give him evidence that would convince the people that he was really God's instrument. THIS IS NOT TO BE TAKEN AS THE USUAL METHOD FOR DISCOVERING GOD'S WILL. See Prov. 3:5-6; Jas. 1:5-8' (Note at Judges 6:37, New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967. Emphasis added). The Amplified Bible : Proverbs 3 5Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. The New Living Translation : James 1 5If you need wisdom-if you want to know what God wants you to do-ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. 6But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8They can't make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do. * * * * * * * * * * * * * www.seekfind.org Christian Search Engine The mission of SeekFind.org is to provide God-honoring, Biblically-based, and theologically-sound Christian search engine results in a highly accurate and well-organized format. |
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