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1 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 71755 | ||
David, perhaps, on reflection, you will see a need to reconsider your statement that you don't think that Christians should pray for themselves. In your very next statement you affirm that Jesus taught His disciples to include in their prayers their petition for daily bread. And, I would observe, that Jesus also included petitions for forgiveness of debts and deliverance from evil. [Matt. 6:11-13]. Moreover, Jesus prayed for Himself, for His glorification, in the high priestly prayer of John 17; and in the garden of Gethsemane He prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will." [Matt. 26:39]. The way to disovery of truth, on a StudyBibleForum or elsewhere, is to measure the validity of what we think against the incontrovertible truth of Scripture, and thereby to correct the error of our ways. --Hank | ||||||
2 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | David_24597 | 71781 | ||
Hi Hank, I was mainly thinking along the lines of selfish gain of wealth and such things like that. In the case of praying to God to help us to help others is different. Don't get me wrong now. This was a reply to Wynter's question about praying for one's self (I'm not saying she is selfish). I see nothing wrong about asking God for more money or a new car or whatever if it is asked for in the spirit and with the intent of helping others. "Lord, help me to help those in need." is one thing. "Lord, gimme, gimme, gimme." is something else. | ||||||