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NASB | Matthew 6:9 ¶ "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:9 ¶ "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. [Luke 11:2-4] |
Bible Question:
Nolan. I never denied the deity of Christ. But, where does it say we are to pray to Him. His example is to pray to the Father. Answer the question "Are we do pray to Jesus?". If so support it by Scripture. Otherwise ... Steve |
Bible Answer: Steve, SirPent touched on the answer to this question in his response regarding Nolan's post, and I will just add a little something to his response. Jesus is our intercessor to the Father, as SirPent mentioned, and you can read about that in Romans 8:34. Imagine that someone came by your office, dropped a report on your desk, and said "Give that to your boss, will you?" This provides somewhat of an insight into praying to Christ. Let me now claim that it is not a perfect example, just one that makes the mud a bit clearer. Also, something that helped me when I was pondering this question, is to understand the three-personal God. It's not part of the question, but it's a little extra bonus. The best explanation (and the most clear) is given by C.S. Lewis: "You know that in space you can move in three ways - to the left or right, up or down, forward or backwards. These are called the Three Dimensions. Now notice this. If you are using one dimension, you could daw only a straight line. If you are using two, you could draw a figure: say, a square. And a square is made up of four straight lines. Now a step further. If you have 3 dimensions, you can then build what we call a solid body: say, a cube. And a cube is made up of sixe sqaures.... Now the Christian account of God involves just the same principle. The human level is a simple and rather empty level. On the human level one person is one being. On the Divine level you still find personalities; but up there you find them combined in new ways which we, who do not live on that level, cannot imagine. In God's dimension, so to speak, you find a Being who is three Persons while remaining one Being, just as a cube is six squares while remaining one cube." Again, not a flawless example, but one that clears the haze. The separation of the Deity of God as to which one you should pray to is a point that can be argued many times. The important thing of the issue is to realize that we pray to a three-personal God who hears our prayers and answers them. Shaun |