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NASB | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God--it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]. |
Bible Question: When we hear the term prayer changes things, what scripture is refered to. |
Bible Answer: Dear LovemyLord7, This phrase does not appear in the Scriptures as such. I seem to recall an old radio program that would conclude, "Remember, God is on the throne, and prayer changes things!" I suspect it is a phrase used to encourage people to devote themselves to this important Christian duty. It has pleased our Lord to design the universe in such as way that all things are sovereignly predetermined, yet so as to incorporate the prayers of His saints. Indeed, without the doctrine of God's sovereignty, prayer would be a pretty pointless activity. The old Puritans used to say, "Duties are ours, events are the Lord's." What a privilege it is, therefore, to render up prayers, through which God will give Himself great glory, and bring blessing upon His own. In Him, Doc |
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