Bible Question:
Hi Kalos, To furnish you with the specific details required, I will make an attempt to be as specific as possible as listed below: A. Will prayers help what?The needs of individuals are not necessary the same.So, the prayers here are to cover the criminal's requests and etc. B.Criminal's prayers/other people's prayers? He can say his own prayers or he may request others to pray for him. With the additonal info given, I trust that you will be able to comment adequately. Thank you for your response. |
Bible Answer: FytRobert, The same scriptural principles apply equally to the prayers of both criminals and non-criminals. Anything that hinders our communication with God, such as unconfessed sins, is an obstacle to prayer. If the criminal is saved, God will hear his prayers just as He would the prayers of any other saved person. But if he is not saved, God is under no obligation to hear him. “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor his ear heavy, that it cannot hear, but your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1-2). “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me” (Psalms 66:18). The Good News is the Bible also says, 'That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved...for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." Romans 10:9,13 NASB What do we mean by "answered prayer"? 'Many people view an “answered prayer” as God granting a prayer request that is offered to Him. If a prayer request is not granted, it is often understood as an unanswered prayer. However, this an incorrect understanding of prayer. God answers every prayer that is lifted to Him. What we have to remember is that sometimes God answers "no" or "wait." 'God only promises to grant our prayers when we ask according to His will. 1 John 5:14-15 tells us, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of Him' (gotquestions.org) Who should pray for him -- the criminal himself or other people? 'For each one will bear his own load' (Galatians 6:5 NASB). 'Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2 NASB).' So who should pray? Both the criminal and other people. Grace to you, John |
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