One of the current problems in Christianity is praying.
The reason for this is when leaders say that God will answer all prayers, they are showing no regards for the spiritual state of their church members. Even more, they ignore most parts of the Bible except for a few verses such as, “ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find” (Luke 11:9~10). With these few verses, these leaders do not look at what is behind and in front of the context, yet they are confident in what prayer is.
If only this verse is looked at, then their words are correct. However, once leaders discern the Bible by the Bible, with the context before and after the verse, then you will realize that the meaning of God is not made to be revealed by interpreting
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And if so, I will ask you, “Have you received all that you have asked for and sought after? And those things that you have received, did you ask and seek for them by the will of God stated in the Bible?
We will look at the front and back of the following main context in order to prove that this is a problem. When you read the entire Book of Luke, chapter 11 from verses 1 to 13 states that a disciple asked the Lord to teach them to pray just as how John taught his disciples; and so, He taught the Lord’s Prayer as was asked. What He said after that is written in the above passage, Luke 11:1-13;
to not profane the Father’s name, but to “hallow his name, that the kingdom of God [in the original text, it is properly royalty, that is (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm, (literally or figuratively) physically, kingdom, current or future kingdom of God, kingship, dominion, and rule; in the New Testament it is mentioned that this is the Messiah’s kingdom] comes, to ask for our daily bread each day, to forgive everyone who sins against us, to lead us not into temptation, and to ask for forgiveness of our own sins.” This is how He said to
Metanarrative Essay The Biblical metanarrative can be explained by a Christian as the true and triumphant story from the beginning in Genesis until the future is prophesied in Revelation. Others who may not be a Christian do not understand the true power and love God has over us and for us and may just simply see it as a story or a rule book that they don’t want to follow. They see the Bible and all the things and plans God has for us and our lives and just think they don’t want any part of it and instead they live in sin. It is important that these people not only learn the true story but understand it as well.
In Andrew Hudgins’ poem, Praying Drunk, the speaker portrays the act of writing as something important, mysterious, and difficult when sober, and compares it to the act of praying, which, for him, is equally complicated. The entire poem is in the form of a prayer, which provides an insightful look at the motivations for faith, the pursuit of truth, and the struggle to come to terms with both. When these ideas are applied to the act of writing, they reveal the complex struggle that a writer faces in developing confidence in his own ideas, while maintaining a degree of credibility that will encourage an audience to care about what he has written.
Book Review of The Path of Prayer: Four Sermons on Prayer by St. Theophan the Recluse
In the “Model Prayer”, Jesus taught that prayer is to be directed to the Father, showing His role in prayer: “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven…” (Matthew 6:9). Prayer, being directed to the Father, goes through Jesus (the Word), as He is the “one Mediator between God and men” (1 Timothy 2:5). Finally, the Holy Spirit’s role in prayer (though less clear than that of the other two) is to help us in our weakness (Romans 8:26). It is in this area, more than almost any other, that many attempt to change the assigned roles of each member of the Godhead. While the Father’s role in prayer is for it to be directed to Him, many attempt to direct prayer to the other two members of Deity. Because each member of the Godhead has such a clearly defined role in prayer as revealed in Scripture, to attempt to change of modify those roles seems to be quite presumptuous, unauthorized, and dangerous. Instead, let us hold fast to the Divine pattern for prayer as laid out in the
Christian prays for a many reasons and for different purposes one reason they pray is because they are doing a form of serving God and obeying Him. Another reason to w...
The purpose of this paper is to share with you, the reader, where I was with my faith relationship through the Psalms and their role in my prayer life. How, through education in the background, exegesis and relevance of the Psalms coupled with a functional practice of praying them regularly, I have cultivated my faith and strengthened my gratitude for them. Lastly, I wish to offer some advice to others who have not found value in the Psalms (where I once was). These insights are offered in the hope that they (the Psalms) will add more meaning to the prayer life of those seeking to enhance their spiritual life.
I agree with Camp’s discussion on prayer because, as the title of the chapter it self says, it demonstrates how Christian disciples trust in God instead of flawed human calculations of how things will turn out. Prayer also helps make us obedient to God’s will, especially when used in a context similar to “The Lord’s Prayer”, where we as Christians ask the Lord to fulfill His will on earth and provide for our daily needs as we take up our cross on a daily basis to help establish His coming
The main book that shows prayer in the Old Testament is the book of Psalms. On the other hand, another interesting place to see prayer used is in 1 Samuel 14:36 which states, “Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them.” And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.” This shows how Saul’s main priority was not prayer, which later lead to his death. He was then replaced by King David who is the author of the majority of the Psalms and always relied on God for
The appeal of the Lord's Prayer is that it functions as the "perfect" prayer. Taught by Jesus himself, this prayer was thought to replace the Jewish prayers that existed at the time. For the most part, people associate the Lord's Prayer with Christianity, contrasting it with Jewish prayer. Many feel that the prayer Jesus taught was something completely new and revolutionary.
It is always when we are on our knees when we will call to God. God is seen more so as a protector something a parental figure does. Rather than making God be powerful and unattainable we make him be someone who is nurturing, providing, and compassionate. People want to be able to reach within themselves for that inner piece that is within us and to be able to communicate ,although all along the piece is there within us listening. This is why prayer should not be viewed as it has been over the years. As children we are taught that prayer is to worship God, we must not sin or God will punish us, and we are in this world to provide it with good. Rather than accepting such beliefs people have altered them to be more befitting of the modern nature of religion. People now look to live in the moment and take everything
In today’s society, many people question the authority and inerrancy of the Bible in search of unquestionable proof to ascertain the acute accuracy and trustworthiness of it’s writers. When the Bible is referred to as authoritative, we as believers, must demonstrate where the authority was originated. By definition, authority is the right and power to command, enforce laws, exact obedience, determine or judge (Elwell, 2011,pg 153). Authority may be bestowed or inherent as demonstrated in our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus, were both aspects are combined.
First I will give you a background of exegesis. Webster's New World Dictionary(1990), defines exegesis as, the interpretation of a word, passage, etc., esp. in the Bible. This definition is a worldly. To understand the true meaning and background I looked in John H. Hays book called, Biblical Exegesis, for the answer. He says that the term "exegesis" itself comes from the Greek word exegeomai which basically meant " to lead out of." When applied to texts, it denoted the " reading out" of the meaning. The noun, therefore, could refer to "interpretation" or " explanation." Thus whenever we read a text or hear a statement which we seek to understand and interpret, we are involved in exegesis.
School prayer, in the context of religious liberty, is state-sanctioned or mandatory prayer by students in public schools. Depending on the country and the type of school, state-sponsored prayer may be required, permitted, or prohibited. Countries which prohibit or limit school prayer often differ in their reasons for doing so: In the United States, school prayer cannot be required of students in accordance with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
According to the Meriam Webster dictionary, prayer is an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought. There are many different religions and everyone has a different way to pray, address, or become closer to their god, gods, or goddess. Most religions have a quiet to yourself kind of prayer and a loud kind of prayer. Hinduism is one of those religions. They have a couple of ways and places to address their god, gods, and/or goddess. They also have daily rituals of praying.
The rule of Biblical interpretation that has been broke here is that no doctrine is to entirely be based off one passage of Scripture from the Bible. Along with that no verse or phrase can or should be allowed to have a meaning when isolated that it would not have if it was kept in its original context.