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Triskal
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Date Joined Jul 2001
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| Posted 7/8/2001 7:05 PM (GMT -6) |   | Greetings everyone!
Boyd's recent preaching on prayer has got me thinking a lot about how the average person prays, as opposed to how the Bible teaches to pray. It's also got me thinking a lot about the Lord's prayer, and what exactly Christ was trying to teach us through it.
Here are some questions that I have (and i'm sure others out there have wondered). Anyone can feel free to answer all, none, or any of them if they feel up to it. I mainly wanted to open up the topic of prayer considering that Greg it seems is going to be preaching about it for a good while. (Which reminds me--and this is totally off topic--Doc, when are you planning on returning to your study of 1 Corinthians?)
Annyyways... here they are:
- What is a basic definition of prayer?
- How does prayer affect things in the spiritual sense? (What I mean by this is, what happens when someone prays; what kinds of things are set in motion?)
- Is prayer restricted to certain people? If so, who is it restricted to? Do angels pray? (okay okay, that's not one question, but they're related... I think
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- Why is prayer necessary?
- When did prayer first enter the whole scheme of things? What was the first recorded prayer in the Bible?
- Is there a difference between prayer, and just talking to God? If so, what is the difference?
- Finally--and this is a hard one--what exactly WAS Jesus trying to teach with the Lord's prayer?
Okayy there we are. These are just some questions to get everyone talking about prayer, and to see where everyone stands in regards to these questions. Oh, and if you want, it would be cool if everyone gave their favorite verse on prayer.
In His Grip,
Matt
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