What is Prayer?

What is Prayer?

Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins and thankful acknowledgment of His mercies. (1 John 5:14; 1 John 1:9; Philippians 4:6; Psalm 10:17; 145:19; John 14:13-14)

To whom should we pray?

We should pray to the true God only, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not to idols, saints, or anything God has created (Psalm 65:2; 1 John...

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How Can I Pray?

Echo Prayer App

Since the beginning of the year, I haven't been able to spend the time I would like working on posts for BibleQuestions.info. I have had shorter amounts of time to work on the blog, so I decided to review prayer apps. I have been using the app Echo Prayer, and I created some public prayer and devotion feeds. Some of the feeds are Breath Prayers, which are...

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What is the Jesus Seminar’s Version of the Lord’s Prayer?

My last post, How was the Biblical Canon Found?, described the different ways the canon could be formed. I now want to show the tragic results when people decide what books are the word of God.

The Jesus Seminar is an organization trying to find the "Historical Jesus", or the life and teachings of Jesus, using both Christian and non-Christian resources. These resources can include ancient historians, ancient manuscripts, legends and...

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How do I Rejoice, Pray and Give Thanks at All Times?

Rejoice always, pray
without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus for you. (1
Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV)

These verses aren't
easy to follow. It's easy to think "The
apostle Paul didn't know what I would be going through when he wrote
that!"
No, he didn't, but God knew what you'd be going through...

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