Prayer Flashcards
What does Mathew 6:5-6 tell us about using prayer for “virtue” signaling, by praying in public?
6.Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward! 6 But whenever you pray, go into your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
What does Mathew 6:7-8 tell us about, the use of mantras or formulas for prayer (Hail Maries, etc)?
7 When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles because they think that by their many words they will be heard. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
How should we pray according to Mathew?
9 So pray this way:
“Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,
10 may your kingdom come,
may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread,
12 and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.
What does Mathew 6:14-15 say about the effect of unforgiveness?
14 “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
What is the moral of the Parable of the unforgiving slave in Mathew 18: 23 -25
That God shows mercy to the merciful. He expects us to forgive others as he forgave us.
What are the 7 parts of the lord’s prayer
- Acknowledgement: “Our Father, in heaven”
- Worship
- Alignment
- Provision
- Forgiveness
- Direction
- Resolution
How does Paul say we should pray in 1 Thes 5:17?
Pray without ceasing
Acknowledgment
What is Acknowledgement
“Our father, in heaven”
“Our father”
This acknowledges our relationship with God, that He is our father and that we are his son or child.
Whys is it important?
In Math 4:3 Satan said to Jesus “If thou be the Son of God”
This is an area in which Satan attacks us, by trying to make us doubt our relationship with God, and our identity in Christ
So, how can we know that we are really sons of God?
In Math 3:16-17 when Jesus was Baptized God’s spoke from heaven and said “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
in Rom 8:15 Paul says that we have received the spirit of adoption by which we cry “ABBA, Father”
Gal 5:5-7 states: “…that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Whereby you are no longer a servant, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
What privileges are we entitled to as sons of God?
Heb 4:16 “Let us therefore come BOLDLY unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”
“In heaven”
We acknowledge that He has all power, all authority, all dominion, the right of judicial degree because He is in the ruler of Heaven.
Worship
“hallowed be they name”
To acknowledge the holiness of God. The holiness of His name
php 2:9-10 “Wherefore God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow …And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord
Names of God: Jehovah Jireh: our provider Jehovah Shalom: our peace Jehovah Tsidkneu - our righteousness Jehovah Nissi -our Banner Jehovah Rapha - our Healer Jehovah Rohi - our Shepherd Jehovah Shammah - our Companion Jehovah Sabaoth - our Army Jehovah Jesus - all the above
Lex orandi, lex credendi
As we pray, so we believe.
It means that Prayer always reveals the underlying theology.
What was Paul’s primary concern during prayer
Paul’s primary prayer was that the gospel advance throughout the world and that the Thessalonians would be deeply impressed with the “love of God” and the “steadfastness of Christ.” Clearly, Paul’s primary concerns were eternal matters and the kingdom of God.
Is prayer a matter of creative self-expression?
No, prayer is not a matter of creative self-expression.
In John 4, Jesus, speaking to the woman at the well, said that those who worship the Father must do so “in spirit and truth” (v. 23)—which means we worship God according to who he is and the “truth” he has revealed in his Word.
We are not allowed to approach God in any way we see fit. He is holy and exalted, and we know how to come to him only by virtue of his revealed will.
Is prayer a form of therapy?
prayer is not an act of therapy. We should not seek some sort of curative kickback when we pray. Some scholars of psychology of religion suggest that people pray because prayer produces serenity and alleviates anxiety and fear. Prayer certainly does often accomplish these things, but prayer also sometimes disrupts our tranquility. God uses prayer to radically reorient our hearts, which can be disturbing. Prayer can sometimes be “anti-therapy.” This is because prayer is not first and foremost about us, but about the glory of God.
Is prayer a method through which we can manipulate God, or force Him to act?
No, prayer is not an act of manipulation or persuasion.
We are not simply trying to find the right formula or secret code to force God to answer our prayer as we want it to be answered. Nor are we trying to persuade or bargain with God as if he were one of our creations.
Prayer is not persuasion. Prayer is about God’s will being done—not our own. We must come to God and learn to pray “your will be done” just as Jesus did. If God’s will is truly perfect, then why would we want to persuade him to do something that is less than perfect? It is true that Scripture encourages us to bring our deepest concerns, anxieties, and needs before God—the Bible, in fact, is full of illustrations portraying as much—but we must not bring our needs to God thinking that we do so to break down a wall of hostility or complacency. We must bring our needs before God humbly, willing to submit to his perfect plan.
Is prayer like a news report to God?
No, prayer is not a news report to the Creator. God knows everything perfectly. This is what Christians mean by saying we worship God as omniscient—he is all-knowing. We must resist the temptation to use prayer as a way of alerting God to what he otherwise does not or would not know. Not only does God know everything—past, present, and future—he even knows our hearts and minds better than we know ourselves. We pray, confident of God’s full knowledge but needing to remind ourselves of all our concerns in order to confess our sins, to admit our dependence, to lay out our hearts, and to pray for others. We do not pray to give God our daily briefing, but to bring everything that concerns us before the one who made us.
