Comments on: Christian Prayer 101

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:54:20 +0000

Ruthie’s reaction is pretty much what I expected. Some of the implications are hashed out in the next two articles. For me, this has gradually but dramatically changed the way that I think about prayer. I used to think that I need to pray very sincerely or really, really hard to make my prayers acceptable to God so he would hear and answer. But that just isn’t the case; that’s antithetical to the gospel. We pray in the name of Jesus, which means we approach God on the basis of his goodness and merit, not our own. I’m not sure how many Christians actually understand that.

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:14:35 +0000

I want to admit that I barely understand that last paragraph. I understand what it essentially says but I can’t imagine the implications.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:48:05 +0000

Nice article. It really does come down to the fact that we are born with sinful natures. We don’t have a sinful nature because we sin, but we sin because we have a sinful nature. And so, the only way holily to worship God, praise God, exalt God, and pray to God, is by the Holy Spirit sent to us. Maybe at the beginning of our prayers we ought to ask for the Holy Spirit to lead our prayers.