The sinner's prayer refers to a prayer that a person recites where he trusts in Jesus and accepts Him as his personal savior. The prayer typically involves confessing one's sins, committing to repent of one's sins, and asking Jesus to "come into my heart." The wording...
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Prayer
What is the serenity prayer?
The serenity prayer was written by the Christian theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971). It is a very popular prayer that asks God for peace and serenity in our lives. There are different versions of it depending on the needs. But, they are all based on the...
What is the Lord’s Prayer?
The Lord's prayer is the name of the prayer that occurs in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4. The Matthew version is longer and also copied in the Didache 8:2. The Didache was written around 65 - 80 A.D. Though it is not Scripture it is a very early Christian document...
Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?
People ask me why God doesn't answer their prayers. They believe in God and Jesus as the Messiah. They put their faith and hope and trust in him. Then, there might be a particular need, or problem, or health issue and they pray and ask God for his intervention and...
Does Jesus’ teaching not to pray with many words contradict Paul’s command to pray without ceasing?
There is no contradiction between Jesus' and Paul's instructions regarding our practice of prayer. It is only by misunderstanding one or both of their statements that one might perceive an apparent conflict. Jesus said: "And when you are praying, do not use...
Why should we pray?
Why should we pray? We should pray because God tells us to pray and because we are told such prayers matter to God and prayer glorifies God. We should pray so that we can participate in a spiritual battle, be humbled, and finally. We should pray because it changes us....
What does it mean to pray “In Jesus’ name”
To pray in Jesus' name means to offer prayer to God the Father through the ministry and work of Jesus. It implies that the person who is praying in Jesus' name has received Christ as Savior (John 1:12) and has been justified by faith (Romans 3:28; 5:1). This means...
What if Jesus isn’t real? I always feel when I’m praying that I’m talking to myself.
This is a common occurrence among Christians. Oftentimes because of our sin, we don't feel the strong presence of the Lord that we may have had in the past. But on the other hand, it could be that God is purposely being distant from us in order to refine our faith....
Does God hear your prayers while you are in sin?
God, who knows all things, hears the prayers of everyone. If he didn't, he would not be all-knowing (1 John 3:20). The question is really whether or not God will answer a person's prayers while he is abiding in sin. For the most part, the answer is no. Sin is...
Can we change God’s mind with prayer?
This is a difficult question to answer. How do we reconcile the idea that our prayers influence God as James 5:16 implies, yet God knows all things as 1 John 3:20 says? James 5:16, "Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you...