What is the point of praying if God is only going to answer prayers that are in accordance with his "plan"? In Matthew 7:7, Jesus says, "Ask and it will be given to you." In Mark 11:24 he says, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Again in Matthew 17:20 he says, "nothing will be impossible for you." Doesn't that mean what it says? Wouldn't an all knowing God know how humans interpret sentences? He didn't say, "Nothing will be impossible for you, unless it is impossible, an unambiguous situation, or it isn't part of my plan." Notice that God never grants unambiguous prayers, like praying for a deserving amputee to grow back a limb or lifting a car lifted 10 feet of the ground by his divine power if a faithful person is trapped underneath. This tells me that God never answers prayers, and when he seems to it's only coincidence. Thoughts?
2007-04-27
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