Christians are told to pray for their enemies, for those who persecute them, for those who slander them (for instance, Matthew 5:44 and Romans 12:14). There are examples, most notably Jesus on the cross (Lk 23:34) and Stephen (Acts 7:60). This is connected with forgiving but isn't identical to it I don't think. But this is all pretty general and maybe doesn't seem so clear in actual detailed circumstances. At least there are many times it's not clear to me.
By "guideline" I mean something like this: "Based on the New Testament, Christians should not pray to God asking Him to send to hell those who have harmed or insulted or persecuted them." That is, a guideline is a general statement of something that is or is not a good words to pray, based on the New Testament. And one ought to connect it to specific verses or examples from the New Testament.
Sample prayers of this kind would be cool. For all I know there is a web site or book filled with prayers of this kind.
2007-09-19
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