Why were repetitive Christian prayers invented?

Question

Does anyone know or is it an Evil Tradition?

Wrong! They were invented in a time when there was no written Bible and inorder to help the faithful to know and remeber the gospel message Creeds were invented-since you didn't have a bible or probably never saw one you had a short form in a creed or memorized prayer.

Ithought that people were too busy being reationary against catholics to even look at the roots of their faith-I am gravely dissappointed that noone got it right.

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Answer 1

anything repeated sticks better in your head, example in music, you will remember the chorus of a song long before you know the rest of the lyrics.

Answer 2

Some of the answers here are from some very disturbed individuals who probably have no faith whatsoever in anything or anyone except themselves. Some I feel just wanted to sound 'smart' I guess. Anyway The Pharisees ( those who followed the Mosaic Law-you know, Moses?). Their 'Tradition' started before Christ was even born so to say repetitve Christian prayers were invented is a mis-statement. Matthew 6:7,8 (New Testament of the Holy Bible when Christ WAS here on Earth say it best. "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard beacuse of their many words. Do not be like them, for your father in Heaven knows what you have need of before you pray." And then the Model prayer begins ( the one we mistakenly call The Lord's Prayer) "Our Father which art in Heaven.......".Go to BibleGateway.com and read this and other scriptures related to this question if you do not have a Bible. This is a good place to study the Word of God if you are so inclined to do so. Hope this helps to answer your very good question.

Answer 3

The Bible says that the Heart of the individual is the determining factor in prayer (Ps. 119:145; Lam. 3:41) Those who observe God's commandments and do "the things that are pleasing in his eyes" have the assurance that his "ears" are also open to them. (1 John 3:22; Ps. 10:17; Prov. 15:8; 1 Peter 3:12)

Conversely, those who disregard God's Word and law, shedding blood, and practicing other wickedness, do not receive a favorable hearing with God; their prayers are "detestable" to him. (Prov. 15:29; 28:9; Isa. 1:15; Mic. 3:4) The very prayer's of such ones can "become a sin." (Ps. 109:3-7) King Saul, by his presumptuous, rebellious course, lost God's favor and, "although Saul would inquire of God, God never answered him, either by dreams or by the Urim or by the Prophets." (1 Sam. 28:6) Though people like these draw near God with their mouths, their hearts are far removed from God and his Word of Truth (Matthew 15:3-9 compare Isaiah 58:1-9).

The individual who prays must "soften the face of God" by admitting their sins, their bad actions and asking for forgivness (1 Sam. 13:12; Dan. 9:13) first by "softening his own heart" in sincere repentance, humility and contrition (2 Chron. 34:26-28; Ps. 51:16, 17; 119:58). Then God may let himself be entreated, grant forgiveness and a favorable hearing (2 Kings 13:4; 2 Chron. 7:13, 14; 33:10-13; James 4:8-10) no longer "will a cloud like mass block God from hearing your prayers." (Lamentations 3:44).

So as we see above, repetitive prayers are IGNORED by God as it says in Lamentations 3:44. It is ONLY BY MEETING ALL THE REQUIRMENTS MET ABOVE THAT GOD WILL REMOVE THE MASS LIKE OBJECT AND HEAR YOUR RIGHTEOUS PRAYERS.

Dear God, don't listen to Jazzy, those people don't know anything. Take your information ONLY FROM THE BIBLE, PLEASE! Not some twisted chicklet.

Answer 4

Many people, including priests, finds it difficult to make original prayer. Memorized prayer is the quicky answer. In addition repeatitious prayer has reinforcing power that sometimes make people believing what they were repeatedly saying.

This practice is also greatly influenced by biblical stories where Jesus was said to teached the disciple to pray with the "Our Father who Art in Heaven" model. The implication being, that it is a good thing to pray repeatedly.

There is also the possibility that people gave human attributes like failing to listen to those prayers, so repeatitive prayers is the shotgun equivalent of communication. That quantitatively, the odds of God intercepting the prayer increased as the number of repeated prayers increase. I say this because in Shinto, the people pray by clapping their hand first, to get the attention of God, then clapping their hand at the prayers conclusion to signify to God the end of the conversation.

Answer 5

there is not such thing as repetitive Christian prayers. i think your getting mixed up with Catholics. They repeat "Hail Mary, Mother of God" like a thousand times!!!! But in Christianity, we don't have a written out prayer, we just say what we feel inside. The only written out prayer that i know we use it the one before eating. "bless this food...".
And no, repetitive prayers are not evil. even though in the bible it doesnt say you can't do it, catholics made it up. you know, the rosary, the priest. all that is not written in the Bible. they just wanna do cool stuff to make themselves more eye catching.

Answer 6

It is based on early religion. I really am too tired to give a full explanation, so I simply suggest doing a google search about ancient religions. I am confident that if you do this and read about early religions you will find that repetition of a prayer has been around a lot longer than Christianity.

Answer 7

2 thessalonians 3:6
"Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the TRADITION which they received from us."
2 thessalonians 2:15 "Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the TRADITIONS that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours."
1 corinthians 11:2 "Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you."
look also at 2 timothy 2:2, romans 10:17, 1 Peter 1:24-25

Answer 8

The rosary isn't ineffective repetitious in any respect. The rosary is the main effective Catholic devotion. My mom taught me approximately it. in the beginning up i assumed it became into ineffective repetitious and ineffective yet then i found out it is not. it is useful and significant. on each occasion i'm on my lunch breaks, i in many circumstances mediate on the rosary and now and back i positioned on a rosary around my neck. And no, i'm no longer ashamed of my ideals. in certainty one time on Father's day, i've got been given my dad a pair of rosary beads. Hoping it would help him come back to the religion. yet no longer something yet. I pray for his conversion.

Answer 9

Actually they help you to focus on things and to meditate on God. The rosary for example. We meditate on the mysteries and verbally say the prayers and finger the beads. This keeps one more focused on the prayer and holy meditation.

Peace Be With You,
Debra

Answer 10

the practice was basicly taken from other religions to try and draw those people into the early christian church. it is now a part of tradition for meditation and prayer.