Jesus is God yet do he need to pray for himself?

Question

John 17

Jesus Prays for Himself?
1After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
2For YOU granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.
3Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the ONLY TRUE God, and Jesus Christ, whom YOU have SENT.
4I have brought you glory on earth by completing the WORK YOU gave ME to do.
5And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.

Its Obvious Jesus pray to God Almighty isn't it? Do remember Jesus pray with face down on the floor several times. Shouldn't Christians follow his teachings?

Answer 1

These messengers have We exalted some of them above others; among them there are those to whom Allah spoke; and some of them He exalted in degrees of rank. And We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs and strengthened him with the spirit of holiness. And if Allah had so willed, those that came after them would not have fought with one another after clear Signs had come to them; but they did disagree. Of them were some who believed, and of them were some who disbelieved. And if Allah had so willed, they would not have fought with one another; but Allah does what He desires

Answer 2

Here God the Son is in communication with God the Father.

your biblical verse John 17:5 explains that Jesus was with God the Father in the begining [before the world was made]

verse John 17: 4 explains that Jesus was on a mission and that He is about to complete.

verse John 17:3 explains eternal life when you know God the Father and mission of God the Son

John 17:2 explains Authority was given to His Son Jesus over all the people to be saved.

btw: Jesus's mission was to fulfill the Law, i.e shed sinless pure blood for our sins [a sacrificial lamb without blemish]

Yes Christains do worship God and pray with face down on the floor several times.

You need to know more about other religions.

Answer 3

Jesus isn't God, fairly he's God's son. The being in question would desire to be all-powerful (all-useful), omniscient (all-understanding) and omnipresent (with out commencing up or end) with the intention to be God. Jesus is not one of the three. He stated "the father is extra desirable than I"(John 14:28), that "no person is conscious (the day or hour), no longer the angels in heaven, nor the son, yet in basic terms the father" (Mark13:32), and replaced into "the 1st-born of all creation" (Colosians a million:15,sixteen). whilst he's positively the 2d maximum needed creature ever, Jesus isn't God, and in no way tried to assert such an thought( a million Corinthians 8:5,6; a million Corinthians eleven:3; a million Corinthians 15:27, 28)

Answer 4

And Martha said" I know that anything you ask of the Father in heaven, He will do. Jesus was going to die and Jesus was asking the Father to give Him the glory of His Kingdom. And Father God did this because Jesus rose from the dead. I only remember reading of one time with Him praying with face down and certainly not here. Verse 1, He looked toward heaven. That would be up, I think.

Answer 5

Yes, He is the Son of God and I pray to God, our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, His Son. so of course Christ was praying to Heavenlly Father, not to Himself. We should follow His example and worhip God,.

Answer 6

Okay,

1. Jesus is the messiah, the one promised to the jews and then the gentiles.
2. Jahovah is God.
3. Jahovah, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Make one.

You already know all this....

Answer 7

You need to read verse 5 again. Here's another to read John 3:16 and John 14:6

Answer 8

To understand Jesus as God on earth praying to His Father who was God in heaven, we need to realize that the eternal Father and the eternal Son had an eternal relationship before Jesus took upon Himself humanity. Please read John 5:19-27, particularly 5:23 where Jesus teaches that the Father sent the Son (also read John 15:10). Jesus did not become the Son of God when He was born in Bethlehem many years ago. He has always been the Son of God from eternity past, still is, and always will be.

Isaiah 9:6 tells us that the Son was given and the child was born. Jesus was always a part of the Tri-unity relationship along with the Holy Spirit. The Tri-unity always existed, the Father God, the Son God and the Spirit God. Not three Gods, but one God existing as three persons. Jesus taught that He and His Father were one (John 10:30). Jesus meant that He and His Father, and of course the Holy Spirit, were of the same substance, the same essence, God or deity. Three co-equal persons existing as God. These three had and continue to have an eternal relationship.

What happened when Jesus, the eternal Son of God, took upon Himself sinless humanity, He also took on the form of a servant, giving up His heavenly glory (cf. Philippians 2:5-11). As the God-man, He had to learn obedience (Hebrews 5:8) to His Father as He was tempted by Satan, accused falsely by men, rejected by His people, and eventually crucified. His praying to His heavenly Father was to ask for power (John 11:41-42), and wisdom (Mark 1:35; 6:46). His praying showed His dependence upon His Father in His humanity to carry out His Father's plan of redemption (note Christ's high priestly prayer in John 17); and then to ultimately submit to His Father's will in the Garden to go to the cross to pay the penalty for our breaking God's law, which is death (Matthew 26:31-46). Of course, He rose from the grave bodily, winning for us forgiveness and eternal life right now by accepting Him as personal Savior.

There is no problem with the Son as God praying or talking to the Father as God. As mentioned, they had an eternal relationship before Christ took upon Himself humanity. In His humanity, this relationship is depicted in the Gospels so we can see how the Son of God in His humanity carried out His Father's will so redemption could be won for all (John 6:38). Christ’s continual submission to His heavenly Father was empowered and kept focused through His prayer life. Christ’s example of prayer is left for us to follow.

Jesus Christ was no less God on earth when praying to God His Father in Heaven. He was depicting how even in sinless humanity it is necessary to have a vital prayer life to do His Father’s will. Jesus praying to the Father was a demonstration of His relationship, within the Trinity, with the Father, and an example for us, that we must rely on God, through prayer, for the strength and wisdom we need. Since Christ, as the God-man needed to have a vibrant prayer life, so should the follower of Christ today!

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Answer 9

Jesus was no God or son of God, but a messenger of God.

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Answer 10

Jesus is the SON of god, not God himself.

Allegedly.

Answer 11

jesus is the son of god.