Which term is correct? Also, how do you pray, do you begin all your prayers praying to God, but end them by saying "in jesus name", or do you pray directly to Jesus? I'm familiar with the our father prayer, but the Word of God also says we should avoid repetitive memorized praying, and pray from our heart in faith.
2006-12-26 04:51:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
GROW UP!
2006-12-26 04:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by Ralph the Sage 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
All of the above! If we have accepted Christ in our hearts, we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16), then we are valid in our statement, "We can do all things through Christ" (Phillipians 4:13). And Matthew 19:26 says WITH God, all things are possible.
I pray differently, sometimes I start my prayer to God, sometimes I start by saying, Lord Jesus... I generally always end with "in Jesus' name..." But I think the important part to remember, is that God sees our hearts, and wants to communiacte with us. If we consider prayer as conversation, just talk to Him, and pray from a pure heart, He hears.
2006-12-26 13:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Karen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have power "With Him, Through Him and In Him".
I start all my prayers with the sign of the cross:
"In the name of the Father, the +Son, and the Holy Spirit" then start with the prayer. I end the same way.
As for prayer, show me where the Bible says to avoid repetitive praying?
Vain repetition is the problem. Thinking that mere repetition is, in itself, prayer is the problem.
An Anglican, Robert Llewellyn, has written the most AMAZING book on praying the rosary, where he addresses the question of fruitful versus vain repetition. The book is A Doorway to Silence: the Contemplative Use of the Rosary.
Repetition can be a means of focus, of achieving some serenity. Since we are creatures of time, we are never exactly the same at any given moment, so we may be "repeating" but we are also to some extent saying a prayer anew with each passing moment . . .
Focus and intention are everything. I mean, you can't even BEGIN understand the Lord's prayer until you have prayed it thousands of times and meditated on it thoughtfully . . .
Part of interiorizing Scripture is repetition.
Jewish people still have a set series of prayers that they say three times a day. If saying repetitive prayers was wrong, why didn't he criticize Jewish people for their practices?
2006-12-26 13:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
All three. We have power in, with and through Christ.
The word of God has different messages for different occasions.
Remember the story of the persistant man knocking at the door until his neighbor helped or the woman who bugged the Judge so much the Judge had to listen to her.
When I pray publically, I use the public prayers spoken by the group I'm praying with.
When I pray privately, I sometimes use prayers made up by others. Or I just talk to God.
Every thought and word can be a prayer if given to God.
just have a good conversation with my best Friend, "God."
2006-12-26 13:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by Mary W 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We believers have power through Christ
we prayer to God like our God we are before you but we end our prayer like through the name of Jesus we do pray because Jesus he is a link between man and God.
2006-12-26 12:57:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Power in Christ, with Christ or through Christ all mean the same thing the power comes from Christ. I pray my prayers to my Father, Father- God, etc...all worded to the majestic and glorious God and Father.....I end my prayers in the name of "your precious son, Jesus Christ" or some other variation with the same meaning. The "Our Father" prayer is a blueprint or pattern we should follow, it is not suppose to be our prayer. Yes, we should pray from our hearts.
2006-12-26 13:10:12 · answer #6 · answered by Angie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Such a great question.
Part one - all three - we have power in Christ, with Him and through HIm - pray as the Spirit leads you.
I begin my prayers often to Almighty God or Dear Jesus, or Dear Father and sometimes to the Holy Spirit.
You want to pray from the heart, and learn to do so by doing it - ask God to help you especially when you pray for others.
I always end in Jesus name because there is power in it - and in doing so it is asking for his will. not ours, and that is alwsys the point of prayer. The great thing about prayer also is that when you have prayed about it you are assured that it is given to his hand and his will will be done - and that gives us the rest that he wants us to have because he promises to take our burdens.
Awesome stuff - God Bless You..
2006-12-26 12:59:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure about the first part, but as for how we pray, praying is simply talking to God. I start out all my prayers by saying the Sign of the Cross, and then end them the say way. I say the Rosary a lot, but before finishing my prayers, I do three things:
-Apologize for my sins for that day.
-Thank God for the good things that happened to me that day.
-Ask God to help me or other people with specific things.
There are many ways to pray. You can pray, of course, wit memorized prayers, but you can pray through your actions and your thoughts. Keeping your thoughts pure and good will help you be closer to God, and by being a good person, you can also be closer to God.
All prayer is is talking to God. "Our Father" is a guideline that Jesus gave us, but feel free to just straightforward talk to God. He will be listening.
2006-12-26 12:58:31 · answer #8 · answered by TheDogStar12 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I pray to God in the name of Jesus and I talk to God like I would speak with a friend
2006-12-26 12:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by Sicily 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Read the New Testament books Acts, Hebrews, and Mattew. You will get a much better answer. Also, research the life of Paul. I f tou have questions then pur up another question
May the peace of the Lord be with you.
John
2006-12-26 13:06:18 · answer #10 · answered by JOHN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe int he "through Him, with Him, in Him" concept. Before I pray, I confess my sins to the Lord...then I begin with "Heavenly Father"...I talk to Him like I would anyone else...then I end with "in Jesus name, Amen."
2006-12-26 12:56:44 · answer #11 · answered by Moxie Crimefighter 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋