"Prayer Warriors"
I mean absolutely no offense to that woman who had the prayer request. It was a horrible scenario she described.
However, her use of this term seemed appalling to me. I don't know, seemed a little contradictory. Thoughts anyone?
2007-07-23 08:36:58 · 38 answers · asked by Spencer Y 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry, here's the link:
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2007-07-23 08:40:42 · update #1
It's an Evangelical thing, and I've always found it unsettling.
2007-07-23 08:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by parcequilfaut 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No. Unless you're trying to read something out of it that is not there. A 'prayer warrior' are several people who are saved (believe in Christ Jesus) and know in their hearts that prayers can be answered. They diligently call other saints (prayer warriors) to pray. All of those kneel down, find a quiet place and pray HARD from the heart! The word 'warrior' means you're serious about this prayer being answered not just a 'ok, I'll pray' and then you don't. I depend on my 'prayer warriors'! God bless!
2007-07-23 08:45:45 · answer #2 · answered by curiousgeorgette 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The prayer warriors phrase wasn't as revolting to me as the fact that she had nothing to say about these people that died besides the fact that they didn't live a spiritual life and suggested that they would be in hell now. This question was disguised with the nicety of prayer but all it did was to promote bigotry. I answered the question and attempted to rip her a new one. Read it quickly before it gets deleted, I fear it will be shortly.
2007-07-23 11:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great point, I get the same feeling from the phrase. Still the bible says to "fight the good fight", which implies their is a confrontation we must all take part in. The word "warrior" is as good as any other.
2007-07-23 08:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not if you consider it in the spiritual sense.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities..."
New Testament Christianity's battle is in the spiritual. The physical is just a manifestation of it. If we fight in the physical, we're just fighting the symptoms, not the cause.
It's when spiritual terms get used, or misused rather, in a physical sense that Christians go off track.
2007-07-23 08:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? A warrior is just someone who fights hard for something. Like someone fighting cancer or the like - you've never heard them called warriors?
Or is it because people who pray are supposed to be so peaceful & nice? THAT is a fallacy.
2007-07-23 08:41:24 · answer #6 · answered by lyobov 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is saying they are are warriors of prayer.... I guess I never saw it be offensive.....The official "Prayer Warriors" are very beneficial to society.
2007-07-23 09:04:22 · answer #7 · answered by cdani425 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I do not think so. I have a wife who is a "prayer warrior". She prays until she knows God is going to do it.
2007-07-23 08:41:27 · answer #8 · answered by A Voice 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My heart goes out to that family...
In many things christians need to change their lingo... The most offensive term I hear is "crusade" in reference to large preaching meeting thingies. That term brings to mind "force conversions under threat of torture or death" to many people...
I know what she meant however, so I'm not offended.
2007-07-23 08:42:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. this is a common phrase among some Christian churches. It in no way implies violence or refers to violent people. These are people who are just extremely vigorous in their prayer efforts.
2007-07-23 08:44:51 · answer #10 · answered by jim h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's another term you might look up: Paradox. Seems unreasonable yet is non-contradictory. There are many bible examples: "He who seeks his life will lose it. But he who loses his life for My sake will find it."
2007-07-23 08:42:35 · answer #11 · answered by wassupmang 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋