Deliverances from trouble are mercies indeed, when grounded upon the pardon of sin; we should therefore be more earnest in prayer for the removal of our sins than for the removal of afflictions
2007-09-23 02:49:18 · 18 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Still, the sins must be paid for by suffering God's discipline. (Heb 12:4-7) Once they have been paid for then and only then they can be said to have been removed.
David sinned seriously. He had to undergo years of suffering and discipline for his serious lapse of selfishness. Forgiveness was granted which was why God didn't remove him from being king or killed him! Nonetheless, there is no avoiding the punishment.
"Though he will not leave, wholly unpunished" (Num 14:28, Rotherham, NIV) "Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished."
2007-09-23 03:05:47 · answer #1 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While prayers like these are normal and common, it is more Christlike to pray prayers that are not so selfish. It is the more spiritually mature prayer to request guidance on how to handle the manifold problems we encounter in life. Removal of sin is all about recognizing the sin and being truly and honestly sorry for it and making a decision not to do it again. People come to know and accept God's forgiveness by the act of learning to unselfishly forgive others. As for removal of afflictions, there are many different responses and manifold things to consider when prayer leads a person to God for the answer. Much of affliction can be overcome by natural, or human means. Sometimes when praying for healing or the removal of some incurable affliction, there is no miracle to come - and that would be because God has a plan for that person after death. God's time is what we need to have faith in, and we must learn to love others the way Jesus loves us, and to recognize God is a loving Father. Becoming less and less selfishly concerned with ourselves is among the first things sons and daughters of God learn.
2007-09-23 03:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do no longer think of that's a sin to no longer pray, yet as quickly as you initiate praying and transforming into your dating in Christ, you pick to. i relatively sense super undesirable whilst overlook to - even in basically an afternoon's time! praying strengthens your dating with God and that's what that's all approximately. that's no longer approximately faith; that's some dating. prayer, be conscious, church and fellowship help to construct the dating that grows you. stable question!
2016-10-09 16:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by ocain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both - i pray for forgiveness for the offenses i committed. i ask God to be my eye so I will not go astray, be my mouth so I can speak with grace, be my mind so I can stay calm in his bosom. I also pray for deliverance if not help in times of trouble not only for myself but others as well.
2007-09-23 02:56:23 · answer #4 · answered by sandra y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Removal of afflictions.
2007-09-23 04:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin is the cause of all afflictions.
Until people realize this afflictions will not cease.
2007-09-23 02:54:53 · answer #6 · answered by Andy Roberts 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I pray for more of Jesus in my life. I know my sins are washed away already.
2007-09-23 02:53:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amen
2007-09-23 02:55:38 · answer #8 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those who worship God for the hope of gaining , they're not real worshippers ,they're merchants. Those who worship God out of fear ( of punishment ) , they're slaves. And those who worship God to be grateful towards their creator , they are the free people , and their worship is a real one.
2007-09-23 14:36:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. I pray for the Lord to get closer to him, and to have peace.
2007-09-23 02:56:41 · answer #10 · answered by Green Phantom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋