Let's see what the Bible says:
John 9:31 "We know that God does not hear sinners;
Psalm 66:18 If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear;
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
God shuts up the heavens so prayers don't get through:
Deuteronomy 28:23 "The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron.
Whom does God hear?
2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Therefore I say unto you all on yahoo answers.. God ONLY HEARS CHRISTIANS.. Jesus said He's the ONLY WAY to God
2007-12-30 06:22:36 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If God only heard Christians, no one could ever become a Christian, because we all start out as sinners, separated from God. He certainly hears the prayers of the repentant sinners (which is all of us, me as well as you as well as everyone) who come to him, some for the first time.
If God never heard any but Christian prayers, where would Moses, Abraham, Isaiah and others have ended up? They knew about the Messiah and recognised Him for what He was, but they were Jewish!
Rejoice in your salvation, but don't forget where you came from.
2007-12-30 06:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
God hears all prayers from all religions equally.
Christianity, much like every organised religions is little more than a collection of people who have satisfied themselves with a single collective answer that they can agree on.
I'm agnostic and I don't feel the need to pray. If there is a God, he already knows everything I would pray about, so I figure I should just work on improving myself and helping others. The rest should take care of itself.
I think God prays that the rest of us will just take a hint and live the damn life he gave to us.
That is, if there really is a God, of course.
Only the fearful seem to be able to say for sure...
2007-12-30 06:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by Cosmodot 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As your texts show, God hears only people with a right heart. That does not mean it is only Christians as you claim. For example, he certainly heard the prayers of his people in Old Testament times, and they certainly were not Christians. And he hears the requests of others who are not Christians, for example, you will find several examples in the NT where Jesus pays attention to people who are not yet his believers, but they have an honest heart and he knows they are truly seeking him.
2007-12-30 06:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by William D 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Lord cannot hear a sinners prayer unless it is a prayer of repentence. All believers prayers are heard and answered in his time not ours because he knows best. But he does say that if 2 or more come to him inhis name a work shall be done.
2007-12-30 06:28:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God knows what is in every man's heart. He hears the prayers of those that believe in Him.
2007-12-30 08:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by trace 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He hears prayers that are according to his will. The content matters too.
If a "sinner" prays for help to understand the Bible, God WILL answer that prayer.
2007-12-30 06:26:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
He also said "Ask, and ye shall receive. Knock and it shall be opened unto you".
He said this over and over with no qualifiers. So God loves his Christian children more than his non-Christian children?
What denomination do you belong to anyway? I doubt that your own denomination agrees with you.
You should study something in the Bible: HUMILITY
2008-01-02 20:48:28 · answer #7 · answered by Ender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God heres all prayers no matter who sends them, but answers only those in need of answers. He will forgive sinners if they truly ask for forgiveness, but will not answer in the way that they wish it if they do not feel sorry.
2007-12-30 06:27:07 · answer #8 · answered by Wiccan_and_proud 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
YOUR FORGOT TO ADD THIS SCRIPTURE.
1 Chronicles 5:20
They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
Did you get that last part?
HE ANSWERED THEIR PRAYERS, BECAUSE THEY TRUSTED IN HIM.
THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TO TRULY TRUST IN THE LORD.
Stop being a sinner and GOD WILL hear you. Your heart has to be in the right place.
2007-12-30 06:36:36 · answer #9 · answered by †Evonne† 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there ar just too many religions, and in each religion, are different ways to represent God and the way to get to him.
I don't belive in God, I'm an atheist, but if there's the belive that God is everywhere, how come you can only talk to him in a church, with a priest? if he is really everyehere he could hear your prayer, anywhere, anytime... no matter what.
You don't need a religion, you just need your faith, you don't need a church, a priest, or even a bible (or any other sacred book), to tell you how to talk to him
2007-12-30 06:30:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋