Sentences with phrase «if prayer changes»
If prayer changes things, what about that couple who's daughter was sick and refused to get medical treatment and prayed for god to heal her and she died?
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If prayer changes things, why did Christ ignore the SCREAMING of the little boys being buggered in his name?
If prayer changes things, why did Christ ignore the SCREAMING of the Jews being gassed?
i imagine you will come up with some lame excuse of how «god» doesn't force people to believe, but if prayer changes things then it changes god's plan and thus no one should be athiest... correct.
If prayer changes things than why are their so many killings and hateful people in the middle east?
If prayer changes things, why doesn't Pope ratzenhitler just pray to be healthy enough to keep popeing.
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If you believe at all that Christ was the son of God and came to save the world, you are a Christian, even if you don't pray a specifically worded and ho ll ow prayer that affirms publicly that you are «born - again» in Jesus» blood — which in itself is sad is tic and doesn't ensure that the person doing the public profession of faith actually believes or will suddenly become so changed that they will lead a better lifIf you believe at all that Christ was the son of God and came to save the world, you are a Christian, even if you don't pray a specifically worded and ho ll ow prayer that affirms publicly that you are «born - again» in Jesus» blood — which in itself is sad is tic and doesn't ensure that the person doing the public profession of faith actually believes or will suddenly become so changed that they will lead a better lifif you don't pray a specifically worded and ho ll ow prayer that affirms publicly that you are «born - again» in Jesus» blood — which in itself is sad is tic and doesn't ensure that the person doing the public profession of faith actually believes or will suddenly become so changed that they will lead a better life.
Prayer changes nothing, why is the world in the shape it is if prayer could easily chanPrayer changes nothing, why is the world in the shape it is if prayer could easily chanprayer could easily change it.
What kind of prayer actually changes things if Muslim prayer does not?
lol... you making up a load of BS that's not even part of our beliefs... when we prayer... we ask that God gives you wisdom and insight... you still have a choice in the matter... so really you got nothing on us... you wan na avoid prayer cause it seems you think it might be real and it might make you go to hell if you don't heed... sorry... that don't change abit
@prayer changes nothing: if prayer works then you should be able to pray everyone to stop telling you praying doesn't work... if not your a troll
«If I felt that prayer existed for the purpose of changing the mind of God, then I would never pray, for how could I presume to interfere with the sovereign and holy councils of Almighty God... Men do not frustrate the plans of God, but rather it is God who frustrates the plans of men.»
If believing in God makes people feel less overwhelmed, great, good for them, but, like prayer, it doesn't change a thing in the real world.
If the prayer group in the experiment suddenly, in controvention of known medical timelines, demonstrated that they were as they were prior to the diesease, surgery, injury etc, and subsequent testing provides no evidence of anything other than a straight up non medical intervention based change in their biology, THEN the results might be remarkable.
And because belief is an evolving, changing, living thing (or should be), you would have to poll the class at the beginning of ever single class to find out if the prayer you are about to offer is objectionable.
I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place on them the additional burden of guilt, shame and magnified suffering that comes from the kind of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance, and fix intractable problems — if only the one praying has enough faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any of a hundred different gotchas that can be called upon to justify the lack of an affirmative answer.
You must have either read my mind, or my post (a few lines down) wherein I responded to «Atheism's» «Prayer changes things» by saying: «Yep, I'm sure those 9 -1-1 terrorists (if you believe they were terrorists, and not government operatives... but that's another post for another blog...) were doing a lot of praying... and, boy, did they change things!»
If you don't then you are reeeally dedicated to... posting... «prayer changes things» in every religion article.
If you can not find another verse, and if you can't change the definition of «ONE», then you need to step into obedience and make sure that you never go to any other mediator, such as Mary, or any saint, or an Angel, in prayeIf you can not find another verse, and if you can't change the definition of «ONE», then you need to step into obedience and make sure that you never go to any other mediator, such as Mary, or any saint, or an Angel, in prayeif you can't change the definition of «ONE», then you need to step into obedience and make sure that you never go to any other mediator, such as Mary, or any saint, or an Angel, in prayer.
If that is the case, then there is a perfectly good reason why the cause is lost, which means there's something you didn't see, which means you should stop praying, or at least change your prayer.
«In our busy, chaotic lives, if we can commit to nine days of consistent prayer, we can add our voice to changing the world.»
What if I told you that your prayers could still change the outcome of dire situations for those you have never met and bring about results you may never hear about?
Even if we can not pray for some of these goals with much affirmation — even if we find ourselves praying for the salvation of liberals before Christ returns, or the redirection of evangelical social concern to its proper sphere of evangelism and world mission, or the disappearance of the electronic church — God will answer our prayers, with corrections if necessary, and will either change our minds or the minds of those for whom we are praying.
If you do not care for others, you are not saved, and their is no excuse or prayer that will ever change that.
If God is beyond the experience of contingency, «how can prayer exert the slightest influence in changing the thoughts, feelings, purposes and volitions of Deity?»
Encouraging people to pray for the referendum, Bishop Kevin added: «Prayer is part of the pastoral strategy, if I can say that, in relation to the defence of life because prayer changes our hPrayer is part of the pastoral strategy, if I can say that, in relation to the defence of life because prayer changes our hprayer changes our hearts.
The thing is, if prayer «changes things», it actually changes EVERYTHING.
nah — they believe that grocary store bread and wine becomes the flesh and blood of a dead Jew from 2,000 years ago because a priest does some hocus - pocus over it in church of a Sunday morning; that a being reads my mind whenever I pray and intervenes to change what would otherwise be the course of history in small ways to «answer my prayers»; and that I will survive my own physical deathand live happily ever after if I follow some rules laid down by goat herders in Bronze Age Palestine.
If God meddles and changes something because of a prayer, there is no free will.
Fred, if your prayer can cause your version of a god to change his mind, then your version of a god is neither omnipotent or omniscient.
If this had been a Muslim prayer, my words would be no different except where we would change «Christian» to «Muslim».
It will then (if your «prayers are answered») interfere to change what would otherwise be the course of history in small ways to suit your whims.
If we want to see positive change in ourselves, our communities and in this world, we must prioritize prayer.
while breifly going thru this artical it was makeing my stomach turn, this is just what the devil wants is for doubt and confusion, christianity is growing stronger than ever, souls are being saved and lives are changing every day, and do nt for one minute think any different, or try tp put christians down, why would we loose faith, god answers our prayers everyday, think what you want and do what you do, but do nt try to put things in other people's opinion or minds, jesus died for our sins, so that we can have better lives and be forgiven for our sins here on earth and move on to a beter place, becouse souls do nt die «read the bible, if you do nt understand it, find a church that can help you learn a better way of life, I pray for everyone out there that does nt know jesus christ as ther savior to accept what he has to offer to you «love forgiveness and ever lasting life «Christians» stay strong and [ass the word of god on and share all your tedtimonies in life» god bless everyone»»
If prayers can be shown to more often result in the desired change than can be expected from random chance, you will have found evidence for a force that you then can call god (or Pink Unicorn).
Justin said he combed through multiple books and commentaries, struggling to discern what, if anything, the Bible said about people like him — people who did no wish or plan to be gay, people who couldn't change their same - sex attraction through prayer or counseling, people who wanted to faithfully follow Jesus no matter what.
The preacher is right everyone should be who they are... but then again the Bible does state that it is an abomination to God... But get this... before God can judge you Jesus has to judge you... the BIble says NO MAN COME TO THE FATHER BUT BY ME... we have no room to judge others or talk about them because no sin is big or small they are all the same... the only big sin is not being saved and believing in God... if we are saved and if we believe we have nothing to worry about... but again we have no room to say who is right and who is wrong because it's not our place all that we can do is pray and prayer can change things...
So if decades of praying by Mr. Big doesn't change anything, then I» m left to the conclusion that either god does not answer prayer (if not for the big guy then for who?)
If prayer really changed anything wouldn't we be in utopia by now?
If you're going to try to take sometime apart make sure that you set it up as a one - time thing: an opportunity for reflection, for growth, for change, for prayer and for clarity.
The justices used the fact that the Continental Congress had prayer to support the contention that today's governmental bodies should also have it, as if nothing had changed in the last 238 years.
What's really telling is that if prayer «changed» you, justlyin», what were you like BEFORE?
So much has changed in the world, so many older beliefs and ideas have been abandoned or if not abandoned then gravely doubted, so much of our modern way of living appears to make prayer unintelligible, that they are puzzled about the whole enterprise.
If you are saying that it does not change things in our world, then prayer is meaningless in the first place.
In other words, if you are claiming that prayer changes things in our world then it easily falls within the realm of scientific investigation.
If «prayer changes things» then all those people in the bible belt must be praying for violent weather.
If prayer makes you feel good, then it changes things for you.
Finally, the foundation is always prayer and we ought to expect conversions, particularly if we change priorities (chapter 12).
Even if there is no God, prayer can indeed change things.
The song (transparently a prayer, even if you didn't know how Cohen introduced it in concert) moves abruptly, psalm - like, from this submission to the divine will to a pleading, complete with desperate deal - making, for that will to change: