Not exact matches
In the book of Philippians, the Apostle Paul writes «Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Actually Jesus you're wrong
about what Atheism said,
prayer changes things by not doing
anything and allowing the natural (disastrous) course of events to transpire.
do not be anxious
about anything, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
6Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and pet.ition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
If Jesus» words aren't true
about prayer, then how can we depend on
anything else Jesus said?
It tells them not to be anxious
about anything, for anxiety is the cause of all evil, but to bring everything to God in
prayer.
I would understand that you might reach a christian with a reminder
about prayer, but if one is an atheist (what seems to be your intended audience) I can't see how this is going to mean
anything without any shared premises.
Having no model at all to meet the upkeep on and no known shape to whip themselves into, they would for the first time be open to looking for really new answers — honest answers — that could range anywhere from «We haven't the foggiest notion, but let's get together next Sunday and see if
anything's occurred to us in the meantime,» to «We're here to be the church, I suppose — whatever that means,» to «How
about for openers we just try to stick with fellowship, breaking bread, and saying
prayers?
Several years back I did a study on that book and discovered that his
prayer contains is more
about himself than
anything else.
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.
You notice that that definition does not say
anything at all
about the sort of
prayer (which for many people exhausts the subject) which is concerned with the coercing of God so that He will give us what we think we need.
To adore God, to praise Him for what He is, to delight in Him: this is the heart of
prayer, and
anything that we may wish to say
about the answering of our personal or corporate desires must come a long way after the adoration which we owe to God.
A woman in a class on
prayer, when asked to remember her first spiritual experience, told the instructor that she could not remember
anything about a time of
prayer, but what was flooding her mind and heart was a school girl's memory.
How anyone can look at this thing as say, «this is an ent.ity that demands our love, worship, and
prayers» or
anything else
about its attributes, is beyond me.
Betty and I figured we really couldn't pray, but at least we could meet and talk
about our beliefs
about prayer, and see if there was
anything we could find of value in praying.
I'm sure there are people out there praying for Obama, and that there have been
prayers and fasts for past candidates as well — Romney's mormonism doesn't necessarily have
anything to do with the fact that a woman is scared
about the direction on the country and doesn't think Obama has it right.
So, if you like to point the finger at others, and send e-mails
about how Mr. Leader is moving into heresy (i.e.,
anything you don't believe), and make phone calls to put your neighbor on the «
prayer chain» (Gasp, Can you believe she got pregnant out of wedlock?!)
«Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
«Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6 ESV - Do not be anxious
about anything, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
To Philippi, the first Christian church in Europe, the Apostle Paul wrote, «Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
You can discuss your personal relationship with God and ask any questions you might have
about things such as Biblical interpretation,
prayer, or
anything pertaining to your walk with Christ.
Do not be anxious
about anything, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by
prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.