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On earth as it is in heaven
Why Do Christians Pray, “For Thine Is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, For Ever”?
Even though the traditional ending of the Lord’s Prayer is not found in the earliest New Testament manuscripts, the doxology is nonetheless a perfectly biblical and correct thing to pray. Why?
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Why Do Christians Pray, “As We Forgive Our Debtors”?
Jesus’ prayer demands that we examine ourselves. Do we want the best for those who have wronged us? If we do not, we must give up any hope that God has forgiven us. Why do Christians pray, “As we forgive our debtors”?
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Why Do Christians Pray, “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”?
The ancient Israelites cried out to God for help in the Sinai wilderness, and God gave them manna: bread rained down from heaven each morning. What do we express when we pray for our daily bread?
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Why Do Christians Pray, “Thy Will Be Done, on Earth as It Is in Heaven”?
At a time when liberties are being pressed and questioned, we should remember that there are in fact two distinct ideas of freedom.
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Why Do Christians Pray, “And Lead Us Not into Temptation, But Deliver Us from Evil”?
“Has God really commanded that?” We are constantly and fiercely tempted to break God’s commands in the same way that Adam and Eve were. We are like bunnies in the jaws of the lion, in desperate need of God’s deliverance.
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Why Do Christians Pray, “Forgive Us Our Debts”?
The sinful woman in Luke 7:37-50 crumpled herself before the Lord, against whom she had ultimately rebelled. We see her love for Jesus welling up from her deepest soul. Why do Christians pray, “Forgive us our debts?”
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