This is the final part of a three-part series. to start earlier, you can go to PART ONE or PART TWO. Those of the Abrahamic Faiths have often struggled in their visualization of God. I will not pretend to have expertise of other faiths (including my own). With the Abrahamic Faiths (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) …
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O Lord, you have called me to open my hand, that you might fill it: but I would not open it; I held the world fast, and kept my hand shut, and would not let it go. But you alone can open it for me; not my hand only, but my mouth; not my mouth, …
"Prayer is often thought of as begging God for gifts or confessing to God that which we ourselves have already decided upon to be sin. These concepts of prayer, however valid they may be, tend to seal off its function as a means of insight or inner revelation. ... However, when we evaluate clearly the …
The longer article is HERE The article looks at the use of the term "In My name" or "In Jesus' name" or similar constructions. What does the expression mean? In Evangelical Christian circles, there is a tendency to use the expression as an incantation. That is, we pray whatever we feel like and then tack …