Pray The Promises Of God

Thou didst promise to hearken to our supplications, to dry our tears and to give us consolation and relief. Never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, either for the common welfare, or in personal anxieties, was left unaided.

O? Lord, Hear Our Prayer, O? Lord; Hear Our Prayer, When We Call Answer Us,

to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God." This quote is significant in that it

The one thing that we know about God is that he is perfect and does not lie to us. Jesus implores us in Matthew 5:48 to “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (ESV). Numbers also tells us in chapter 23:19 “God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not fulfill it?” Knowing that our God is perfect, his words are also perfect and

those who name the name of Jesus have a clear understanding of God’s command and call to

The new man, he affirms, is completely unlike the old man; he is a creature being transformed into something completely new. In order for people to better comprehend the Christian idea of a new man, the author says they should probably view it in connection with evolution. If we do this, however, he cautioned us that in this analogy the flow of evolution deviates tremendously from what we know it to be. Namely, unlike the “making” of man, the “begetting” of man comes from outside of nature rather than inside, and has nothing to do with sexual reproduction — it is voluntary. To the contrary, the Sons of God are “begotten” by what the author calls a good infection — everyone gets it by his personal contact with Christ. And, although the author spoke of this process as a future occurrence, he informs us here, that the “next step” of the Christian theme, which is a transformation from being creatures of God to being Sons of God, has already appeared. For example, the first instance of this process occurred about 2000 years ago in the form of Jesus

Everything god does should be judge in terms of the reason behind the action rather than the direct visible effect of the action. (756

“So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”

Their Eyes Were Watching God likewise deals with how

Terrific post, Kaela. Grudem does correctly remind us that God is unchanging and His truth is unvarying and eternal. The thought the God changes His mind would negate the Scripture itself that teaches us that God does not change His mind, His will, or His nature. However, He will alter His judgement when we submit to His will and direction; “The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will

"lift up their hearts and voices to God above, who showeth his wonders in the

•“I’ve come from above to rescue those below and call them to higher things, just as the One who sent me to you commanded me.” (Infancy Gospel of Thomas 8:2)

The New Testament highlights resurrection and living a life of faith and purity. Those who commit themselves to God and are in union with the Lord work towards God’s grace and a divine fate. However, for those who live a life of sin and mock God, he turns his back to leave them to lead their lives in sin and ultimately

In the New Testament we find Jesus Christ, the son of God, preaching the word of God to the people. In the gospel of John 12:49-50 Jesus says, “For I have not spoken on my own, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment about that to say and what to speak. And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me.” Jesus conveys to the people that everything he speaks is what God wants to be spoken.

Having been a Christian for many years I thought that I had a fair knowledge of what it meant to pray. I was amazed and humbled by the idea that through Jesus’ restorative act on the cross I am able to come into God’s presence - and not only come but be welcomed and even longed for. I believed that prayer is a powerful tool to petition God , a vehicle to praise Him , and an instrument to increase our intimacy with Him . I understood that people pray in a variety of ways, based on the teaching they have received, their experience, and even their personality. Most commonly, I engaged in prayer as a conversation with God.