Can we pray amiss?

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CS1

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Scripture tells us we can in James 4: 3: All of you ask, and receive not, because all of you ask amiss, that all of you may consume it upon your lusts.

We are given many instructions about what God wants to talk with us about in scripture. The Lord’s prayer says to address it to God our Father. It stresses that all must be wthin God’s will, or our talk must be scripture based. God reacts to all that is righteous in a loving way, but in all that is sin with blazing anger.

We are to ask for our daily bread, knowing God is spirit and God’s bread is spiritual bread as well as what feeds our body. Next we ask for forgiveness of our sin as we forgive others. If we have a grudge we insist on holding onto, God can’t forgive us as we don’t forgive.

We have asked God for his kingdom to rule on this earth rather than the world’s kingdom. The world is operated by demons, Christ rules His kingdom We ask that the world not lead us to evil now, but God lead us away from temptation.

Then we give all our praise and love to God.

God cannot live with the evil that is sin, for God hates evil. When the world leads our prayers, God does not hear those prayers with love.

This is praying as God instructs, and not praying amiss.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.


Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.


And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.


For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

prior to Jesus telling us this prayer HE provided a list of things that hinder your prayers.
 
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God doesn't have to listen to anyone, he is God. People forget about this, but there are many times in the Bible when society became so wicked like as today and God tells the prophets and good men of the Bible not to pray for their good and says he will no longer listen to this peoples' prayers.
 

CS1

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God doesn't have to listen to anyone, he is God. People forget about this, but there are many times in the Bible when society became so wicked like as today and God tells the prophets and good men of the Bible not to pray for their good and says he will no longer listen to this peoples' prayers.


For I cried to him for help with praises ready on my tongue. He would not have listened if I had not confessed my sins. But he listened! He heard my prayer! He paid attention to it! Blessed be God, who didn’t turn away when I was praying and didn’t refuse me his kindness and love.

Psalm 66:17-20 (The Living Bible)
 
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For I cried to him for help with praises ready on my tongue. He would not have listened if I had not confessed my sins. But he listened! He heard my prayer! He paid attention to it! Blessed be God, who didn’t turn away when I was praying and didn’t refuse me his kindness and love.

Psalm 66:17-20 (The Living Bible)
Jeremiah 14:11-12
11 Then said the Lord unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.

12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
 

studentoftheword

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if it is no longer valid, then, it is ignored
No ---not to me ---You don't ignore Scripture -----you ask the Holy Spirit for revelation ---wisdom and understanding of the Scripture ------you pay attention to all scripture -----as it is God's word and is the truth ----to ignore it is to not believe it -----

I mean you don't offer sacrifices to God do you? then you ignore those things that are past[/QUOTE}

I am not Jewish so I never did have to offer sacrifices ------but I understand why the Jews had to offer sacrifices to cover their sin ---- and all Jews who don't believe that Jesus came as their Messiah should still be offering sacrifices to God to cover their sin today ---but they stopped that ----so they are away from God altogether now just like all unbelievers -----so do you ignore that scripture not --it is important to pay attention to that Scripture and ask for guidance in understanding it ------

Jesus gave us an example of how we should pray
jesus did give the Lords Prayer as an example of how the Disciples could pray -------He never ever said ---keep praying this prayer I give you -----

You seem to be ignoring God's word that says -----

Matthew 6:7
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And when you pray, do not heap up phrases (multiply words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their much speaking.

I say ------The Lord's prayer is a repetitive prayer -----a lot of Churches say it very often ------and here is the thing ----when you repeat it over and over you loose the true meaning of what it really means -----God is not about the words ---He looks at your heart and your motive in prayer today -------



praying to God for healing is fruitless because it's already done? LOL!


I say -------You can LOL and LOL all you want to which shows you don't believe what Jesus did on the Cross and your ignorance as to what the scripture really says ------better read verse 5 below -----all who receive Jesus are healed---the healing is Spiritual and physical ------

So read and LOL all you want to -------read and weep -----you apparently don't believe Scripture ----

Matthew 8:17 ----
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So Jesus made clear the full meaning of what Isaiah the prophet said: “He took away our diseases and carried away our sicknesses.”
CEB
This happened so that what Isaiah the prophet said would be fulfilled: He is the one who took our illnesses and carried away our diseases.

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He did these things to ·bring about [fulfill] what Isaiah the prophet had said: “He took our ·suffering [sicknesses; weaknesses] and ·carried [bore; removed] our diseases [Is. 53:4].”


Isaiah 53-------this is about Jesus and what He did for us -----
Amplified Bible
The Suffering Servant

3
He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
4
But [in fact] He has borne our griefs,
And He has carried our sorrows and pains;
Yet we [ignorantly] assumed that He was stricken,
Struck down by God and degraded and humiliated [by Him
].
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But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing];
The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him,And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed
so we never have to ask God to forgive us
Well--- forgive you for what ???????-----Sin ----if your an unbeliever the only way for God to forgive your sin is to receive Jesus -----If you do not receive Jesus then you are a Sinner and God cannot answer your plea for forgiveness as your sin and iniquity keeps God's Face away from you ----according to scripture --

IF your a Believer --your sins are forgiven ---past --present and future sins are forgiven ------we still will sin but God does not charge them to us anymore ---------


Isaiah 43:25 AMP
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“I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,
And I will not remember your sins.
Read full chapter


Hebrews 8:12 AMP
“For I will be merciful and gracious toward their wickedness,And I will remember their sins no more.The Scripture is clear that sin and iniquity block God from answering unbelievers prayers ----he hears their prayers but His Face is turned from them as God is holy and cannot entertain sin ----

also see Isaiah 59:2

John 9:31-----Berean Study BibleWe know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.


 

studentoftheword

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This is what this says about the Lords Prayer for today -------

https://faithgracejesus.com/2018-09/jesus-on-the-cross-lords-prayer.html
Jesus on the cross makes the difference. The devil rejoices over every “Lord’s Prayer” prayed
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When reading the Bible, it is always important to note who is speaking, to whom, when, and in what context. Take the “Lord’s Prayer” as an example.

When did Jesus give the “Lord’s Prayer”? It was before His crucifixion; that is, before He, with His sacrificial death, had reconciled us to God irrevocably and forever, regardless of what we do (“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9; NIV)

The “Lord’s Prayer” is the guidance on how to pray under the law, in the Old Covenant.

Every time you pray the “Lord’s Prayer,” the devil is happy. Why? Well, you are reversing what Jesus has already acquired for you on the cross because you are again praying for the conditions of the Old Covenant. I don’t want to know how Jesus, who was tortured and slaughtered as our sacrificial lamb, feels about that.

The devil “comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (Jesus in John 10:10; NIV)

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Scripture tells us we can in James 4: 3: All of you ask, and receive not, because all of you ask amiss, that all of you may consume it upon your lusts.

We are given many instructions about what God wants to talk with us about in scripture. The Lord’s prayer says to address it to God our Father. It stresses that all must be wthin God’s will, or our talk must be scripture based. God reacts to all that is righteous in a loving way, but in all that is sin with blazing anger.

We are to ask for our daily bread, knowing God is spirit and God’s bread is spiritual bread as well as what feeds our body. Next we ask for forgiveness of our sin as we forgive others. If we have a grudge we insist on holding onto, God can’t forgive us as we don’t forgive.

We have asked God for his kingdom to rule on this earth rather than the world’s kingdom. The world is operated by demons, Christ rules His kingdom We ask that the world not lead us to evil now, but God lead us away from temptation.

Then we give all our praise and love to God.

God cannot live with the evil that is sin, for God hates evil. When the world leads our prayers, God does not hear those prayers with love.

This is praying as God instructs, and not praying amiss.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.


Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.


And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.


For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
I make it a point to say the Lord's Prayer each day.
 
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Omegatime

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@studentoftheword

Here is the real Question ------Is the Lord's Prayer for today for the Born Again Person ?????-----

No, these scriptures are for the jews during the tribulation.

And lead us not into temptation: Not exactly what it says, for a definite article is missing before the word temptation. What the scripture says is ---- And lead us not into "the" temptation. When a definite article is placed before the word temptation it changes the meaning to a trial or testing aka tribulation. Many bible versions try to capture this by saying trial or testing instead of temptation

And keep us from evil or evil one, in this case both can be correct.

So, my conclusion is this: And keep us from the tribulation, and from the antichrist.
 
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This is what this says about the Lords Prayer for today -------

https://faithgracejesus.com/2018-09/jesus-on-the-cross-lords-prayer.html
Jesus on the cross makes the difference. The devil rejoices over every “Lord’s Prayer” prayed
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When reading the Bible, it is always important to note who is speaking, to whom, when, and in what context. Take the “Lord’s Prayer” as an example.

When did Jesus give the “Lord’s Prayer”? It was before His crucifixion; that is, before He, with His sacrificial death, had reconciled us to God irrevocably and forever, regardless of what we do (“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9; NIV)

The “Lord’s Prayer” is the guidance on how to pray under the law, in the Old Covenant.

Every time you pray the “Lord’s Prayer,” the devil is happy. Why? Well, you are reversing what Jesus has already acquired for you on the cross because you are again praying for the conditions of the Old Covenant. I don’t want to know how Jesus, who was tortured and slaughtered as our sacrificial lamb, feels about that.

The devil “comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (Jesus in John 10:10; NIV)

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That doesn't make any sense considering a large part about the coming of God's kingdom is Jesus coming to kill Satan. Let him remember from time to time his days are numbered and his side has lost before the battle even began, he's going to die, praise Jesus!
 

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Forgiveness is no longer contingent upon forgiving others. It’s good practice, because unforgiveness will eat a person up inside. But we are to forgive as instructed in the epistles.
I fully disagree with this statement. God is the same............ALWAYS! And so are His Commandments,,,,,,

Even under Grace, we are fully required to exhibit that grace to others; even our enemies. Our refusing to forgive places a "dark spot" in our hearts..............

God extends grace, and so should we...........Jesus did not LIE!

i'll follow what Jesus said if it's all the same to you.......
 

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God extends grace, and so should we...........Jesus did not LIE!

i'll follow what Jesus said if it's all the same to you.......
It doesn’t matter to me what you do…it's your walk.
But if you are going to follow what Jesus stated you may want to consider the scripture that I put in my original post.

Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Those words on forgiveness that Paul wrote .... are from Jesus… They may not be in red, but they are just as much Jesus's words as if He were right here. The aforementioned scripture... and the gospels were all, as Galatians 1:12 states → by revelation of/from Jesus Christ.

Gal 1:11
But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
 

Blik

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It appears in a James 4:1-3 they were asking for things with the wrong intentions and asking for the wrong things. They probably weren’t just asking for food, clothing, and shelter because everyone needs those things.

I would guess they were coveting each other’s property and spouses and willing to quarrel, fight, and murder each other over them. They seem to have eventually turned to prayer asking God to take out their opposition in order to acquire their property/resources.
When I went to scripture to find out what God considers lusts, I found a very different picture than this post. Our Father wants us to live as if the kingdom of heaven were here on this earth, to only live in the world kingdom as strangers. Here is what I found about the lusts of this world:

James 1:4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

We would not make ourselves an enemy of God when we want God to do something for us.

Marl 4 15:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

God would not help us achieve what he finds harms us.

Our prayers must work at being in harmony with the Lord.
 
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When I went to scripture to find out what God considers lusts, I found a very different picture than this post. Our Father wants us to live as if the kingdom of heaven were here on this earth, to only live in the world kingdom as strangers. Here is what I found about the lusts of this world:

James 1:4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

We would not make ourselves an enemy of God when we want God to do something for us.

Marl 4 15:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

God would not help us achieve what he finds harms us.

Our prayers must work at being in harmony with the Lord.
What I said in my post was scriptural. I'm not why you think you found something different from scripture, but okay good luck.
 

Blik

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What I said in my post was scriptural. I'm not why you think you found something different from scripture, but okay good luck.
I'm sorry, as I read this my post does come out a bit arrogant. I got so caught up in what it seemed to me at the time was adding to your post and I was responding to the "they were coveting each other’s property and spouses". It made me wonder just what biblical lusts were. Strong's bible dictionary helped me in my search.

If please, you would forgive my arrogance, what do you think of what Strong's has to say about what God considers lust?
 

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I believe that was a malefactor not a thief ....just say'n

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Forgiveness is no longer contingent upon forgiving others. It’s good practice, because unforgiveness will eat a person up inside. But we are to forgive as instructed in the epistles.


Eph 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Wait a minute: you say forgiveness is no longer required, then you post 2 scriptures from the NT that say it still is. Explain please ...
 
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what do you think of what Strong's has to say about what God considers lust?
From what I can tell, the word lust used in James 4:3 is used 5 times in the New Testament: Luke 8:14, Titus 3:3, James 4:1, James 4:3, and 2 Peter 2:13.

Lusts seems to be able physical pleasures just reading through those verses. I know there are more verses we can probably infer something about lusts. There’s G1939 and G2237 in the Strong’s and they’re similar. There’s a lot of verses they are used in and they seem to be about physical pleasure sometimes and other times about desiring something (often something forbidden.)
 

studentoftheword

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Please don't use the corrupt NIV. I automatically ignore any text from this Luciferian version.

The same man owns both the publisher that puts out the NIV and the publisher that puts out LaVey's Satanic Bible.

See the book "Serious Omissions in the NIV Bible" by Keith Piper for more info:
https://www.kingjamesvideoministries.com/NIVOmissions.pdf

LOL --This statement you make below here ---is the biggest COP OUT EVER -------I say -----

Please don't use the corrupt NIV. I automatically ignore any text from this Luciferian version.

I say ---
And I just looked up your Keith Piper ------He has been under fire for saying this below -----and you listen to this Pastor ---WOW -----Sounds like Lucifer himself not a Pastor from God -- -----


https://www.christiantoday.com/arti...alls-islam-a-cancer-we-must-destroy/111064.ht

Australian Baptist church under fire for pastor who calls Islam 'a cancer we must destroy'



In a video on his Youtube channel last year, Piper called the Islamic Qur'an 'a virus infecting the brains [of Muslims]', and said Australian schools were rejecting western values and teaching 'sodomy'.

'Ungodly, leftist western leaders are afraid to teach the Bible, salvation and Christian values in state schools,' he said in April. 'Instead they teach sodomy and how to become a weirdo.
 

Blik

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From what I can tell, the word lust used in James 4:3 is used 5 times in the New Testament: Luke 8:14, Titus 3:3, James 4:1, James 4:3, and 2 Peter 2:13.

Lusts seems to be able physical pleasures just reading through those verses. I know there are more verses we can probably infer something about lusts. There’s G1939 and G2237 in the Strong’s and they’re similar. There’s a lot of verses they are used in and they seem to be about physical pleasure sometimes and other times about desiring something (often something forbidden.)
That seems to be in agreement with strong's dictionary, but as you can see by the verses I copied, it is more specific.

The dictionary did not limit itself to only verses using the word lust. They include the idea of what God considers as lust on the teaching Christ did about the kingdom of heaven as opposed to the kingdom of the world. I think they are correct in doing that. To be in harmony with the Lord in prayer, to want his will, this would be important.
 

jb

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If you use the gift of tongues in your private prayer life (like Paul did), you certainly won't pray amiss, for it is the Holy Spirit Who is praying (according to the Will of God)! Rom 8v26-28, 1Cor 14v18...

Simples!
 
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No ---not to me ---You don't ignore Scripture -----you ask the Holy Spirit for revelation ---wisdom and understanding of the Scripture ------you pay attention to all scripture -----as it is God's word and is the truth ----to ignore it is to not believe it -----
that sounds heroic

not what you said in your other post though

let's not play games


yeah yeah I know...you are not playing games :rolleyes:

and I quote:

Here is the real Question ------Is the Lord's Prayer for today for the Born Again Person ?????------

Jesus was using it as a teaching tool for His Disciples who ask Jesus how they should Pray -------before His death and resurrection -----

Some of what is for the asking in this Prayer is already DONE for Believers ----by asking for something that Jesus already accomplished for us is like saying ------you don't believe in what Jesus did accomplish on the Cross ----so you have to keep asking ------

All True Believers are already forgiven for their Trespasses ------so why would we be asking for this again -----

etc