In Jesus name?

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Crustyone

Crustyone

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I often hear pastors add "in Jesus name" at the end of their prayers before the Amen. I understand the reasoning for this comes from John 14:13-14, John 15;16 and John 16:23 where Jesus tells the disciples to ask for anything in His name and it will be done. I have two questions about this. 1. Does this apply to all, or just the disciples and 2. Isn't the Amen at the end of our prayers supposed to be the same thing, considering that Jesus is the "Great Amen"?
 
That's a great question!

1. I guess if it applies to the disciples why not for us?:confused:

2. I guess that could be true too.

I never really thought about this....maybe since everyone I know has their own individual way of praying or communicating with God so I usually just go with the flow.
...now if they say in the name of Allah or something like that, yeah, that's a problem!

Never really thought about this before, maybe I should pay attention to how people end their prayers.

Blessings! :cool:
 
Crustyone said:
I often hear pastors add "in Jesus name" at the end of their prayers before the Amen. I understand the reasoning for this comes from John 14:13-14, John 15;16 and John 16:23 where Jesus tells the disciples to ask for anything in His name and it will be done. I have two questions about this. 1. Does this apply to all, or just the disciples and 2. Isn't the Amen at the end of our prayers supposed to be the same thing, considering that Jesus is the "Great Amen"?
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1. It applies to all.
2. You are coming to the Father in Jesus name and hopefully not your own name.
 
Jesus told us to petition Our Father in His name

~John 14:13-14 (NASB)[SUP]13 [/SUP]Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [SUP]14 [/SUP]If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
 
We just can't say the name of Jesus too much. It is the most precious thing. We need to use it, speak it, glorify it and praise it until we see Him exalted. Let us love that name, the name above all names. Using His name gives us the key that unlocks all the doors. There is such power in His name, that Satan has tried to do his best to minimize it, to make it seem as nothing. He has even brought the name of Jesus into the mouths of people in cursing or expletives.

It is at the name of Jesus that every knee will bow - Phil. 2:10.

Amen means "so be it". It is not the name of Jesus. So why not use it as often as we can?
 
Crustyone said:
I often hear pastors add "in Jesus name" at the end of their prayers before the Amen. I understand the reasoning for this comes from John 14:13-14, John 15;16 and John 16:23 where Jesus tells the disciples to ask for anything in His name and it will be done. I have two questions about this. 1. Does this apply to all, or just the disciples and 2. Isn't the Amen at the end of our prayers supposed to be the same thing, considering that Jesus is the "Great Amen"?
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Praying in Christ's name is for everyone.
Amen is different, I thought it meant truly, truth etc.
 
Crustyone said:
I often hear pastors add "in Jesus name" at the end of their prayers before the Amen. I understand the reasoning for this comes from John 14:13-14, John 15;16 and John 16:23 where Jesus tells the disciples to ask for anything in His name and it will be done. I have two questions about this. 1. Does this apply to all, or just the disciples
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It applies to all. :)
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and 2. Isn't the Amen at the end of our prayers supposed to be the same thing, considering that Jesus is the "Great Amen"?
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You're right, in Rev 3:14, Jesus is refereed to as, Amen. However, Jesus sets an example for us to follow. Looking at Matt 6:13, When Jesus gives us an example of prayer, He ends it with "Amen". I just looked, and through out the New Testament, in the KJV, "Amen" occurs in 50 verses. Only one of those is calling Jesus, Amen. The other 49 is being used to say, "so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled." When we end a prayer with "amen", that's what we are saying. When we say, "In Jesus' Name", not only are we doing what we are instructed to do in the Bible, but we are using our authority in His name, so that, through our faith, He works through us.

I hope that makes sense. :)
 

Jesus is our intercessory, so we pray through him.. "Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do" means asking for his purpose and his cause. This was an authority given to his apostles, and is why they were able to heal people, it was requested in his name to establish his gospel. Amen essentially means that's that or 'so be it'... jmo
 
Within two years I have started ending, For Jesus sake. First time I used that I was praying for a man and I was led to say, 'I don't pray for my sake, nor for David's say, but for Jesus sake. Next day in Sunday School I asked him how he was doing and he said that he could tell a marked improvement beginning yesterday, praise the Lord.
 
Another thing which came to mind while reading this is the following
verses.

By using the name of Jesus we are declaring Jesus has all power
and authority and we can nothing outside of him.


Philippians 2:9-11 NKJV
[9] Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name
which is above every name, [10] that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those
under the earth, [11] and that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
 
as Joi has so beautifully said, we just can't say Jesus' name to much...especially when we are
thankful and so grateful for the Love He has shown to us all....
 
I have just gone through all of the Amens listed in an online concordance and tried to fit variations of "We say this through the Great Amen" where it said Amen instead of "Let it be so" and I have found that, although it mostly works, it does not always fit as well as "Let it be so". Therefore it seems to be a fitting end to a prayer to say "In Jesus name, Amen". Thank you for your responses.
 
1) The Gospel of Christ applies to ALL PERSONS, not just the Disciples

2) We are to pray to God in the Name of Jesus, for He is our Intercessor sitting at God's right hand.


[I can not think of an instance in Scripture where a prayer is ended with "amen." May be one, but I can't think of one right off............just saying]
 
This is one of the more ridiculous superstitions we follow. What Jesus was talking about had nothing, at all, to do with phrases said in a prayer.
 
I am led by the spirit in everything I do. There is no magic in the statement, but there is respect for me in saying it. There is no name with such authority as His...I say it all the time, because it focuses me on the premise of my power in the prayer and it is courteous to apply it in faith in a relationship I have intimately with a God. Can I greet any of you without stating any of your names? SURE! But how much more respect and honor do you feel when I do? Magic aside, this is why my spirit is pleased with my practice of it.
 
Years ago, I was in attendance at a men' class conducted by an Elder of the CoC.
He opened the evening in prayer. In total opposition to the accepted, approved, and standard way of praying in traditional churches (and even many liberal establishments) he began the prayer by saying "we were coming to God tonight in Jesus' name", and ended the prayer with just an "Amen."

Of course, you could have heard a pin drop because of the perceived violation of the "Biblical rule of order."

He soon went on to explain the point of his talk that night. And that was that he had "legally" covered himself by saying "the required phrase" at the beginning of the prayer.

That evening had a profound effect upon me. Oh, not the way he intended....... in stressing that it didn't matter where in a prayer we interjected the "necessary phrase", but that we made sure we did so, somewhere. But in the way that such pure parroting and rote and ridged ludicrousness was revealed in the belief system we had built around a few words so erroneously extracted from their content.

It never even dawned on him that the simple fact that we were Christians, gathered in His name to learn of Him, and that our sole intent and purpose was given to His glory, meant what we were doing was already "in Jesus' name."
 
p_rehbein said:
[I can not think of an instance in Scripture where a prayer is ended with "amen." May be one, but I can't think of one right off............just saying]
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"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." (Matthew 6:9-13)
 
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I believe Scripture makes it very clear that we are to come requesting in Jesus' name. And because we come as believers some might argue the point that we don't need to stamp Jesus' name on it. I disagree, I believe that Scripture also make it very clear the power words have. And when we speak the name of Jesus it has power. I also believe that when we speak the name or in the name of Jesus, Satan has no power. Which is important to remember because it is a spiritual battle, not of flesh and blood. There is a spiritual connection to all things done, spoken and thought. And speaking in faith in the name of Jesus, takes all power from the evil one. This is What I believe... also, it's just obedience, and with obedience comes blessing.
 
Dan58 said:

"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." (Matthew 6:9-13)
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That is the scripture I was thinking!!!!!!!
 
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