Passive-aggressive praying

How often have you seen someone, who is praying, use their pretense of talking to God as a cover to passive-aggressively judge and antagonize others under the guise of proclaiming benediction?

Can prayer be weaponized to tear others down and/or manipulate our social standing to other Christians, with a feeling of moral immunity, because they're allegedly speaking their truth to God?

Please vote and/or discuss your thoughts on this. Please post any and all relevant scripture.

How often have you seen someone, who is praying, use their pretense of talking to God as a cover to passive-aggressively judge and antagonize others under the guise of proclaiming benediction?

Can prayer be weaponized to tear others down and/or manipulate our social standing to other Christians, with a feeling of moral immunity, because they're allegedly speaking their truth to God?

Please vote and/or discuss your thoughts on this. Please post any and all relevant scripture.

I don't know about passive aggressive praying ---but I do know there is protocol for having your prayers heard and answered by God in scripture ----

If we just think we can pray any old way we want to and God is there for us ----I believe we are being deceived --

God is spirit and God can have no part of what is of sin. The sin we accept in our lives serve to separate us from God. We can get answers to our prayers for God to give me something better by facing and conquering our demons than hours of prayer for God to give me something of the flesh, even our health.

In the 60's a college made a test of three groups of 15 people each, testing orthodox prayer, prayer using a prayer study, and psychology to solve a serious problem in their lives. The orthodox prayers made matters worse by simply repeating their problem to the Lord. The prayer students spent their time correcting their sins, especially their resentments of others. They had wonderful, amazing results.

We can ask God to be part of another's life, but we cannot order God about what he is to do for that person.

If I understand you correctly, you’re addressing the practice of praying out loud, but speaking words of correction during the prayer, to be heard by the intended correctee?

I’ve heard parents do this, and I’ve heard pastors do this. It’s manipulative at best. Both parents and pastors need to learn effective ways to communicate concerns and corrections.

Fair enough. What protocol should people follow when they're "praying without ceasing?" (1 Thess. 5:17)

Praying


All Praying requires the same protocol-that is given in Scripture ---

Question for you ?------ how do you interpret praying without ceasing --

I think it means exactly what it says, but it's talking about praying with our spirit. I don't see it as meaning to always be bowed in prayer.

That's my experience too and I agree with what you said. There isn't exactly a verse for that, but some things I believe we can only learn through a relationship with our Father in Heaven.

So you spend every minute of every day bowed and praying in the spirit ---WOW ---good for you ---

We're just discussing the verse. I didn't actually say what I do. Maybe I am always praying in my spirit, or maybe I am always trusting that even when don't know what to pray for that the Holy Spirit is interceding for me? (Romans 8:26)

My view
I say --I think maybe you really don't understand what praying without ceasing means -----your picking one verse and trying to discuss it with no knowledge of the real understanding of it ------

This Scripture is not talking individual people ----it is actually is speaking about the Church in a Church Setting ----1 Thessalonians 5 ----

Final instructions and blessing

12 Brothers and sisters, we ask you to respect those who are working with you, leading you, and instructing you. 13 Think of them highly with love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are disorderly. Comfort the discouraged. Help the weak. Be patient with everyone. 15 Make sure no one repays a wrong with a wrong, but always pursue the good for each other and everyone else.
16 Rejoice always.
17 Pray continually.
18 Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Don’t suppress the Spirit. 20 Don’t brush off Spirit-inspired messages, 21 but examine everything carefully and hang on to what is good. 22 Avoid every kind of evil. 23 Now, may the God of peace himself cause you to be completely dedicated to him; and may your spirit, soul, and body be kept intact and blameless at our Lord Jesus Christ’s coming.

I say --So Runningman ----this is how view verse 17 ----------- Paul is not saying to be continually bowed talking continually to God but is rather speaking of having an attitude of God consciousness and God Surrender that we live every waking moment knowing that God is with us and He is actively involved and engaged in our thoughts and actions -----

Verses 19 --23---gives the Church warnings to keep God in our minds and hearts so we don't allow any distractions to deter us from hanging on to what is good ----

And this scripture also gives you a hint on some protocol for praying ----be Rejoyful -----and give Thanks is high on the list for praying to God ---