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You talking past me. Every one of your points has been addressed and refuted. yet you just repeat yourself, as if I haven't said anything. Clearly you are at the end of what you can comfortably discuss. So unless you have something new to say/address the points I made, then I will leave you with...

For those who do tithe most of those christian churches require 10% right off of the top. This is usally refered to as a tithe. When in fact a tithe was generally considered to be 10% of the increase. First fruits offering required a portion of the best/off the top offering. The bible is not...

We do not seem to be speaking on the same level/understanding. So when I say "Private" I mean: private /ˈprīvət/ The word private primarily means belonging to or intended for a single person or group rather than the public. [1] Miriam webster When I say public I mean: public /ˈpəblik/ The...

The questions I am asking are the logical questions that youre theological position creates. Meaning if you think my questions are foolish then you should look more closely of what you said that triggered these questions. _Or.. The rules that apply to us do not apply to Jesus. Jesus did his...

I know.. See the OP and every post I've made since then. Legalism pertains to salvation. in that salvation is dependent on strict adherence to the rules. Praying like a hypocrite is not a matter of salvation. Praying like a hypocrite is not identified as a sin here. What Jesus says is if you...

These points have already been discussed ad nauseam. Acts 1:14 shows the disciples gather together in a private gathering in an upper room with the door closed (as they where hiding from officials.) Acts 2: 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the...

My point exactly. Jesus is saying there is never a good reason for us to pray publically. Jesus prayed 6 different times according to the gospel. 3 of which where from the cross (He did not have an option but to pray publicly) and the other 3 times (Feeding the 4000 then later the 5000 and...

Great. I agree. Now please provide the scripture that says it is ok to pray publicly if you do not care if you are seen by others. It is not enough to say I'm not being hypocritical here. Why? because most hypocrites do not know that they are being hypocritical. as they have justified their...

while I agree with your sentiment, your final conclusion is not supported here. Jesus literally says: 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. This whole verse solely...

Then why didn't Christ list out the things you have here? Why was His remedy to tell all of us no matter what our intentions where to go to our rooms and close the door and pray to our father in secrete? The hospital is a public place but the individual rooms are not. You praying in Her room in...

When Jesus spoke He always had an audience. His audience required faith to believe and understand His message. (being born again, wheat and weeds, the sheep and goats, the wheat and chaff etc.. Each metaphor was grounded in the collective knowledge based of the people who lived in that time. In...

Mat 6:5;“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Is a street corner not a public place? Is a church or synagogue not a public place? Or is there confusion with the command "Do not be...

You're making my point for me. I asked is it possible to pray publicly and not pray as a hypocrite? Jesus gave us the directive to not pray in a public setting, but to pray in private. With this directive in mind how then can one claim to be anything other than a hypocrite if he can not hold...

lol, what makes you think Jesus is talking about going into s psychological head space (A relatively new concept) when He says: 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. To...

Then why is the resolution the same for the hypocrite and for the one who has good intentions? i ask this because no matter what your intentions are there is no command for the one with good intentions to stay and pray publicly, while the one who was looking for praise was told to go to his...

Then why didn't Jesus make an accommodation for those who pray publicly without the intention of looking holy? Why is there only one possible way that He gives us to pray? Meaning He does not say if you pray with good intentions you may stay and pray publicly. Why was His resolution to not...

When Jesus prayed in the 6 examples given, it was to demonstrate that He was sent from God, which is why He could perform the miracles He was able to perform. So there is a difference between When Jesus prayed publicly, and when He gives the directive "when you pray. " Unless you want to claim...

Yes you can pray anywhere. Jesus never said it is a sin. He said the reward for your public prayer is the adoration you get from others who think you to be a holy man. So again, if you have no problem with your prayer only going as far as your voice will take it, then pray as you will. How...

Being lead in corporate prayer is not the issue. There are many examples of corporate prayer. What's being discussed, is someone who prays publicly in a restaurant, or makes a big stink in school or the guy who just opens up in the of service/after a song or maybe on his way out of the...

Jesus Didn't seem to think so. Remember in mat 6 He says 'do not pray like the hypocrites do.' (Publicly) His remedy wasn't to have us search ourselves, and if we had pure intentions we could pray in public. No, His fix for this problem was to tell everyone to take themselves out of the public...