Prayer

"Prayer is the converse of the soul with God." - Charles Hodge

To God alone

R. C. Sproul explains that "prayer is to be addressed to God alone, either to God as Triune or to the distinct persons of the Godhead. To pray to creatures is idolatry," (Essentials of the Christian Faith, p. 192).

Relationship with God's sovereignty

"The Scripture teaches both the sovereign foreordination of God and the efficacy of prayer. The two are not inconsistent with one another, for God ordains the means as well as the ends for His divine purposes. Prayer is a means God uses to bring His sovereign will to pass." (Sproul, p. 192).

See main page: Prayer and the sovereignty of God

Related passages

  • Psalm 5:1-3
  • John 14:13-14
  • Romans 8:26-27
  • Philippians 4:6-7
  • 1 John 5:14-15
  • James 5:16-18

Resources

  • A Call to Prayer, by John Charles Ryle (ISBN 0972237402)
  • Praying Backwards: Transform Your Prayer Life By Beginning In Jesus' Name, by Bryan Chapell (ISBN 0801065275)
  • A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers, by D. A. Carson (ISBN 0801025699)
  • Praying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today (ISBN 1557254818)

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