(July 20, 2016 at 12:57 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(July 20, 2016 at 9:52 am)Gawdzilla Wrote: The Bible says something about "if you pray sincerely your prayer will be answered" or some such. So, why has no "good and true Christian" ever prayed for an end to war, hunger, disease, or atheism?
God gives no guarantee to answer ALL prayers regardless of content. Prayers by thieves for an easy heist or by murderers to avoid discovery will most likely not be answered. Only prayers in conformance with His will are answered as when Jesus taught us to pray, "...Thy will be done...". Or not. This is not to suggest theological tangles don't remain about the need for and/or the efficacy of prayer. For example, if the lack of prayer doesn't thwart His will then what is the point? IMHO prayer is more of an opportunity for believers to participate in the Lord's purposes. The assumption of the OP seems to be that Christians have not prayed for evils to cease, which is of course obviously false. Why such evils do not cease is another issue entirely.
Not even a nice dodge.
