(July 30, 2013 at 10:46 am)Drich Wrote: It's not a sin to ask God for things, it's just not prayer.
Quote:Indeed, Daily Bread is what God wants you to ask for. Which makes it a prayer.
That is confusing. Asking god for things is not prayer, but asking for bread makes it a prayer. Unless you mean that deviating from the template (ie, asking for anything that isn't daily bread) negates the prayer. But in texts like the one Min quoted, there are no specifics and only one requirement (have faith). As with so much of the Bible, this leaves the "rules" of prayer open to many interpretations.
I know, I know... everyone else has it wrong.
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