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The inefficacy of prayer
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RE: The inefficacy of prayer
Brick-top actually that voice in your head is you practicing a little bit of inward reflection.Prayer in the traditional christian sense also falls under the category of worship or as you said praise.The Christian god loves to have himself reminded by his worshippers how great and powerful and merciful he is etc. etc.The more charismatic groups of Christianity use prayer also to ask their god for guidance in many mundane and worldly affairs.

In fact christians are encouraged through the scriptures to pray to their god and ask for his assistance in spiritual and worldly affairs.

Matthew 21:22:

22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Matthew 11:28-30 encourages you to place your burdens on the Lord

28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
There is nothing people will not maintain when they are slaves to superstition

http://chatpilot-godisamyth.blogspot.com/

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The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 3, 2008 at 7:23 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Ace Otana - September 3, 2008 at 8:09 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Eilonnwy - September 3, 2008 at 8:54 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Tiberius - September 3, 2008 at 9:23 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Brick-top - September 3, 2008 at 11:06 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by starbucks - September 24, 2008 at 12:01 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 3, 2008 at 9:32 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Tiberius - September 3, 2008 at 11:29 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by StewartP - September 3, 2008 at 11:45 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Brick-top - September 4, 2008 at 9:12 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Tiberius - September 3, 2008 at 11:47 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 3, 2008 at 1:27 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 4, 2008 at 9:41 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Brick-top - September 5, 2008 at 10:02 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Tiberius - September 4, 2008 at 10:15 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Boulat - September 5, 2008 at 4:56 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 5, 2008 at 8:15 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Boulat - September 5, 2008 at 10:44 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 5, 2008 at 11:00 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 6, 2008 at 10:07 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Brick-top - September 6, 2008 at 1:10 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 6, 2008 at 10:26 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Brick-top - September 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Meatball - September 7, 2008 at 7:18 pm
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Edwardo Piet - September 24, 2008 at 12:31 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by FutureAndAHope - September 24, 2008 at 5:11 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Ace Otana - September 24, 2008 at 6:54 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by FutureAndAHope - September 8, 2008 at 6:09 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Ace Otana - September 8, 2008 at 6:19 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Tiberius - September 8, 2008 at 6:28 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by FutureAndAHope - September 10, 2008 at 4:53 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by Tiberius - September 12, 2008 at 5:32 am
RE: The inefficacy of prayer - by chatpilot - September 20, 2008 at 10:50 am

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