RE: Somebody came up to me offering to pray for me today
May 3, 2019 at 9:24 pm
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2019 at 9:34 pm by WinterHold.)
(May 3, 2019 at 11:39 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(May 3, 2019 at 9:22 am)tackattack Wrote: @AtlasS33 far be it from me that I should sin against God by failing to pray for you.
I believe we should pray for others. It doesn't have to be in their face or even in person. I've prayed for many people on this forum. What exactly do yu see wrong with intercessory prayer?
You didn't ask me, but I'm comfortable with butting in.
God is ineffable. You cannot possibly know the fine details of how God wants things to turn out. Oh, sure, you can know big picture stuff, but when you pray, for example, that people afflicted by a famine in Africa may somehow get enough to eat, you could very well be praying against God's purposes.
Intercessory prayer seems pretty pointless (other than making the supplicant feel good), as it is asking God to alter plans that have been in place since the beginning of the universe.
'Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.' - Bierce
Boru
I gave you kudos for these two bold sentences
(May 3, 2019 at 11:55 am)Losty Wrote: One would think that Hitler and serial killers are the most deserving of prayer. If someone needs god the most, surely it’s them.
They have minds and had their consciousness with them before going on with their crimes, they thought about the pain they will inflict and chose to either enjoy it or suppress it. They are not innocent, Losty. They don't deserve my prayer because they are guilty.
