This is what I have learnt from today's mass indoctrination,
A prayer has contents according to the Bible, in Catholicism they pray ''holy Mary mother of Jesus", instead of the using God's name, when Judas betrayed Jesus and died, the apostles were looking for someone to replace Judas for them to become the 12 disciples again, the disciples found two people then they prayed for God to choose, in the Bible they prayed for God to choose and God chose Matias, they did not fast for days before God answered them, instead they asked God for what they need, what is prayer? It is a way of making our request known to God, when we pray to God we should trust that he will do it and give him thanks even before he does it, as christians we should give thanks to God in all things, before we eat we should pray so that God will bless our food.
Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Acts 1:24-25 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
And in everything we do, we should ask God for guidance, christians should pray without seizing, how do we know our prayers are answered by God, if you call upon God when your heart is filthy he will not answer you, so when we pray to God with hate, lust in your heart, you are nursing a grudge against your fellow man and God doesn't answer the prayers of sinners, why do we study the doctrine of Christ, if we are not going to follow them, that is hypocritical, we should first be baptized and washed off our sins, we should always purify our souls in the word of God by obeying his word, so we will listen to the word of God in order for our hearts to be purified, we should avoid adultery, fornication, idolatry, we should also be careful of our tongue Even though it's a small part of our body, it has so much power and can be used by the devil, so brethren we should avoid evil.
Luke 18:2-7 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
2 Timothy 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
1 Peter 3:10-12 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit God.
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