Olde Tymer
Well-known member
.
FAQ: Did Jesus ever teach that prayers be made to himself?
REPLY: Yes!
● Matt 11:28-29 . . Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest.
● John 4:10-14 . .If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a
drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.
● John 7:37 . . On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a
loud voice: If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
When Jesus says "come" and/or "ask" he expects his audiences to reciprocate with
an RSVP.
● John 5:39 . . .You diligently study the scriptures because you think that by them
you possess eternal life. These are the scriptures that testify about me, yet you
refuse to come to me to have life.
Prayer can be thought of as rapport: defined as a friendly relationship marked by
ready communication and mutual understanding. It remains a mystery to me how it
happens that card-carrying Christians like those described by Matt 7:22-23 fail to
cultivate a personal association with the one man in Christianity that matters most.
NOTE: In the letter to Hebrews, Jesus is portrayed as the new covenant's high
priest. Now it would be a fine kettle of fish if I was never permitted to communicate
with the one man in Heaven that I'm confident has God's ear.
* I have inoperable end-stage esophageal cancer. Radiation and chemo have slowed
it down, but haven't stopped it. When I complete my walk thru the valley of the
shadow of death, I hope to have enough presence of mind remaining to speak up
the same as Stephen did in his last moments.
● Acts 7:59-60 . .While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed: Lord Jesus, receive
my spirit.
_
FAQ: Did Jesus ever teach that prayers be made to himself?
REPLY: Yes!
● Matt 11:28-29 . . Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest.
● John 4:10-14 . .If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a
drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.
● John 7:37 . . On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a
loud voice: If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!
When Jesus says "come" and/or "ask" he expects his audiences to reciprocate with
an RSVP.
● John 5:39 . . .You diligently study the scriptures because you think that by them
you possess eternal life. These are the scriptures that testify about me, yet you
refuse to come to me to have life.
Prayer can be thought of as rapport: defined as a friendly relationship marked by
ready communication and mutual understanding. It remains a mystery to me how it
happens that card-carrying Christians like those described by Matt 7:22-23 fail to
cultivate a personal association with the one man in Christianity that matters most.
NOTE: In the letter to Hebrews, Jesus is portrayed as the new covenant's high
priest. Now it would be a fine kettle of fish if I was never permitted to communicate
with the one man in Heaven that I'm confident has God's ear.
* I have inoperable end-stage esophageal cancer. Radiation and chemo have slowed
it down, but haven't stopped it. When I complete my walk thru the valley of the
shadow of death, I hope to have enough presence of mind remaining to speak up
the same as Stephen did in his last moments.
● Acts 7:59-60 . .While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed: Lord Jesus, receive
my spirit.
_
