Prayer can be a difficult thing. Firstly, we need to have a measure of faith in God. Hebrew 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. If we believe that God exists and [...]
Answers about prayer
‘Forms of prayer’ are not a Scriptural concept. If we pray to God in the right spirit, he will hear our prayer. Psalm 34:17 When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and [...]
You also say: “I have to start from somewhere. I am a Nigerian. The recession took its pound on my job, followed by a separation and a divorce in court. I also was involved in a terrible auto accident. It was so bad that you will see His grace in my life. I am begging [...]
In 1 Kings 8:22 Solomon prays before “all the congregation of Israel”. If we were to take this phrase literally, we might imagine Solomon straining to be heard by hundreds of thousands of people. In fact, the composition of this congregation is carefully explained in v1: it was made up of the elders of Israel and [...]
You may be approaching this issue from the wrong angle. If you sincerely believe that God has directed these two people not to be together, then why would you want to change his mind? Surely God knows what is best for these two people. It may be worth asking why you feel God is directing [...]
The question: ”What are your views on the use of the four temperament studies e.g. melancholoy, sanguine and their use on determining why a person behaves a certain way and how does this line up with God’s word and the use of theophostic prayer ministry.” Answer: It is a mistake to assume that the Bible [...]
There is a series of events recorded in Acts 10 that will help to answer this question. In Acts 10 there is a man called Cornelius who, although he is described as ‘a devout man who feared God’ (v2), isn’t baptised. However, even though he isn’t baptised, God still hears his prayers: About the ninth [...]
This idea comes from King James Version of the Bible, which says: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6 [KJV] However, Jesus is not talking [...]
The only relevant passage is 1 Cor 11:4-7 containing some comments from Paul: Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. For if a wife [...]
Let’s answer the question in two parts. Part 1 Examples from the Bible show that people understood that prayer would change God’s mind. One such example is King Hezekiah of Judah who was told by God through Isaiah the prophet that he was about to die (Isaiah 38:1-8; 2 Kings 20:1-11). Hezekiah prayed urgently for a [...]
