Question 109
What is Prayer?
Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins and thankful acknowledgment of His mercies.1
Scripture
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1 John 5:14 [1]And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. (ESV)
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1 John 1:9 [1]If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (ESV)
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Philemon 6 [1]and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. (ESV)
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Psalm 10:17 [1]O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear (ESV)
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Psalm 145:19 [1]He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them. (ESV)
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John 14:13–14 [1]Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. (ESV)