Bible Questions Answered:
“I not sure just who we pray to, or
does it matter?...”
John/ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The example we must follow, is the
example given to us by The Lord, Himself.
Matthew 6:9 KJV
After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Jesus said we are to pray to our
heavenly Father.
The wonderful truth is that our God is
a triune God. Three distinct personalities that are “one” in
eternal unity.
Then it may be said that when we pray
to one we are praying to the others as well.
Christians, pray to The Father, in
Jesus name by the power of The Holy Spirit.
When we ask a request to The Father,
and we ask in Jesus name, our Lord says He will do it.
John 14:13,14 KJV
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in My
name, that will I do, that The Father may be glorified in The Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in My
name, I will do it.
Notice here, that when you ask The
Father for a request, Jesus says He hears, and he will
do it, so that The Father will be glorified.
So when you pray to The Father, yes we
are praying to The Lord and Holy Spirit, as well.
(Model prayers by the Apostle Paul.)
Romans 15:30 NLT
Dear brothers and sisters, I urge
you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my
struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your
love for me, given to you by The Holy Spirit.
II
Corinthians 13:14 NLT
May the grace
of The Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of The
Holy Spirit be with you all.
Praying to
Jesus:
Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall
be saved.
I Corinthians
1:2,9 KJV
2 Unto the
church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in
Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call
upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
9 God is
faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship* of His
Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
*Fellowship-Greek:
Koinonia (Koy-nohn-ee-ah): Partnership, to communicate,
communion, fellowship.
Yes we may pray
to The Lord Jesus, but it was our Lord's desire to bring us to The
Father!
Romans 8:15
KJV
For ye have
not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received
The Spirit Of
Adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Galatians 4:6
KJV
And because
ye are sons, God hath sent forth The Spirit Of His Son into your
hearts, crying,
Abba, Father.
Praying To Our Heavenly Father:
John 16:23
KJV
And in
that day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Whatsoever ye shall ask
The Father in My
name, He will give it you.
What do the
words “in that day” refer to?
Jesus was
speaking of the day when He would rise up from the dead and be seated
at the right hand of The Father in heaven (John 14:1-3,12,19,20/ John
16:5,10, 16,23-27).
John 16:24-28
KJV
24 Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.
25 These
things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when
I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you
plainly of The Father.
26 At that
day ye shall ask in My name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray
the Father for you:
27 For the
Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have
believed that I came out from God.
28 I came
forth from The Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the
world, and go to
The Father.
Dear Christian, we are to go to The Father in prayer asking our
requests in Jesus name, through the power of His Spirit.
Ephesians 5:20 NLT
And give
thanks for everything to God The Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
