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The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed Excerpt ‎The very manner in which Jesus prayed reveals that He is God. He did not begin "Our Father" but simply, "Father." Jesus never prayed, "Our Father."  Jesus told Mary Magdalene on that first Easter morning, "...go to My brethren, and say to them, ’I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God’ " ( John 20:17 ). God is  our  Father by grace, but He is Jesus’ Father by nature. And the word that Jesus used for "pray" ( verses 9 ,  15 ,  20 ) is not the common word for "pray" in the New Testament. The word means "to request  from an equal ." You and I could not use this word because we are not equal with God. But Jesus used it three times! Why? Because He is eternal God. ‎In  verse 24 , Jesus boldly said, "Father, I will..." (KJV). It was not a request; it was a command. Believers today cannot pray with that kind of authority. Such praying wou...

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed Excerpt ‎The very manner in which Jesus prayed reveals that He is God. He did not begin "Our Father" but simply, "Father." Jesus never prayed, "Our Father." Jesus told Mary Magdalene on that first Easter morning, "...go to My brethren, and say to them, ’I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God’ " ( John 20:17 ). God is our Father by grace, but He is Jesus’ Father by nature. And the word that Jesus used for "pray" ( verses 9 , 15 , 20 ) is not the common word for "pray" in the New Testament . The word means "to request from an equal." You and I could not use this word because we are not equal with God. But Jesus used it three times! Why? Because He is eternal God. ‎In verse 24 , Jesus boldly said, "Father, I will..." ( KJV ). It was not a request; it was a command. Believers today cannot pray with that kind of authority. Such praying would not be f...

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed Excerpt ‎The very manner in which Jesus prayed reveals that He is God. He did not begin "Our Father" but simply, "Father." Jesus never prayed, "Our Father."Jesus told Mary Magdalene on that first Easter morning, "...go to My brethren, and say to them, ’I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God’ " (John 20:17). God is our Father by grace, but He is Jesus’ Father by nature. And the word that Jesus used for "pray" (verses 9, 15, 20) is not the common word for "pray" in the New Testament. The word means "to requestfrom an equal." You and I could not use this word because we are not equal with God. But Jesus used it three times! Why? Because He is eternal God. ‎In verse 24, Jesus boldly said, "Father, I will..." (KJV). It was not a request; it was a command. Believers today cannot pray with that kind of authority. Such praying would not be faith, it would b...

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed Excerpt ‎The very manner in which Jesus prayed reveals that He is God . He did not begin "Our Father" but simply, "Father." Jesus never prayed, "Our Father." Jesus told Mary Magdalene on that first Easter morning, "...go to My brethren, and say to them, ’I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God’ " ( John 20:17 ). God is our Father by grace , but He is Jesus’ Father by nature. And the word that Jesus used for "pray" ( verses 9 , 15 , 20 ) is not the common word for "pray" in the New Testament . The word means "to request from an equal." You and I could not use this word because we are not equal with God . But Jesus used it three times! Why? Because He is eternal God . ‎In verse 24 , Jesus boldly said, "Father, I will..." ( KJV ). It was not a request; it was a command. Believers today cannot pray with that kind of authority. Such praying w...

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed

The Greatest Prayer Ever Prayed Excerpt ‎The very manner in which Jesus prayed reveals that He is God. He did not begin "Our Father" but simply, "Father."  Jesus never prayed, "Our Father."  Jesus told Mary Magdalene on that first Easter morning, "...go to My brethren, and say to them, ’I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God’ " ( John 20:17 ). God is  our  Father by grace, but He is Jesus’ Father by nature. And the word that Jesus used for "pray" ( verses 9 , 15 ,  20 ) is not the common word for "pray" in the New Testament. The word means "to request  from an equal ." You and I could not use this word because we are not equal with God. But Jesus used it three times! Why? Because He is eternal God. ‎In  verse 24 , Jesus boldly said, "Father, I will..." (KJV). It was not a request; it was a command. Believers today cannot pray with that kind of authority. Such praying wou...