In the Bible, there are many passages from the Gospel where Christians learn about prayer from Jesus. Prayer as many Christians already know is the communication between us and God. Jesus learned how to pray from his beloved mother Mary, the Jewish tradition and even on his own. During Jesus’ ministry, Jesus taught us how to pray by giving us instructions on how to pray and using parables in order to teach us about a message or prayer in the Gospel. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John they are five specific passages that help us learn about prayer from Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew, they are passages that shows us how to pray. “ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” (The Holy Bible, New International
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He also teaches us that God knows what we need before we ask even ask him. In the Gospel of Mark, they are also passages on how we should pray to God. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive …show more content…
In order for our prayers to be answered by the Triune God we must fully believe in him and when we ask God for forgiveness we have to make sure we forgive those who sinned against us. Another passage where we learn how to pray from the master is from the Gospel of Luke: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (The Holy Bible, New International Version, Luke 18:10-14) in this passage Jesus taught us that those who are humble before God and ask for mercy and forgiveness will be exalted into heaven
He also teaches us that God knows what we need before we ask even ask him. In the Gospel of Mark, they are also passages on how we should pray to God. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive …show more content…
In order for our prayers to be answered by the Triune God we must fully believe in him and when we ask God for forgiveness we have to make sure we forgive those who sinned against us. Another passage where we learn how to pray from the master is from the Gospel of Luke: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (The Holy Bible, New International Version, Luke 18:10-14) in this passage Jesus taught us that those who are humble before God and ask for mercy and forgiveness will be exalted into heaven