The New Testament quotes Habakkuk 2:4 three times: The just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17b; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38). And without faith, the writer of Hebrews (11:6) makes clear, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is,...
We have been discussing various aspects of prayer and today we focus on the well-known prayer in Daniel 9. Daniel 9 is well-known, but not because of the first 23 verses of this chapter. And yet, this prayer by one of the wisest and godliest men who has ever lived...
Jesus highlights principles in Matthew 6 regarding charitable acts, fasting and, in particular, prayer. If Jesus exhorts his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount to live righteous lives in view of the coming kingdom, how then should his disciples pray? . . . Two...
We have already discussed three types of prayer, the basic principles of prayer, as well as the subjective and objective conditions of prayer. Today we focus on the content and components of prayer. . . .The Bible is not silent about the components of our prayers and...
Following our recent discussion of the subjective conditions of prayer, today we focus on the objective conditions of prayer. We have already discussed the basic principles of prayer and the three types of prayer. . . .If certain subjective conditions of prayer exist...
