Faith & Christian Living

In this manner pray…  deliver us from evil…(Matthew 6:9-13).  1 John 5:19 says “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness”. The Greek word translated wickedness, i.e. “poneros”, also refers to evil. As the systems of the world continue under the sway of evil and wickedness, and we

In this manner pray… “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil…(Matthew 6:9-13). In James 1:13, the Bible says “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. Also in Matthew 4:1,

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12). Here, Jesus teaches us to pray to God for forgiveness and adds an important lesson: we are forgiven by God when we forgive others. Jesus stressed all this important lesson when He said “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you,

In this manner, therefore, pray: …Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:9-11) Here in the Lord’s prayer, Jesus taught us to ask God for our daily bread (Matthew 6:11). Jesus again emphasized this truth when He said “Ask, and it shall be given you” (Matthew 7:7). Later on, James in His epistle noted that the

In this manner, therefore, pray: …Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9-10) In 1 Timothy 2:4, we learn that it is God’s will that everyone be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. However, we read from the Scriptures that there will be those who will refuse

In this manner, therefore, pray: …Thy Kingdom Come…(Matthew 6:9-10) Jesus didn’t die on the cross so that we will only be spiritually translated into His kingdom (Colossians 1:13) while we continue to live on this earth with satan being the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4) and the prince of the power of the air

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name… (Matthew 6:9-10) Jesus taught us to call God our Heavenly Father and hallow His name when we pray. Calling God Father is is not an exclusive Old Testament privilege. On the contrary, it is foundational in Christianity. We read in John 1:12 concerning believers

Early on in Jesus’ Ministry, at the time He gave the sermon on the mount, He took the initiative and taught His disciples how to pray (Matthew 6:9-13). This prayer has popularly been called the Lord’s prayer.  Later on in His ministry, when one of His disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray, He