don’t pray in secret he won’t answer your prayers. This is wrong because in Deuteronomy 4:7 the bible says “The Lord our God comes near when we pray to him.” If God is always listening to us when we pray then it doesn’t matter whether the people praying are in secret or in public‚ he is always listening. Sometimes God doesn’t answer people’s prayers‚ but it’s not because that person played in public or not for God to give the effort to answer your prayers you have to go through the effort yourself
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Prayer (Salat) And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good Ye send forth for your souls before you‚ ye shall find it with Allah: For Allah sees well all that ye do. (Quran 2:110) Salat‚ usually translated into English as "prayer"‚ is one of the five pillars of Islam. The other four pillars are the Declaration of Faith (Shahadah)‚ charity (Zakah)‚ fasting (Sawm)‚ and the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj). Salat should be performed five times a day: daybreak (Fajr)‚ noon (Zuhr)
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and ethical use of prayer including inner healing prayer‚ and Scripture in a Christian approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I want to review on the “A Biblical‚ Christian Approach to CBT‚ Implicit and explicit integration in therapy‚ and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that the author has briefly described. CBT has a spiritual roots or it is more religiously-oriented especially with in Christianity and Muslim traditions. According to Tan (2007)‚ the use of prayer and sacred Scripture
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Thomas Schirrmacher Mission corrupted “The First Book of Common Prayer” of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church‚ authorized in 1549‚ says in its liturgy: “There was never any thing by the wit of man so well devised‚ or so sure established‚ which in continuance of time hath not been corrupted.” This is even true of Christian mission‚ of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ‚ the “Prince of peace”. This is why‚ for example‚ the Pope apologized to the Jews and to scientists1 for using force against
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What is prayer? Can God really hear me? Are my prayers being answered? Does prayer have power? Can prayer change my life and others? All of these are questions that Christians have daily that they are sometimes unsure of. These are questions from others whom are not believers in God at all. Is there proof that prayer really works? There has been a scientific study that prayer really works. Although they do not correlate that the fact of prayer is not necessary related to any religion it works. There
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Different Ways John Irving Creates Suspense in A Prayer for Owen Meany In John Irving’s novel titled‚ A Prayer for Owen Meany‚ suspenseful events are of abundance‚ and there are multiple ways the author creates this suspense. Among these methods of creating suspense‚ four that stand out are the use of setting‚ the pace of the story‚ the involvement of mysteries to be solved‚ and the ability of the reader to easily identify and sympathize with the protagonist. By placing a character in a gloomy
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today are without school prayer‚ most schools have replaced prayer‚ with a "Silent moment of reflection." Also‚ the assumption if there is a God or not is a big question as well. I think prayer should be re-instated into schools‚ because children should be able to express religion freely. I also feel that lack of discipline; youth pregnancy‚ dropouts‚ and violence in schools are other issues that can be more controllable if there were religious classes and school prayer. Public schools exist to
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Christian Clients’ Preferences Regarding Prayer as a Counseling Intervention Journal Article Review Liberty University April 19‚ 2012 Summary In Eriksen and Weld’s journal article‚ the writers contend that spirituality and prayer is being utilized more and more by mental health practitioners and counselors. The concept of prayer within the counseling session is something that was considered for a long time but the actual use of spirituality practices is more frequently being used today
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you about the power of prayer. While the reality of the topic has overwhelmed me this week‚ I have also been faced with the reality that‚ for the great majority of believers‚ the power of prayer is just something to talk about. The power of prayer is something we claim to believe but have never experienced. We nod our heads in agreement to its claims‚ but seldom take hold of it‚ except in times of extreme distress. We preach about praying‚ pray about praying‚ talk about praying‚ teach about praying
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efficacy of prayer A LONG ESSAY PRESENTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES BY OGUNYEMI‚ OLUWAFEMI AYOTUNDE MATRIC NO: 60754 IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN THEOLOGY AT THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN BIBLE COLLEGE‚ REDEMPTION CAMP‚ OGUN STATE JUNE 2010 INTRODUCTION Prayer ... is not a soliloquy. It is a dialogue between man and God. Prayer is conversation with a real Person who actually hears what is prayed and does something about it. Prayer has subjective
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