The next component of prayer is supplication: “petitioning [God] for the good things for which we are totally dependent on him.” In Praying with Paul, Don Carson explains that Paul’s supplication was not focused on the things that Christians so often linger on, but on spiritual things; namely, that the Christians whom Paul is praying […]
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The next component, thanksgiving, is better portrayed by no one — other than the Son — than by Paul. Paul’s prayers are saturated with thanksgiving, especially thanksgiving for God’s grace and the fruit it produces in believers: “We ought always to thank God for you… because your faith is growing more and more, and the
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As important as prayer is, the Christian might expect God’s Word to give a clear definition of it. However, and perhaps surprisingly, that is not the case. Many have posited that prayer is something that one must be shown how to do, not taught to define; hence, Christ’s disciples ask Him to show them how