Does Jesus Want Prayer In School?
- added November 23, 2007
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- brandonsound
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With all the fuss about prayer in school, is anyone taking a theological look at what the Bible says about prayer? Jesus, the man we Christians believe to be the savior of the world, said this about prayer:
5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. [Matthew 6:5-8, The Bible]
I followed Jesus when I was in school and I prayed in school all the time, but I didn't need it to be school or state sponsored and I didn't need to rally around a flag pole to show everyone that I had the right to pray. I just secretly communicated to God what was on my heart.
This approach I think is Biblical and it respects the freedom of every individual and culture. So let's stop having this conversation, and focus our time and energy on other things. For instance, Jesus also said we should take care of the widows and the orphans.
Maybe if we could get all of those Christians who are so hell bent on getting public prayer in schools to adopt an orphan and care for a widow, the world would actually be a better place and schools would probably take notice of how their secret prayers and loving actions are working to restore a broken world, but thats just my viewpoint.
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5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. [Matthew 6:5-8, The Bible]
I followed Jesus when I was in school and I prayed in school all the time, but I didn't need it to be school or state sponsored and I didn't need to rally around a flag pole to show everyone that I had the right to pray. I just secretly communicated to God what was on my heart.
This approach I think is Biblical and it respects the freedom of every individual and culture. So let's stop having this conversation, and focus our time and energy on other things. For instance, Jesus also said we should take care of the widows and the orphans.
Maybe if we could get all of those Christians who are so hell bent on getting public prayer in schools to adopt an orphan and care for a widow, the world would actually be a better place and schools would probably take notice of how their secret prayers and loving actions are working to restore a broken world, but thats just my viewpoint.
www.brandonfaris.org
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- brandonsound
- 10 months ago
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Is Jesus really hanging his thought on where to pray or the attitude to have while praying? I don't think the real issue is praying in public, but why they prayed in public. Praying in private will help prevent a person from praying to build up their own ego and public persona. I actually think Jesus would say you should pray in school (and everywhere else), but the key is you should pray - privately, not the state nor should it be forced on anyone.
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- zenpilgrim
- 10 months ago
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