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It does seem odd, given the apostle Paul's exhortation in 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 to "pray without ceasing" and to "give thanks in all circumstances," that the Lord's Prayer does not include instru...

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July 01 2013 • 0 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

BenK Cohen

I am a Messianic Jew. I believe Rabbi Jesus abbreviated a traditional Jewish prayer. It included words of thanksgiving. Here it is in its entirety:

"Our Father which art in heaven,

Hallowed and separated from the unholy to the holy be Thine Name.

Let Thy kingdom come and reign over us. 

Let Thy will and the remembrance of Thy glory be done on earth below, as it is done in heaven above. 

Give us today, and we thank You for our need for our bodies: our daily bread. 

Give us tomorrow, and we thank You for our need for our souls: our heavenly manna.

Forgive our many debts and our many sins, as we remit and forgive our debtors and their debts and their sins against us.

Lead us not away from giving into the power of temptation, sin, or iniquities.

But instead preserve us, and then, deliver us from evil.

For Thine alone is the kingdom, King of the universe.

Blessed then is the Name of thy power.

And all the glory of Your kingdom be eternal and forever. 

A-M-N*

* Adonai Melech Ne'eman - God, our Faithful King

January 05 2014 • 2 responses • Vote Up • Share • Report

Mark Vestal Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Christ, while living on earth, taught Israel how to pray during the times they would await the return of Christ, their promised earthly kingdom to come, and the future forgiveness of their sins by God for forgiving others (Matt 6:9-15, Acts 1:6-7, Acts 3:19). 

However, Christ ascended in glory told our apostle Paul that all believers today, who are filling up the church, the body of Christ (not Israel), do not know what to pray for as we ought (Rom 8:26). We are, however, to give thanks to God always (Eph 5:20) for what we have already been gifted by His grace through our faith alone in Him. This includes but is not limited to:

- God's forgiveness of all of our past, present, and future sins through Christ's shed blood (Eph 1:7, Col 1:14).

- A new life in Christ (2 Cor 5:17, Rom 6:4).

- All spiritual blessings in heavenly places (Eph 1:3).

- God's completed perfect Word (1 Cor 13:10, 2 Tim 2:15).

- The imputed righteousness of God Himself (2 Cor 5:21, Rom 10:10).

- Adoption by God and joint-heir-ship with Christ of all things (Rom 8:15-17, Rom 8:32, Eph 1:11, 1 Cor 3:21-22).

- Spiritual peace (Rom 5:1).

- God's Inseparable love and eternal security (Eph 2:8-9, 1 Cor 15:1-4, Eph 1:12-14, Rom 8:35-39).

We are so fortunate to be living during the times of God's outpouring of grace (Eph 3:2), to whom God's forgiveness of sin occurred at the cross and His free unmerited gift of salvation is receivable NOW by anyone who will simply believe this good news (Eph 1:13, Eph 2:8-9).

1 Cor 15:1-4
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

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