tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post476625189362735900..comments2024-03-26T14:29:25.921-06:00Comments on To The Remnant: The Name of Jesus Christ, Part 1: Praying in VainAdrian Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995703995901609noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-76546680999744241102016-10-06T09:50:46.333-06:002016-10-06T09:50:46.333-06:00Great principle. This is beautifully illustrated...Great principle. This is beautifully illustrated in Romans 8:<br /><br />26. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592825298396267179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-80394499734265558602016-06-29T10:39:29.721-06:002016-06-29T10:39:29.721-06:00I think Brigham got it wrong, and was speaking abo...I think Brigham got it wrong, and was speaking about things he hardly understood.Adrian Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995703995901609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-80921699189072664492016-06-29T09:13:16.341-06:002016-06-29T09:13:16.341-06:00Too Know our heavenly father...Is so very importan...Too Know our heavenly father...Is so very important as the Articles of Faith tell us. I am reminded of the JD vol one page 50... B.Y. tells us who he is. Know who we pray too.Dave Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144284111346276510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-91601496537552716682016-03-14T11:27:31.874-06:002016-03-14T11:27:31.874-06:0022 Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost bec... 22 Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost because they believe in me; and thou seest that they believe in me because thou hearest them, and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me because I am with them.<br /><br />I believe they prayed to Christ because he was with them. They didn't have to penetrate a veil. <br /><br />In our situation, where we're separated from God by a veil, we use Christ's name to pierce the veil and open communication with the Father.Adrian Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995703995901609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-71751566788864570182016-03-14T11:20:57.408-06:002016-03-14T11:20:57.408-06:00Prayer, the nature of God and to whom we ought to ...Prayer, the nature of God and to whom we ought to direct our prayers are topics I've been pondering over the last several months. Do you have any thoughts as to why the disciples in 3 Nephi 19 where praying to Jesus (18), while at the same moment, Jesus was praying to the Father (19-23)?<br /><br />18 And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God.Nathan Barnhartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-36531266607811412402016-02-28T22:26:40.067-07:002016-02-28T22:26:40.067-07:00I was substitute teaching a Primary class of 11-ye...I was substitute teaching a Primary class of 11-year-olds this morning the story of Enos. I had the kids’ attention. They easily saw the value of listening instead of “hanging up” after addressing heaven. The story of the Zoramites repeating the same little speech over and over and calling it prayer as a public display of piety nicely illustrated the the futility of vain repetitions. <br /><br />Having read this post previously I knew I had an opportunity to bring up being led by the Holy Ghost in what to pray for. Little in the lesson offered a connection to this most transcendant of ideas so at an appropriate spot I just came out and asserted it! The kids seemed intrigued. If they never hear this again in their church careers at least they heard it from me. Thanks for this series, Adrian.Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-62639987622826300222016-02-22T06:35:51.522-07:002016-02-22T06:35:51.522-07:00I think you may inadvertantly be setting up people...I think you may inadvertantly be setting up people for false expectations.<br />You indeed can ask the Father for anything that which is good. But the Lord will not hear the prayers of the unrepentant.<br />So, the first order of business is to repent of all your sins and receive a forgiveness of sins from the Lord Himself.<br />Then you can approach His throne boldly and ask for whatever you stand in need.<br />Ignoring this order would be asking amiss.<br /><br />Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; (Moses 8:24)<br /><br />P.S. seems like sth is broken with the comments because it wouldnt let me comment from my wordpress account even though Im already logged into wordpress.jackdale76noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-73505531186399412972016-02-19T21:30:20.828-07:002016-02-19T21:30:20.828-07:00Thanks for continuing to share your insights. I ap...Thanks for continuing to share your insights. I appreciate the information intended to help us all come closer to Christ. Certainly something to ponder about prayer!<br />Vaughn JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-46892629876810203112016-02-17T21:08:58.635-07:002016-02-17T21:08:58.635-07:00JPW,
Thank you for your comment. Indeed, blessed a...JPW,<br />Thank you for your comment. Indeed, blessed are all they that mourn. How does anyone keep from mourning and weeping for all they see happening around them?<br />James Russell UhlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-40450106252220766682016-02-14T17:16:58.350-07:002016-02-14T17:16:58.350-07:00Wherein have we run amuck? Surely Joseph taught th...Wherein have we run amuck? Surely Joseph taught these delightful things to those of his time. Could this be yet another example of plain and precious truths that were lost when "the man who communed with Jehovah" was taken from the earth?<br /><br />Never again will I yield to holy envy over the beautiful public prayers offered by the accomplished praying orators of our time. They are wonderful at what they do but God intends for us, in partnership with the spirit, to experience so much more. Blessings on you, Adrian.Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-63157114772178727902016-02-14T06:23:47.501-07:002016-02-14T06:23:47.501-07:00Thank you for placing this in context for us. It i...Thank you for placing this in context for us. It is a source of anxiety for the righteous that the laws and policies of man's governments and churches are frequently not in harmony with our God's commandments. I cry for the leaders and the people of the United States. This is a covenant land of promise, and we have gone after other Gods than the God of this land.<br /><br />I cry for our leaders. I cry for our people. I cry for our churches which have all gone astray. I cry for my family that believes I've gone off the deep end. I cry for all who will be destroyed in the punishments to be meted out upon America in our generation.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993976374069209015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-4709838903960351862016-02-13T21:43:49.492-07:002016-02-13T21:43:49.492-07:00David S
Good reading. And the comments, here, alw...David S<br /><br />Good reading. And the comments, here, always confirm faith and belief in truth. Thanks Adrian and commenters for providing voices of faith. It helps. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-54925745320654199062016-02-13T20:44:10.869-07:002016-02-13T20:44:10.869-07:00Thank you for this Adrian!Thank you for this Adrian!Julesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-72805110398896039122016-02-13T13:43:39.618-07:002016-02-13T13:43:39.618-07:00Nice work, Adrian.Nice work, Adrian.Good Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741814252871576371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-54600964687419851902016-02-13T11:23:42.352-07:002016-02-13T11:23:42.352-07:00Thank you for this, Adrian! It's really the sc...Thank you for this, Adrian! It's really the scriptures that come alive the most here. They speak for themselves, but somehow I didn't see the pattern all that well before. Great job compilation and exposition. I will definitely be teaching this to my family.Brian Zang (The Zang Family)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08307604832271130264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-71751997430931855132016-02-12T21:51:29.058-07:002016-02-12T21:51:29.058-07:00I have heard the Mark Twain quote about praying a ...I have heard the Mark Twain quote about praying a lie several times at church but no one ever mentions the context. Huck knew that the 'right' thing to do was to turn the runaway slave Jim into the authorities but couldn't bring himself to do it. This was the big 'sin' that he knew he couldn't let go of. His culture told him that black people were property but his conscience and love for Jim told him otherwise. His prayer was to ask God to help him conform to the laws of men and to go against what he inwardly knew to be right but his heart wouldn't allow the betrayal. It is a much more nuanced situation than the quote out of context lets on.Craig Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895653046447172310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-12092739218598819642016-02-12T12:21:27.940-07:002016-02-12T12:21:27.940-07:00Yes, yes, yes! And the Holy Ghost can tell us what...Yes, yes, yes! And the Holy Ghost can tell us what questions to ask, and what mysteries to seek into. But we most certainly should be asking for these things. We are saved no faster than we get knowledge.Adrian Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995703995901609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-42256147334309058142016-02-12T11:10:15.023-07:002016-02-12T11:10:15.023-07:00Thanks for this post Adrian. The idea that proper ...Thanks for this post Adrian. The idea that proper prayer is an act of discovery, and that we should strive to have the Spirit reveal to us what to ask, in real-time – that is very powerful. Instead of it being a rote liturgy of gimmies, it’s an opportunity for revelation. I think that D&C 121 is an amazing example this -- of a prayer transitioning into the reception of revelation. <br /><br />When praying in public, we usually feel pressure to be fast, precise, and sure of ourselves. I think we are naturally embarrassed to reveal any vulnerability, and are often unwilling to pause and wait for the Spirit to reveal anything to us. So we end up treating public prayer as a performance art, rather than a chance to receive revelation. The Lord’s name gets taken in vain so much in this regard. And I think the same bad habits frequently bleed into private prayers as well. <br /><br />By opening ourselves up, being child-like, and treating prayer as a window for the real-time reception of revelation, there is the risk of embarrassment, dead air, silence, stuttering, lack of eloquence.<br /><br />It is a major shift in thinking to arrange ourselves as transmission receivers, rather than being message composers, when praying. It requires an act of faith. <br /><br />Starting today, I’m going to make an effort to be a receiver during prayer, rather than a composer. Thank you for this call to repentance, it was much needed. <br />Joe Murffhttp://www.mormonpolicyreview.com/home.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-40727980596742494582016-02-11T21:27:02.505-07:002016-02-11T21:27:02.505-07:00I mean just look at Doctrine and Covenants 8:11. A...I mean just look at Doctrine and Covenants 8:11. Another thing we should pray for. "Ask that you may know the mysteries of God." God is commanding us to do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com