07 Jun 05
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Originally posted by ivanhoeThanks for that.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/augprayer.english.html
For Kneverknight,
Augustine, On the Lord's Sermon on the Mount 2.3.14: On praying.
`But again one might ask whether we are to pray by words or deeds and what need there ...[text shortened]... e blessed life is truly and genuinely brought to fulfillment.'
I believe prayer is good for many people in the same way that talking about things is ie defining, clarifying etc, helps one to think.
Also, praying en masse gives a sense of community, reminding the person praying that they are not alone.
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07 Jun 05
Originally posted by darvlayWould you regard the healing of the blind as a miracle?
Define miracle first.
I believe in the power of the mind. I believe the mind can overcome many physical maladies, serious and non-serious, so so-called "faith-healing" is not something I'd be overly impressed with. So we can cast that one aside.
To me a miracle is Jesus feeding 5000 people with 2 loaves and 5 fish or turning water into wine (not c ...[text shortened]... ing the dead or walking across the water. Those stories, if true (probably not) are miraculous.
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07 Jun 05
Originally posted by lucifershammerIsaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
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08 Jun 05
Originally posted by KneverKnightMatthew, 18-19
Thanks for that.
I believe prayer is good for many people in the same way that talking about things is ie defining, clarifying etc, helps one to think.
Also, praying en masse gives a sense of community, reminding the person praying that they are not alone.
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17 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."