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The Instruction from The Westminster Larger Catechism #189
What does the opening of the Lord’s prayer teach us?
The opening of the Lord’s prayer (Our Father in heaven) teaches us that when we pray we should draw near to God, confident of his fatherly goodness and the benefits to us from that goodness,
reverently and in every way like a child, and with heavenly feelings and a proper awareness of his sovereign power, his majesty, and his graciousness in allowing us to approach him. The opening also teaches us to pray with and for others.
(Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:13; Romans 8:15; Isaiah 64:9; Psalm 95:6-7; Psalm 123:1; Lamentations 3:41; Isaiah 63:15-16; Nehemiah 1:4-6; Psalm 104:1; Psalm 113:4-6; Acts 12:5; Zechariah 8:21)
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The Instruction from The Westminster Larger Catechism #189
What does the opening of the Lord’s prayer teach us?
The opening of the Lord’s prayer (Our Father in heaven) teaches us that when we pray we should draw near to God, confident of his fatherly goodness and the benefits to us from that goodness,
reverently and in every way like a child, and with heavenly feelings and a proper awareness of his sovereign power, his majesty, and his graciousness in allowing us to approach him. The opening also teaches us to pray with and for others.
(Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:13; Romans 8:15; Isaiah 64:9; Psalm 95:6-7; Psalm 123:1; Lamentations 3:41; Isaiah 63:15-16; Nehemiah 1:4-6; Psalm 104:1; Psalm 113:4-6; Acts 12:5; Zechariah 8:21)