msortwell
Puritan Board Freshman
I was reading some online inquiries regarding the theological implications of some elements in traditional worship. It brought to mind a question that may very well have a very simple answer.
When asked for instruction on how to pray, our Lord included the following:
“9 ¶ After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” (Mt 6:9-13 AV)
With particular interest in verse 10, how would you suggest explaining to one skeptical of the doctrine of God's Eternal Decree what is intended by this particular instruction?
While a similar inquiry might well be made regarding any petition before a God who has eternally decreed all that will certainly come to pass, this particular element of the Lord's instruction would seem to be a the crux of the perceived dichotomy.
When asked for instruction on how to pray, our Lord included the following:
“9 ¶ After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” (Mt 6:9-13 AV)
With particular interest in verse 10, how would you suggest explaining to one skeptical of the doctrine of God's Eternal Decree what is intended by this particular instruction?
While a similar inquiry might well be made regarding any petition before a God who has eternally decreed all that will certainly come to pass, this particular element of the Lord's instruction would seem to be a the crux of the perceived dichotomy.