"Your Word is a lamp to my feet" (Ps 119:105)

"He will guide you into all truth" (John 16:13)

What are the scriptural principles of prayer?

For further study and reflection, here are some central passages of Scripture dealing with prayer:
  1. Pray. (Matthew 7:7-8; Philippians 4:6-7; James 4:2.)
  2. Pray in the will of God. (James 4:13-17; 1 John 5:4.)
  3. Pray in faith. (Mark 11:22-24; James 1:6; 1 John 5:15)
  4. Pray specifically. (Mark 10:51; Luke 6:12-13; 2 Corinthians 12:8.)
  5. Pray with thanksgiving. Philippians 1:3-4; Colossians 1:3-4; Hebrews 13:15.)
  6. Pray in the Spirit. (Romans 8:26; Ephesians 6:18; Jude 1:20.)
  7. Pray with other believers. (Acts 1:14; 2:42; Romans 15:30; James 5:16)
  8. Pray often. (1 Chronicles 16:11; Luke 18:1; Colossians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17.)
  9. Pray unashamedly. (Luke 11:5-10.)
Nancy McGuirk
Bible Commentator - Author


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