![]() There is something different about prayer in the New Testament than in the Old Testament. To think that we can invoke the name of Jesus simply to fulfill our own passions, is to cheapen and abuse the grace of God. Prosperity preachers will declare financial blessing toward their listeners “in Jesus’ name.”įraudulent faith healers will command sicknesses to flee “in Jesus’ name.”īut the book of James gives us a dire warning about our prayers: “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions” ( James 4:3). Praying (or doing anything) in Jesus’ name is often used as a way to force God’s approval attempting to invoke his authority on any and every action and desire we have. It’s misused a lot. And I don’t just mean when it’s used merely for empty repetition at mealtime prayers. In these verses, Jesus seems to be saying that prayer given in the name of Jesus is guaranteed to be answered. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” This concept is repeated a few more times in John 15:16 and John 16:23-24. The key text is John 14:13-14: “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. The concept of praying in Jesus’ name is definitely biblical. In fact, if a prayer didn’t conclude with the words, “In Jesus’ name, Amen,” it seemed foreign and odd to me.almost unbiblical and uninformed.Īfter all, Jesus told us to pray in his name, so wouldn’t it be wrong to finish a prayer without those words? Is it simply a ‘magic word’ that sanctifies and blesses our prayers? Biblical Support for Praying in Jesus’ Name For me, it was always the tack-on phrase at the end the bow on a well-packaged prayer. ![]()
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