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The following version, taken from the Lutheran Service Book (2006), says: O Almighty God, merciful Father, I a poor, miserable sinner, confess to You all my sins and iniquities, with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your punishment now and forever. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them,
The Jesus Prayer combines three Bible verses: the Christological hymn of the Pauline epistle Philippians 2:6–11 (verse 11: "Jesus Christ is Lord"), the Annunciation of Luke 1:31–35 (verse 35: "Son of God"), and the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican of Luke 18:9–14, in which the Pharisee demonstrates the improper way to pray (verse ...
William Holman Hunt's 19th century The Light of the World is an allegory of Jesus knocking on the door of the sinner's heart.. The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is a Christian evangelical term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel sin in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship.
God be merciful to me a sinner. (After which all make a bow.) Thou hast created me; Lord, have mercy on me. (Bow.) I have sinned immeasurably; Lord, forgive me. (Bow.) Some say an alternate version of the last prayer: I have sinned immeasurably; Lord have mercy and forgive me, a sinner. (Bow.) Then the Axion Estin is said, followed by:
I have sinned immeasurably; Lord, forgive me. ('Безъ числа согрѣшихъ, Господи прости мѧ') Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. God be merciful to me a sinner. God, cleanse me of my sins and have mercy on me. You have created me; Lord, have mercy on me. I have sinned immeasurably; Lord ...
I adore thee, O Jesus most sorrowful; I praise and glorify thee and give thee thanks for this most sacred and painful wound, beseeching thee by that exceeding pain and by the crushing burden of thy heavy cross, to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive me all my mortal and venial sins and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way of Thy Cross.
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Because he conceived himself perfect, he prays for no favor from God, neither for the forgiveness of his sins, nor an increase of grace. Under the pretence of giving thanks to God, he commends himself for his own good works, and arrogantly prefers himself to others. Not content with this he contemns the publican, whom he rashly judges a sinner.