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Before Peter's confession (Luke 9:18) At the Transfiguration (Luke 9:29) Before teaching his disciples the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:1) Jesus says that he has prayed for Peter's faith (Luke 22:32) In addition to this, Jesus said grace before the feeding miracles, at the Last Supper, and at the supper at Emmaus.
On every occasion Peter is found to be the one of the most ardent faith. And with the same zeal as ever, so now, while the others are silent, he believes that by the will of his Master he will be able to do that which by nature he cannot do; whence it follows, Peter answered and said unto him, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the ...
Peter answered: 'God's Messiah.' Jesus selects Peter: Matthew 16:17–19. Jesus replied: 'Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
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 ...
The injunction for Christians to pray the Lord's Prayer thrice daily was given in Didache 8, 2 f., [3] [4] which, in turn, was influenced by the Jewish practice of praying thrice daily found in the Old Testament, specifically in Psalm 55:17, which suggests "evening and morning and at noon", and Daniel 6:10, in which the prophet Daniel prays ...
Alms then are a preparation for prayer, and therefore the Lord after speaking of alms proceeds accordingly to instruct us concerning prayer." [7] Augustine: "He does not now bid us pray, but instructs us how we should pray; as above He did not command us to do alms, but showed the manner of doing them." [7]
A football coach praying on the field after every game breaches the "wall of separation" and violates the spirit of prayer itself. Op-Ed: Jesus said to pray in a 'closet,' not on the 50-yard line ...
Because two things were here presented to Peter: the strength of the wind, making him afraid of being drowned, and the voice of Christ instilling confidence and security. Still, the strength of the wind was more obvious. The effect was to cause Peter's faith to fail. [1] [2]