Comments on: How important is community prayer?

By: Philip Gobinath K.

Philip Gobinath K. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:34:36 +0000

Good answers to vexing questions I must say. Nevertheless I am still unconvinced abt the 2nd line ” We are confident ” …Is there more evidence of the patriachs actually securing a place in heaven who have lived by faith evn before knowing Jesus who is the only way to reach God.
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God is fair as well as just. We are confident, for example, that the Old Testament patriarchs who lived by faith before Jesusâ€™ earthly ministry, are in heaven. So certainly some people have gotten to heaven without knowing Jesus in the personal way that the New Testament speaks of. Ultimately only God can judge as only He knows the individualâ€™s heart. We hold out hope that for those who have not heard but have not rejected God, those have been misinformed, or those who are unable to understand (children, mentally ill, etc) may be pardoned by a just God

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:39:05 +0000

I believe both articles have validity. God is Just and does not require more knowledge than is available to them. God has made evident in creation, and in the human conscience that He exists, and is to be sought after. I believe that those who followed the commands of God before they learned of Jesus will make it into His Kingdom. Also, God has the ability to teach unreached people in His own way. Just as the Macedonians pleaded with Paul through a dream.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:28:28 +0000

I have been part of an experience where communal prayer was used in a very powerful way, to bring unity and focus of the body in prayer. It does not replace my quiet prayer, but adds to it.