Concordia Theological Monthly
Publication Date
6-1-1951
Document Type
Article
Keywords
prayer, christian life, st. paul, conscience, intercession, sanctification
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Prayer, in and by itself, makes no one holy. It is only the person who is already holy in Christ who truly prays. One's whole conception of Christianity can be perverted if one begins to speak about prayer without first relating it to the Word of the Gospel. A word of warning from Luther is in place as we begin to consider the subject of this paper: But I would counsel you, if you wish to pray, fast, or establish some foundation in the Church, take heed not to do it in order to obtain some benefit, whether temporal or eternal. For you would do injury to your faith, which alone offers you all things. Your care should be that faith may increase, whether it be trained by works or by suffering.
Disciplines
Biblical Studies
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Acts 9:11; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:26; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; Matthew 6:34; 1 Timothy 4:4-5;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Manz, James G.
(1951)
"The Place of Prayer in the Sanctification of Christian Life,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 22, Article 34.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol22/iss1/34
