{"number":105,"question":"What is prayer?","answer":"Prayer is an offering up our desires to God, by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, believing, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.","segments":[{"text":"Prayer is an offering up our desires to God,","proofs":["Psalm 62:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 62:8","osis":["Ps.62.8"]}],"note":null},{"text":"by the assistance of the Holy Spirit,","proofs":["Romans 8:26"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 8:26","osis":["Rom.8.26"]}],"note":null},{"text":"for things agreeable to his will,","proofs":["1 John 5:14","Romans 8:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 5:14","osis":["1John.5.14"]},{"printed":"Romans 8:27","osis":["Rom.8.27"]}],"note":null},{"text":"in the name of Christ,","proofs":["John 16:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 16:23","osis":["John.16.23"]}],"note":null},{"text":"believing,","proofs":["Matthew 21:22","James 1:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 21:22","osis":["Matt.21.22"]},{"printed":"James 1:6","osis":["Jas.1.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"with confession of our sins,","proofs":["Psalm 32:5–6","Daniel 9:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 32:5–6","osis":["Ps.32.5-Ps.32.6"]},{"printed":"Daniel 9:4","osis":["Dan.9.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.","proofs":["Philippians 4:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 4:6","osis":["Phil.4.6"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"bc1695":["105"],"wlc-modernized":["178"],"wsc-modernized":["98"]},"diffs":[{"source":"wlc-modernized","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"to","position":1},{"text":"by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, for things agreeable to his will,","position":null},{"text":"believing,","position":null}]},{"source":"wsc-modernized","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"to","position":1},{"text":"by the assistance of the Holy Spirit,","position":null},{"text":"believing,","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}