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Question 105

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What is prayer?

Prayer is an offering up our desires to God,a by the assistance of the Holy Spirit,b for things agreeable to his will,c in the name of Christ,d believing,e with confession of our sins,f and thankful acknowledgment of his mercies.g

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aPsalm 62:8
  2. bRomans 8:26
  3. c1 John 5:14; Romans 8:27
  4. dJohn 16:23
  5. eMatthew 21:22; James 1:6
  6. fPsalm 32:5–6; Daniel 9:4
  7. gPhilippians 4:6

Commentary

Related texts

Side by side, with what differs marked: The Shorter Catechism and the Baptist Catechism

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