Public Prayer
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Cal Thomas’ Times-Union column on Jan. 19 was very good but he only tells one side of the issue. He faults Tim Tebow on the openness of his faith.
It is true, Christians are told to go in their closets to pray, however, we are also told to let our light shine as believers before the world (Matthew 5:14-16, Mark 4:21-22). We are also told to be salt of the earth and salt cannot remain in the shaker (Matthew 5:13).
Many times the disciples prayed in public. Acts 21:5 says the apostle Paul publically knelt on the bank to pray among the men, women and children. The many miracles Jesus did were in public settings as well. It seems to me, yes, there is a time we need to pray in our closets but there is also a time we need to share our faith openly.
I also believe God does put into authority whomever He wills, as Mr. Thomas points out in John 19:11. I agree, case closed. Over 50 years ago I asked a seminary Greek professor, who studied the original language the New Testament was written in, why America was never mentioned in the Scriptures. There are many prophecies written in the Bible about the end times and many nations are referred to but the USA is not one of them. He said that he believed America was not mentioned because America, as we knew it in the ’50s, would cease to be a world leader. That was hard for a young man to swallow. But, fast forward and look around today.
Morally, we are becoming like so many nations in the past that have collapsed. It seems we have a president who would like to see a one-world government. He promotes abortions and the funding of Planned Parenthood. Last night I watched Carol Everett, a former owner of Texas abortion clinics, explain how they gave out damaged condoms and weakened birth control pills, hoping women would return for abortions so they could make money. The president is also promoting gay marriages and the immoral list goes on and on.
God has allowed Obama to be our president, could it be that He is preparing the world for His Son’s return? Could Obama’s policies be used to bring about the demise of America? I do not know God’s plan but I do know each of us has a choice between Obama Hope and God Hope.
Leo Boyer
Silver Lake[[In-content Ad]]
Cal Thomas’ Times-Union column on Jan. 19 was very good but he only tells one side of the issue. He faults Tim Tebow on the openness of his faith.
It is true, Christians are told to go in their closets to pray, however, we are also told to let our light shine as believers before the world (Matthew 5:14-16, Mark 4:21-22). We are also told to be salt of the earth and salt cannot remain in the shaker (Matthew 5:13).
Many times the disciples prayed in public. Acts 21:5 says the apostle Paul publically knelt on the bank to pray among the men, women and children. The many miracles Jesus did were in public settings as well. It seems to me, yes, there is a time we need to pray in our closets but there is also a time we need to share our faith openly.
I also believe God does put into authority whomever He wills, as Mr. Thomas points out in John 19:11. I agree, case closed. Over 50 years ago I asked a seminary Greek professor, who studied the original language the New Testament was written in, why America was never mentioned in the Scriptures. There are many prophecies written in the Bible about the end times and many nations are referred to but the USA is not one of them. He said that he believed America was not mentioned because America, as we knew it in the ’50s, would cease to be a world leader. That was hard for a young man to swallow. But, fast forward and look around today.
Morally, we are becoming like so many nations in the past that have collapsed. It seems we have a president who would like to see a one-world government. He promotes abortions and the funding of Planned Parenthood. Last night I watched Carol Everett, a former owner of Texas abortion clinics, explain how they gave out damaged condoms and weakened birth control pills, hoping women would return for abortions so they could make money. The president is also promoting gay marriages and the immoral list goes on and on.
God has allowed Obama to be our president, could it be that He is preparing the world for His Son’s return? Could Obama’s policies be used to bring about the demise of America? I do not know God’s plan but I do know each of us has a choice between Obama Hope and God Hope.
Leo Boyer
Silver Lake[[In-content Ad]]
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