How should Christians pray?
Study Jesus' teaching on prayer, the Lord's Prayer, persistence, humility, and praying in God's will.
Short answer
Christians should pray honestly, humbly, persistently, and in trust before the Father. Jesus gives a pattern that includes worship, dependence, confession, forgiveness, deliverance, and submission to God's will.
Key takeaways
- Prayer is relational, not a performance.
- Jesus gives both warnings and a pattern for prayer.
- Christian prayer includes asking, confession, worship, dependence, and trust.
Key Bible passages
- Matthew 6:5-13
- Luke 18:1-8
- Romans 8:26-27
- 1 John 5:14-15
How to study this question
Read the paragraph before and after the proof text before deciding what the verse means.
Compare the clearest passages first, then bring harder passages into the discussion.
Notice where major Christian traditions agree before weighing the disputed parts.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not build the whole answer from one isolated phrase.
- Do not use a tradition's slogan as a substitute for reading the passage.
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