God And Prayer a Discussion of the Reasonableness of Prayer
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In such a light, is not "the spirit of prayer itself irrational Introduction. Xxiii and absurd, the act of prayer a superstition, and the posture of prayer therefore debasing " ? l We can easily see what effect such reasoning must have on certain classes of minds. The out-and-out materialist feels bound to make light of prayer; the worldling is only too glad to get rid, as he thinks, of the duty of prayer; the unreflecting Christian is disturbed and dis- couraged and has no longer any heart for... prayer. All join, more or less, in the sentiment of " the wicked " as set forth by Job : " What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him ? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?" (2) To this question the Christian faith gives a very direct answer. It turns to its New Testament and reads, " The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. " 2 That is a strong declaration. But turn now to the original Greek and see how much stronger it is there : 3 " The fervent prayer of a righteous man [we read now] prevaileth mightily in its 1 Le Conte's " Religion and Science, " p.
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