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this When the Christian faces the evils of the culture around us, and this is a question for Christians of all ages, how do they respond?

Well, they respond by repenting, they respond by searching scripture. They also respond by praying. Is it right to pray against

those evils and those who have been snared by that spider web of evil? Welcome back to Issues

Cedar. I'm Todd Wilkin. Joining us to conclude our five-part series on intercessary prayer in a post-Christian culture.

Dr. Leonard Payton, he's pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Forest Park, Illinois, and author of the issues et cetera,

Book of the Month for April, prayerful living in a post-Christian culture.

Dr. Payton, welcome back.

Thank you.

Good to be back.

You have written this book to give Christians some guidance in what to pray for in the post-Christian culture. Is there a place for what is usually called imprecatory prayer, that is, praying against evils?

Yes, there is.

And I think the higher, the evil, the more prominent it is,

the more likely we are to go to imprecatory prayers.

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