If Jesus is God manifest in the flesh, why did he need to pray? What do the prayers of Jesus

teach us about his relationship to the Father? Dr. David K. Bernard answers this important

question next. Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping

modern day believers live out the teachings of the First Century. This podcast is part of the

teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard. Dr. Bernard has dedicated his life to studying the Bible

and helping believers apply its message to their daily lives.

In Apostolic Life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches

and how those teachings apply to everyday life.

When discussions about the nature of the Godhead arise, one of the most frequently asked

questions that we see is how to one as Pentecostals explain the prayers of Jesus.

Often the person will cite John 17 specifically.

And it seems like to me that the critics fall into two camps.

Some will argue that Jesus' prayers prove he wasn't God,

but it's just a man. And they'll often quote John 173, where John said,

now this is eternal life that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you've sent.

But then Trinitarians will say that Jesus prayers prove that there's some sort of an undeniable distinction,

excuse me, between the

father and the son, because if Jesus and the father are the same person, then Jesus is essentially

praying to himself, which wouldn't make sense. How do you respond to those arguments? How do

Oneness Pentecostals explain Jesus is praying? Let me give you a brief answer, and then I will go into more detail.

And you can see this in my book, The Oneness of God, but also especially in my book, the

Oneness view of Jesus Christ.

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