Why Pray? (Response to Wayne Grudem)
Soteriology 101 w/ Dr. Leighton Flowers
Leighton Flowers
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🗓️ 27 January 2015
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Again we address the impractical implications of Calvinism. This time by unpacking Wayne Grudem's teaching about the purpose and function of prayer. If God has determined all things then why pray? Does God really respond to us when we pray or is that just an illustion? Let's dive in.
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| 0:00.0 | What is the purpose of prayer? Today we're going to listen to Dr. Wayne Grudelm as he responds to some questions about the Calvinistic view of prayer. Let's dive in. |
| 0:14.0 | You answer all my questions, you can never tell no lies, you're always telling me what it's all about, but some don't listen to your |
| 0:22.1 | replies. You say to us we can't do enough, and when I try, I'm a fool. This time I'm spent, |
| 0:29.2 | and I've realized that I can't make it through. I need you. The words you say, your gracious |
| 0:35.5 | love just gives you away The words you say |
| 0:39.1 | You're so believable |
| 0:42.0 | Oh God, God |
| 0:44.6 | Oh God God |
| 0:46.9 | God |
| 0:49.0 | Oh God God |
| 0:49.0 | Oh God God |
| 0:53.0 | God God |
| 0:53.8 | Oh God God, God says, will not destroy this people so from point A to point B God changed in his |
| 1:24.6 | present intention of to do to his. Did the p-pant? |
| 1:29.6 | People didn't change. |
| 1:31.5 | The only thing that changed in the situation was that Moses prayed, and then God answered. |
| 1:38.0 | Is that making sense? |
| 1:39.4 | I think it's put there to show us that God really does respond to prayers from his people. |
| 1:45.8 | Here's another one. Luke 11, 9 to 10, and I tell you, ask and it will be given you, |
| 1:52.4 | seek and you will find, knock and it will be open to you. See, do this and there will be |
| 1:58.3 | response. For everyone who asks receives and the one who seeks fines |
| 2:03.3 | and to the one who knocks it will be open doesn't that saying if you ask god will answer that's the |
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