[mtbopfuyn]

Yes, it is a slap in the face. They didn’t ask you to pray for them. Every time a holier than thou Christian takes it upon themselves to pray for a group they are putting down that group.

[17th Miss Regt]

Yes, it is a slap in the face. They didn’t ask you to pray for them. Every time a holier than thou Christian takes it upon themselves to pray for a group they are putting down that group.

Christians are commanded by Christ to pray for the salvation of all people and to work towards that salvation (Great Commission). They are not putting down that group.

By the way, are all Christians holier than thou to you?

[AnAmericanMother]

I think you have an essential misunderstanding of what "prayer" is. Perhaps you're thinking of the Pharisee who stood up in the front of the Temple and prayed, "Lord, I thank you that I am not as other men!" That of course is a "put down", but he wasn't praying, as Christ Himself said.

Prayer for another is simply the expression of desire for the well being and eternal happiness of the person prayed for. It doesn't put the person praying above the person prayed for, because we are all sinners and merit the salvation that we pray for only through the goodness and mercy of God.

It is not putting anybody down. If I receive a wonderful gift, too much for me to use, and I ask my neighbors to 'come and share', am I "putting them down"? Am I "showing off"? No, I am sharing with them the best thing I have.

If a neighbor gives me a narrow suspicious look and asks, "What's the catch?" that's not my fault . . . or my problem. He doesn't HAVE to share if he doesn't want to.

[MarkBsnr]

***Yes, it is a slap in the face. They didn’t ask you to pray for them. Every time a holier than thou Christian takes it upon themselves to pray for a group they are putting down that group.***

Interesting.

Are you claiming that it’s better to take the fast track to hell than for Christians to pray for conversion of those individuals?

[Mrs. Don-o]

Listen: Nobody is putting down a group when they pray for their well-being and redemption.

I am neither an Evangelical Christian, nor a Mormon, nor a Jehovah's Witness, and yet I have had representatives from all three of these groups come to my house, ring my doorbell, give me an invitation to come to their church, and promise to pray for me.

I was not interested in their church because I did not share their religious convictions. Nevertheless, I thanked them for making the effort to secure blessings for me and my family.

There is no need for anyone to insult, or to feel insulted, when they are prayed for. Any time someone prays for "sinners" or "for those who need to see the light," I know I am in the prayed-for group, and I feel that either I'm being blessed, or that "it can't hurt."

I think it a poor policy in general to insist on taking insult when no insult is intended.

[Antoninus]

Every time a holier than thou Christian takes it upon themselves to pray for a group they are putting down that group.

Not at all. If we wanted to put them down, we'd ask God to curse them, not bless them.

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“Yes, it is a slap in the face. They didn’'t ask you to pray for them.”

Irrelevant. You didn't ask me to pray for you, but I'm going to. If you consider that a slap in the face, wait until you get the prayer punch, kick and eye gouge!

“Every time a holier than thou Christian takes it upon themselves to pray for a group they are putting down that group.”

Who is claiming to be holier than thou? No one. So, you created a false premise to build a false argument that comes to a false conclusion. Yeah, I'll be praying for you.

[BlessedBeGod]

Yes, it is a slap in the face. They didn’t ask you to pray for them. Every time a holier than thou Christian takes it upon themselves to pray for a group they are putting down that group.

It's hard for me to understand that. I'd be thrilled if a Jew were to pray for me, a Catholic, to be enlightened.