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The Holy Trinity requires one thing of us when it comes to our connection to our heavenly father. All we’re asked to do is Speak it out loud.

When we pray, we pray with our voice. We actually speak - even when no one is there. Many other cultures and religions allow it’s followers to “pray silently” or “Meditate and think the prayers”.

We are asked to speak them out. In our regular voices.

When we promise to god to honor our wedding vows, we do that aloud. In this way, God can hear us. We don’t just internalize our vows - we speak it. This is how we commune.

So there is no way that God would “allow” this vow to be broken. There is pretzel logic that is found through mental gymnastics because people feel that God can hear their thoughts, and must think their thoughts are pure and good.

Of course, being all-knowing - God can hear thoughts. But that’s not the point. You are allowed your thoughts. It’s when you speak out - using your voice - a vow to God that things become real.

There are very few purposes that Divorce should be considered, and I don’t believe that Divorce should be removed from the picture. But it’s too easy, it’s too easily justified by the pleebs seeking it and the concept of Divorce isn’t fully understood because the concept of Marriage isn’t fully understood. And the concept of Marriage isn’t fully understood because Prayer isn’t fully understood.

And people need to be taught.


9 posted on 06/29/2017 8:10:48 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: Celerity

All we’re asked to do is Speak it out loud.


Mathew 6
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

The closet is your heart or mind.
We are to pray in silence.

1 thess
17 Pray without ceasing.

We can not stay in a literal closet as we have work to do.


37 posted on 06/29/2017 11:57:51 AM PDT by ravenwolf (If the Bible does not say it in plain words, please don`t preach it to me.)
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