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To: MarkBsnr
I will be honest here and not intentionally contentious. I have never seen a Calvinist on his knees in prayer.

I wouldn't expect you to.

We worship according to the pattern Christ established for us...

"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.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him...

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." -- Matthew 6:6-8,16-18


10,470 posted on 06/30/2008 2:52:53 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
"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.

Do you actually go into a closet and shut the door? And by telling us this aren't you breaking the secret?

10,477 posted on 06/30/2008 3:09:23 PM PDT by LordBridey
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

***will be honest here and not intentionally contentious. I have never seen a Calvinist on his knees in prayer.
I wouldn’t expect you to.

We worship according to the pattern Christ established for us...

“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. ***

I see. So nobody prays together and you don’t pray in church (no Presbyterian church I’ve seen has little closets in) during your services.

So when my Calvinist acquaintances sneak off suddenly, they’re either going for a drink or to pray? And I’ve still never seen a Calvinist kneel in prayer. Have you?


10,479 posted on 06/30/2008 3:14:20 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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