[kosta50]

Kosta: But the Bible tells you to stay home, find a dark corner and pray there in private. Oh wait, it was Jesus who said that, not Paul, so it doesn't count

metmom: Chapter and verse please. Show us where Jesus commands us to isolate ourselves to worship.

What??? I thought Protestants read their Bible? You mean to tell me you don;t know the verse, never saw it in your life? Oh, wait, this is from the Gospels, Jesus speaking (remember him?), not Pauline Epistles, so no wonder...But I understand: if Paul or OT didn't say it, it doesn't count.

But since you asked...

"5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you" [Matthews 6:5-6]

Tell me, do you pray at home in your private corner or do you pray, as Jesus says, like the hypocrites, in synagogues/churches, and in public so everyone can see?

[metmom]

What???

Can’t you tell the difference between worship services and prayer?

I was answering the question about why Protestants went to church.

Why’d you go and change the subject?

[metmom]

Then explain to me why Catholics pray in church.

Aren’t they disobeying Jesus as well then?

[metmom]

Do you always pray only in a dark corner??

[RnMomof7]

+++What??? I thought Protestants read their Bible?+++

We know how to rightly divide it and not cherry pick a verse out of context :)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2578704/posts?page=13016#13016

[OLD REGGIE]

What say ye concerning Matthew 6:7 “And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words.?