according to Hebrews 5:7 "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared." These words clearly show that when Jesus was praying strongly to God, God would grant him his request. The word "heard in that he feared" (Hebrews 5:7) mean that God granted him what he requested. So the above verse shows that when Jesus asked of God to "let this cup pass from" (Matthew 26:39) him, God respond to his prayer and saved him from death or crucifixion.
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He didnt keep him from dying. He saved him by bringing him back from hell after 3 days. In that, he did save him from death.
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There are a lot of "ifs" in the bible to show that there are conditions (IE: IF you remain in me I will remain in you).  Even salvation is conditional (IF you confess with your mouth,...etc.).\n\nI do believe though that he freely gave his life for me but I still has to "do something" (a condition) to obtain his free gift of salvation (...and believe in your heart,..).
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Jesus said you're blessed when things like this happen to you.\n\nI've gotten many thumbs down for answers that were scripture only.  That's when I know it's not me they are disagreeing with but God.  Why should you take on fighting God's battles for Him?  Speak the Word, and let Him handle the results.
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Christ did die once for all.  But he sits on the right hand of the father, continually offering that same perfect sacrifice (and Eucharist is our corporate participation in that same sacrifice - where he suffered death upon the Cross for our redemption; who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious the death and sacrifice, until his coming again: For in the night in which he was betrayed, (a) he took Bread; and when he had given thanks, (b) he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, (c) this is my Body, which is given for you; Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, after supper, (d) he took the Cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for (e) this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins; Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.\n\nThis prayer from the Holy Eucharist - Book of Common Prayer - says it pretty succinctly:\n\n"AND we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant that, by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him."\n\nEucharist MEANS "thanksgiving"....that's what offering the sacrifice of the Eucharist means....our sacrifice....joined with Jesus' on the Cross....
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God is jealous in the sense of what His name means. That He is a God that requires our undivided love, devotion, attention and worship in spirit and in truth. He so requires this because this is the way He feels about us and adores us so by sending us His one and only beloved beautiful son Jesus Christ to take our place of death on the cross. Because God gave us His all, He demands the same from us which I believe is a fair request, don't you?
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First of all, Jesus did not say to ask Him to ask the Father anything for us.  He said to ask the Father for things we want or need in His name. \n\nAs to your question, it is clear in the Bible that the Holy Spirit falls on people at different times.  Sometimes it is at the moment of salvation, and sometimes it is a bit later.  \n\nBut the Comforter, or Holy Spirit, was sent when Jesus returned to His Father/our Father/the Father.  He (the Holy Spirit) indwells all believers once their salvation is sure.  Because there are many who believe they are saved when actually they are not.  \n\nMatthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.\nMat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?\nMat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.\n\nPeace.
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"I'll pray for you!" Ah yes, the classic religious person's way of saying, "F*** you." Nine times out of ten, this line comes about when you refuse to agree on something and that is their final stance - if you won't agree, they're going to get their god to MAKE you agree because you couldn't possibly know what you think or what's best for you.\n\nIf prayer is so effective, why are there millions of starving children around the world? If prayer is so effective, what of the little girl who begs Jesus for her assailant to stop raping her at night? If prayer is so effective, why did six million Jews die during Hitler's reign? If prayer is so effective, why do we need oncology departments, and why are they always full?\n\nChristians often answer that "God moves in mysterious ways" or that "God will answer 'yes', 'no', or 'maybe' and you got a no." Nonsense. The Christian Bible says:\n\nJohn 14:13-14\n"And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."\n\nMatthew 7:7-8\n"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened."\n\nJohn 16:23-24\n"Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you... Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."\n\nThere are no conditions here at all. It simply says to ask and your request will be granted. Yet this does not happen. Even Christians who pray in Jesus' name do not have these verses fulfilled on a basis consistent enough to believe that Jesus is the one responsible.\n\nSo relax. Given the track record of failed prayers and desperate pleas, you have no reason to believe any prayers for you are being answered. :)
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your question is out of context.\nChrist said "drink of my blood and eat of my flesh" that does not mean literally drink blood and eat flesh. It means quench yr thirst for righteousness through accepting Christ's blood shed for us. It means to follow his righteous path and to preserve his memory in our hearts. Its a symbol!\n\nNothingn to do with blood transfusions. Those who cannot accept a blood transfucion usually are radical and sects that have not understood much of the context in which Christ instructed us since he came to earth.\n\nI would accept blood transf. if it s not contaminated with hiv thats for sure . So you make sure you go to a blood bank that absolutely has no hiv in their blood bags.
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Matthew 7.7\n\n  Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.\n  For EVERYONE who asks recieves; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.\n\nLuke 18.1-8\n\n  Then JESUS told his disciples a parable to show them that they should ALWAYS PRAY AND NOT GIVE UP! He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared GOD or cared about men. And there was a widow in that town WHO KEPT COMING TO HIM with the plea,'Grant me justice against my adversary'\n  "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear GOD or care about men, yet because this widow KEEPS BOTHERING ME, I will see that she gets justice, so she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'"\n  And the lord said,"Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not GOD bring about justice for his chosen ones, who CRY OUT TO HIM DAY AND NIGHT? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice and quickly.\n  However, when the SON of MAN comes, will he find faith on the earth?\n\nLuke 11.5-13\n\n  Then JESUS said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him'\n  "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'\n  I tell you though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the mans boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.\n  "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.\n  For EVERYONE who asks recieves; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened".
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David your request for my prayers will be accomplished as God reminds me and will be sent at once to the throne of God. The Lord bless you and keep you in all your ways as you continue to seek Him.\nPS. If this door doesn't open then just remember that God has something much better for you as He is preparing you even at this very moment.  Heaven Bound. JCE
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Pray, and give God thanks for what you do have - even if it is only His grace! As it is written, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."\n\nI also recommend reading the Psalms....great men of God like King David also went through periods of great despair.\n\nOh, one more thing...regarding the "good guys never win" comment....keep in mind that the finish line is not here, it is in heaven. And so as it is written, "Many who are last will be first and many who are first will be last..." Jesus Himself didn't appear to "win" here on earth (to those with worldly eyes)...but truth be told He triumphed.\n\nGod Bless....
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I am not sure where exactly it is in the Bible but I will look but it says because Christ was persecuted when he was alive, if you accept him you too will be persecuted falsely for his sake. Matthew 5:11. It is all for His sake why they do it. He was persecuted false and cause we want to be like Him we will be too.
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As a faith believing Christian, not a religious Christian, I seldom use this phrase, as I find it to be rhetoric and rude.  Some people do not want to be prayed for and especially if they are not of the same beliefs that I am of.  Example:  I went to the dr. yesterday.  Lady with 9 broken fingers came in.  I said, car accident? She said, no husband.  I cried.  I've been there.  She wanted to lie down and I told her I had been in many times and they did not mind if you laid on this particular spot in the waiting room.  She thanked me and I helped her lie down.  I had tears still.  I asked her if she would like me to just sit and hold her and she said that would be nice and we visited.  I then said, I was a Christian and would she be offended if I prayed for her in her healing.  She said no, she would appreciate it.  I leaned down and whispered a prayer in her ear.  And I never even ask her name, so now I pray for broken fingers every time she crosses my mind.
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26And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” 27Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”\n28And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”\n29Jesus said to him, £“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”  John 20:26-29\n\nWe are promised that if we seek Him we will find Him.  Search His word, pray for wisdom.  \n\nHe doesn't speak to us today as He did to the Patriarchs, but He speaks to us in every sunrise, every sunset, everything beautiful.
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"If he stayed, he would become a martyr and it would strenghten their faith if he was killed." \n\nExactly what he said praise the Lord!!
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Once Lonely; depressed doing my Community service in a Salvation Army hall, I spotted a Beautiful Portrait of Jesus, just His Profile. I stared at it for what seemed a long time and asked myself if Jesus was here with me and If He was than I could let go of these feelings of depression.\nI heard a voice: A soft voice say:\n" My Child, I Know Your Needs and I Will Care For You."\nFrom that day on, I never prayed for Riches,Love,or even Help to turn my Life around.Rather I prayed for Wisdom and Strength because my faith became so strong I knew God would carry me when I thought I could not go on..\nand He has " Always." \nSo try it -You Pray too, he knows what's Best for you even if it's Not what you want and I will pray for you too.\nGod is a Loving God..\nGoodluck and God Bless.
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Great question.  \n\nI don't believe those verses apply to us.  Most (I think all, but I am not going to say that without having looked all of them up) of the verses where Jesus says "whatever you ask for in my name... etc.," Jesus was only with the twelve apostles.  This was a miraculous gift given to the apostles, not a promise for all of God's people.  \n\nGod does perform miracles sometimes in cases like this, but He usually just works on the spirits of men, where He is needed the most.\n\nI hope that God will pour out His healing on your situation, both physically and spiritually.  I pray that God will walk through this  with him, with you, and with all of those who love him, especially his 5 year old.  I know how hard it is not to blame God and be mad at God during times like this, but I assure you, God is also mad at the situation.  Disease is the result of sin (not his sin, mind you, but just sin in general), and it is not what God had planned for the world.  Yet, God has prepared a better place for those who love Him.  Thank goodness this world is not forever.\n\nMy heart goes out to you.  God bless.