You commented that true repentance comes from prayer and fasting; I realize God does not want vain, repetitive prayers. Would you explain the main points to effective prayers?
God established a system of prayer in the Bible. Christ gave us the outline of the prayer sequence in Matthew 6. Do not pray in the open, but go into your room and pray in secret and your Father who hears in secret will reward you openly. Do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do for they think they will be heard by their repetition of words. Do not be like them for your Father knows what you have been doing before your ask. The Holy Spirit gives form to your utterances and groaning.
God established a system of prayer in the Bible. Christ gave us the outline of the prayer sequence in Matthew 6. Do not pray in the open, but go into your room and pray in secret and your Father who hears in secret will reward you openly. Do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do for they think they will be heard by their repetition of words. Do not be like them for your Father knows what you have been doing before your ask. The Holy Spirit gives form to your utterances and groaning. The sequence of the prayer is: 1) To God, as Our Father, who is in the heavens. Praise Him and give thanks in all things. 2) Thy kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Pray for the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of the millennial system and the kingdom of God on earth. 3) Give us this day our daily bread. Pray for your daily necessities and give thanks for them. 4) Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. This entails the structure of the law and the forgiveness
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You commented that true repentance comes from prayer and fasting; I realize God does not want vain, repetitive prayers. Would you explain the main points to effective prayers?