The Lord's Prayer Watson Thomas Jr.
The Lord's Prayer Watson Thomas Jr. "This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven." -Matthew 6:9 In this Scripture are two things observable: the introduction to the prayer-and the prayer…
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The Lord's Prayer Watson Thomas Jr.
"This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven." -Matthew 6:9 In this Scripture are two things observable: the introduction to the prayer-and the prayer itself. The ten commandments are the rule of our life, and the sum of our faith-and the Lord's prayer is the pattern of our prayer. The introduction to the Lord's prayer is, "This, then, is how you should pray." Our Lord Jesus, in these words, gave to his disciples and to us a directory for prayer.
"This, then, is how you should pray," etc. As God prescribed Moses a pattern of the tabernacle (Exod 25:9), so Christ has here prescribed us a pattern of prayer. The meaning is, let this be the rule and model according to which you frame your prayers.
We ought to examine our prayers by this rule.] Calvin. Not that we are tied to the exact words of the Lord's prayer. Christ says, "This, then, is how you should pray" that is, let