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Does praying constitute salvation?
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You may have heard this on thought for the Day. My view is necessarily Roman Catholic - Salvation comes from faith and good works, and one is not sufficient.
The reformed religions (Anglican and so on) argue incessantly about whether faith is enough - and faith and praying sort of go together. This argument has been around so long that it even goes by a Latin tag - sola fide (by faith alone) that is salvation by faith alone.
so having said that:
try : http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Salvat ion
and then: for a light dessert course try:
http:// en.wiki pedia.o rg/wiki /Armini an_cont roversy
Archbishop Laud in the 1640s (here) was suspected of being an Arminian heretic so it worth ploughing through it.
and good luck !
You may have heard this on thought for the Day. My view is necessarily Roman Catholic - Salvation comes from faith and good works, and one is not sufficient.
The reformed religions (Anglican and so on) argue incessantly about whether faith is enough - and faith and praying sort of go together. This argument has been around so long that it even goes by a Latin tag - sola fide (by faith alone) that is salvation by faith alone.
so having said that:
try : http://
and then: for a light dessert course try:
http://
Archbishop Laud in the 1640s (here) was suspected of being an Arminian heretic so it worth ploughing through it.
and good luck !
Religion teaches that in private prayer, God knows you better than you know yourself. You can't lie to God. He knows your every true thought and your every true desire. He knows what you want and what you want for others. You quite literally cannot tell Him anything about yourself that He doesn't already know.
Public displays of prayer are a slightly different matter. They are a demonstration to your peers that you share a common belief. However, public prayer is also subject to the logical progression that God is omniscient and therefore knows the true beliefs of both the group and the individuals.
Given the above, isn't praying to God ultimately meaningless and simply an exercise in making the one making the prayer feel better about themselves?
Public displays of prayer are a slightly different matter. They are a demonstration to your peers that you share a common belief. However, public prayer is also subject to the logical progression that God is omniscient and therefore knows the true beliefs of both the group and the individuals.
Given the above, isn't praying to God ultimately meaningless and simply an exercise in making the one making the prayer feel better about themselves?