Saying "In Jesus Name" with prayers.

LoricaLady · Apr 20, 2018

I have been researching what the Bible reveals about using the phrase "In Jesus Name." From what I see it is only used in deliverance from demons and in healings. If you have any other info, please share

Before I was a Christian I would simply ask for help to "God", and getting amazing answers and help was one factor that eventually led me from agnosticism, and eventually led me to the Savior. (Btw I don't call Him Jesus anymore, though He responds to that of course, but Yahushuah. Same point, though.)

Herr are some examples I found:

STEPHEN: “Lord Yahushuah, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!” 60 Then falling on his knees [in worship], he cried out loudly, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them [do not charge them]!” When he had said this, he fell asleep [in death].

PAUL: (He commonly seemed to begin with praise.) All his prayers: A Complete List of the Apostle Paul’s Prayers in the Bible
“May the Elohim [God] of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
May the Elohim of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Mashiach Yahushuah, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Yahushua haMashiach.” (Romans 15:5-6)
“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.”
"I keep asking that the Elohim of our Lord Yahushuah haMashiach the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.."
"For this reason, I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its nameThe Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. I pray that ...
The grace of the Lord Yahushuah haMashiach be with your spirit. Amen..."

PETER, AND MAYBE JOHN JOINTLY: 'Now YHWH (aka the Lord), look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word very boldly. 30Stretch out your hand to heal; may signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Yahushua.' 31When they had prayed, their gathering place was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit; and they boldly spoke the word of YHWH.”

ANANIAS: Here his prayer is like a not fully articulated appeal, very informal: “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, especially how much suffering and evil he has brought on Your saints (YHWH’s people) at Jerusalem; 14 and here [in Damascus] he has authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call on Your name [confessing You as Savior].”

No one is saying anything with the words in His Name.

CASTING OUT DEMONS AND HEALING THE SICK:
She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Yahushua haMashiach to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment.

"Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Yahushuah haMashiach of Nazareth rise up and walk."
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Also, though, some got healed simply by being in the shadow of Peter. And, "When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled. .."

HereIStand · Apr 20, 2018

Interesting. I've thought about that but never researched it. Sometimes I feel as though my prayers aren't legitimate (or won't be heard) if they're not ended with "in Jesus name."

LoricaLady · Apr 20, 2018

HereIStand said:
Interesting. I've thought about that but never researched it. Sometimes I feel as though my prayers aren't legitimate (or won't be heard) if they're not ended with "in Jesus name."

Sometimes I really feel that the Almighty would kind of agree with "Keep it simple stupid." We go on and and too often get formal, and excessive in our prayers. He hears us already! He knew what we were going to say before we were created. Once I was praying very hard for something and felt the Lord said to me "Don't plead with me." Would we plead with a loving and wise earthly father to help us, or just simply ask for help? A heart of faith is a rested heart. Once He also told me "Faith is rest."

All4Christ · Apr 20, 2018

Does that really mean we have to say “In Jesus’ name” at the end of prayers - or does it mean we pray in accordance with the Will of Jesus? After all, the example we are given by our Lord doesn’t have “In Jesus’ name” afterwards and many prayers in Scripture don’t say “In Jesus’ name”

Jesus gave us the example of how to do that...”Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”. “Saying, Father, if you be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done”. That’s how we pray in the name of Jesus.

Now there are some times where it is appropriate to pray with the command and power of God...such as baptism “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” or for exorcism, etc

mukk_in · Apr 20, 2018

I end my prayers in "Jesus's Name" to follow what the Lord had commanded in John 14:13-14 ("and whatever you ask in My Name..."), John 15:16, John 16:23-24, and Colossians 3:17 (I'm sure there are many other scriptures). Peace in Christ

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All4Christ · Apr 20, 2018

Praying in His name just means to pray according to His will. When an emissary of a king says “In the name of [ruler’s name], [command bere], he has to be saying what the king would want him to say. Likewise, we can only be praying in the name of Christ when we pray according to what His will. The instruction to pray in His name, such as in John 14, doesn’t mean that we get God to do our will, but rather encourages us to pray properly - praying according to God's Will, not our own (Matthew 6:10).

In this case, I agree with the HELPS Word-studies:

HELPS Word-studies
3686 ónoma – name; (figuratively) the manifestation or revelation of someone's character, i.e. as distinguishing them from all others. Thus "praying in the name of Christ" means to pray as directed (authorized) by Him, bringing revelation that flows out of being in His presence. "Praying in Jesus' name" therefore is not a "religious formula" just to end prayers (or get what we want)!

["According to Hebrew notions, a name is inseparable from the person to whom it belongs, i.e. it is something of his essence. Therefore, in the case of the God, it is specially sacred" (Souter).]

LoricaLady · Apr 20, 2018

mukk_in said:
I end my prayers in "Jesus's Name" to follow what the Lord had commanded in John 14:13-14 ("and whatever you ask in My Name..."), John 15:16, John 16:23-24, and Colossians 3:17 (I'm sure there are many other scriptures). Peace in Christ .

Yes, that is what many people say, and what I wondered about. However, we are dealing with a Greek translation in a different culture, in a different land. From things I have researched - though I am no expert - the phrase "in His Name" means you are acting in His authority, not necessarily with using a verbal phrase. For example a police officer can stop traffic without saying "In the Name of the City of...." He has the authority without having to proclaim it verbally.

If it is a verbal phrase we are to use, then it seems odd we do not see the saints, mentioned above, ever using it except for healings and deliverance. However, I'm sure we can agree that it doesn't hurt to say "In Jesus" or Yahushuah's etc. "Name."

All4Christ · Apr 20, 2018

LoricaLady said:
Yes, that is what many people say, and what I wondered about. However, we are dealing with a Greek translation in a different culture, in a different land. From things I have researched - though I am no expert - the phrase "in His Name" means you are acting in His authority, not necessarily with using a verbal phrase. For example a police officer can stop traffic without saying "In the Name of the City of...." He has the authority without having to proclaim it verbally.

This matches the Hebrew understanding of “name” at that time in regards to doing something with authority. It also means being in accordance with what the authority wants.

mukk_in · Apr 20, 2018

LoricaLady said:
Yes, that is what many people say, and what I wondered about. However, we are dealing with a Greek translation in a different culture, in a different land. From things I have researched - though I am no expert - the phrase "in His Name" means you are acting in His authority, not necessarily with using a verbal phrase. For example a police officer can stop traffic without saying "In the Name of the City of...." He has the authority without having to proclaim it verbally.

If it is a verbal phrase we are to use, then it seems odd we do not see the saints, mentioned above, ever using it except for healings and deliverance. However, I'm sure we can agree that it doesn't hurt to say "In Jesus" or Yahushuah's etc. "Name."

Yes, that's what it means to me. In His Name, i.e., in His Authority (His credentials, righteousness, goodness, etc.) is how I see it

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All4Christ · Apr 20, 2018

mukk_in said:
Yes, that's what it means to me. In His Name, i.e., in His Authority (His credentials, righteousness, goodness, etc.) is how I see it .

Key thing is that we can’t just say “God do something in Jesus name” and expect it to be done if it isn’t His will. When we do something in His name, it needs to be according to His will (which is automatically required by saying something with His authority). It goes hand in hand.

ETA: I shouldn’t be going back and forth with you on this and should be replying directly to Lorica (since we have to reply to the OP in Christian Advice) - apologies about that

Sometimes I just start to reply with my thoughts, despite me watching out for the forum. It’s easy to do.

mukk_in · Apr 20, 2018

All4Christ said:
Key thing is that we can’t just say “God do something in Jesus name” and expect it to be done if it isn’t His will. When we do something in His name, it needs to be according to His will (which is automatically required by saying something with His authority). It goes hand in hand.

ETA: I shouldn’t be going back and forth with you on this and should be replying directly to Lorica (since we have to reply to the OP in Christian Advice) - apologies about that Sometimes I just start to reply with my thoughts, despite me watching out for the forum. It’s easy to do.

Exactly. I just thought that I forgot to add that. Yes, the prayers have to be in His will as well

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W2L · Apr 20, 2018

mukk_in said:
Colossians 3:17

Good scripture.

LoricaLady · Apr 20, 2018

It is interesting to ponder on this topic, but I bet we all agree that to the Father, the most important thing is what is in our hearts when we pray.

mukk_in · Apr 20, 2018

I'm also reminded of how the Holy Spirit is praying in us according to God's will (Romans 8:26-27).

LoricaLady · Apr 20, 2018

mukk_in said:
I'm also reminded of how the Holy Spirit is praying in us according to God's will (Romans 8:26-27).

Now I am curious. Are you referring to the gift of tongues? I love to speak in tongues, and sing in tongues.

mukk_in · Apr 20, 2018

I don't think that's what this verse is referring to (it could be). The Apostle Paul seems to be referring to the "Holy Spirit helping us in our weakness....we know not how we ought to pray...".

LoricaLady · Apr 20, 2018

P.S. I was referring to Romans 8:26

mukk_in said:
I don't think that's what this verse is referring to (it could be). The Apostle Paul seems to be referring to the "Holy Spirit helping us in our weakness....we know not how we ought to pray...".

I'm not sure if it refers to tongues or not, either.

W2L · Apr 20, 2018

LoricaLady said:
P.S. I was referring to Romans 8:26

I'm not sure if it refers to tongues or not, either.

It doesnt, or at least its never been described that way before, that i know of. That scripture reminds me of these scriptures.

2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on[a] we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Romans 8:19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

seeking.IAM · Apr 20, 2018

In my tradition, many prayers end, "...in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen." I have always rather liked that.

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