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Does God listen to Non-Christians when they pray in Jesus name? I am just wondering.
Does God listen to Non-Christians when they pray in Jesus name? I am just wondering.
Why would a non-Christian pray in Jesus name?
OB
God responded to me when I prayed for guidance as to whether or not to leave the LDS church. But if non-Christians don't want his will to be done, He might not answer.
1 John 5:14
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 Peter 3:7
7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
James 5:16
Psalm 37:4
I think God hears everything.
When I prayed for God's guidance, I addressed Him as "The True God" because I didn't know Him.
It seems to me that praying in Jesus name is more than adding the phrase "in Jesus name I pray" onto the end of prayer. It is more like a business owner telling his employees that they have an account at the gas station they can use to fill-up their business vehicles. The employees can't take their personal vehicles to the gas station and fill-up by simply saying "charge it to Jesus, Inc."Does God listen to Non-Christians when they pray in Jesus name? I am just wondering.
Does God listen to Non-Christians when they pray in Jesus name? I am just wondering.
Good question
They may not like the title Christian. But they believe in Jesus. Some may find it more freedom to not call themselves a Christian while at the same time surrendering to his standards and his will.
If they believe in Jesus and surrender to his standards and his will - aren't they actually Christians?
OB
Here's our answer:
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
John 9:31
29The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:29
I think the Lord answered my prayer because I wanted to know His will.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. For the one who is not against us is for us. For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward."
-Mark 9
If God didn't listen to the prayers of non-Christians they could never become Christians. He listens to everyone, but answers according to His will. And that will primarily is that everyone draw near to Him through the accomplished work of His son, Jesus. Heb 11.6 says God is pleased with faith that believes He is willing and able to reward those who seek Him.
It seems to me that praying in Jesus name is more than adding the phrase "in Jesus name I pray" onto the end of prayer. It is more like a business owner telling his employees that they have an account at the gas station they can use to fill-up their business vehicles. The employees can't take their personal vehicles to the gas station and fill-up by simply saying "charge it to Jesus, Inc."
But that is only my take. There is of course the concept of magic names in near eastern religion. Supposedly if you new somebody's secret/magic name then you had power over them, so knowing the secret/magic name of God gives people power over God by that reasoning. The idea doesn't appeal to me.
I think God hears everything.