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Why Did Jesus Pray?
By daniel | January 26, 2006
The question has been often asked, 'If Jesus was indeed fully God, why did he pray to God?' If the scriptural record can be read candidly, we must insist that Jesus prayed because he needed to pray.
His praying was not a charade or play-acting; it meant something. He prayed not just to give a model to be copied by his disciples; he prayed because he belonged to that species, man, of whom it is said that they 'ought…to pray.'
He sought refuge under the shadow of the Almighty. He renewed his innermost being in the strength of God and found courage for the ordeals of living in his very real confidence in his Father.
He prayed because he was a man–fully and genuinely man.
The Man Christ Jesus, Grace Theological Journal - Ivan French, 1980
Thanks, david!
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