“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people — the ascending rhetorical ascent from deēsis (supplication) through proseuche (prayer) to enteuxis (intercession) to eucharistia (thanksgiving) establishes comprehensive prayer as foundational pastoral practice. All people (pantas anthrōpous) emphasizes universality.
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Thomas MuellerNote1mo agoPrayers for Leaders Isn't Partisan Support
I've been politically conflicted for years, and this verse is both challenging and clarifying. Paul asks for prayers for all people, including kings and those in authority, so that we might live peace...
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David ChenNote2mo agoPrayers and Intercessions for Everyone
I'm supposed to pray for everyone - friends and enemies, people I like and people I don't. That includes people whose politics I hate, whose choices I think are wrong.
I've started trying. It's hard....
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