MARK 11:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 2
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins — the forgiveness condition on effective prayer is the same as the unmerciful servant parable (Matthew 18:23–35). Standing was the normal posture for prayer in Judaism (cf. Luke 18:11). The connection between vertical forgiveness (God forgiving the pray-er) and horizontal forgiveness (the pray-er forgiving others) is the prayer condition: unresolved interpersonal unforgiveness creates the same blockage in prayer that doubt creates.
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Omar HassanNote1mo agoGod's faithfulness through history - Mark 11
This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance. Now I understand why - it's a daily declaration of dependence on God. God is faithf...
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Jonas ErikssonNote1mo agoForgive While You Pray
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. Jesus puts forgiveness as a prerequisite for authentic prayer.
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