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Originally posted by IROC
I only bring this up as an example of the failure of prayer. It seemed somewhat appropriate...

http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
The very premise that that web site is testing for is not even anything which is taught by Christianity.

1) Man was created for God, not vice versa. As a result...
2) God does not come at our beck and call. Nothing in the Bible says that this is the case.
3) God never promised that we'd live for ever. We all die of something -- cancer, gun shot, old age, land slides, etc. Chose your scene ender!
4) God does ask that you pray to him. Jesus specifically taught the following as an excellent example

a) Our Father (you're addressing the creator).
b) Who art in heaven (he's where we can't see him, but acknowledge his existance.)
c) Holy is your name (let's be straight about who's the boss)
d) Your kingdom come (please let this sorry existance pass so that we can get to the better place.)
e) Your will be done (not my will, God but your will)
f) ...on earth as it is in heaven (I think that this is self explanitory)
g) Give us this day our daily bread (taking into account the earlier clauses, please provide for me)
h) ... and forgive us our sins so that we can forgive others (I guess if God can forgive little ol' me, I guess I can forgive Nota's spelling, grammer, bad attitide and such. It really is pretty trivial compared to some of the stuff that I've done which have hurt others)
i) Please don't allow me to be tempted by anything that I can't handle... (Help me!)
j) and deliver us from evil (or the evil one in some translations) (please watch over me and protect me -- it doesn't hurt to ask! This could also be understood as meaning please protect me from assuming the pompous, self centered attitude of R. Dawkins.)

There's nothing there about God giving me a parking space close to the mall just because I asked. Nor is there anything about responding to my wish list.
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