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Originally posted by cashflyer
Do you pray?
Maybe before a meal... or maybe before bed...?
Do you pray when a loved one is sick or dying?
I ask because, as I understand it, if the free-will doctrine is absolute, then God will not, must not, and indeed CAN NOT ever answer a prayer.
Obeying God and having faith that he will smile upon you is one thing, but for him to answer a any specific prayer would violate the entire premise of free will.
So... do you pray?
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When I pray, I don't ask God for things.
When I pray, I thank God for things that have already happened.
Praying for things, from a good deal on a car to saving a dying grandmother is an insult to God and "his" plan. Faith doesn't require prayer, in fact, I'd say prayer itself is an insult to God. When you have to set aside a special time and say special things to have a conversation with God, you don't have a relationship with God. You have a monologue.