Jews' Prayers

**GreekAsianPanda** · Oct 4th 2009, 10:19 PM

Does God still answer Jews' prayers?

***Quickened*** · Oct 4th 2009, 10:50 PM

I would say that God answers prayers if they are according to His will.

**Fenris** · Oct 5th 2009, 11:58 AM

A more general form of the question would be "Does God answer the prayers of anyone who doesn't believe in Jesus". Unless you think there's a specific reason why God wouldn't answer a Jew's prayers.

**mike1983** · Oct 5th 2009, 01:01 PM

lol, we are all God's children aren't we?

The question is whether the non-believer allows or recognizes God's answers.

**notuptome** · Oct 5th 2009, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Fenris

A more general form of the question would be "Does God answer the prayers of anyone who doesn't believe in Jesus". Unless you think there's a specific reason why God wouldn't answer a Jew's prayers.

Seems that there have been many times when God did not hear the prayers of the Jews. Or at least that is the way it seemed to them at the time.

I suggest as a Christian that if a Jew prays please do not allow Jesus to be Messiah then God will not hear. NT scripture says John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners; but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth.

Job asks the question in ch 27 vs 9 of the hypocrite Job says "Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?" Ps 18:41 They cried but there was none to save them; even unto the Lord, but He answered them not. Ps 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. Prv 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked, but He heareth the prayer of the righteous. Prv 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomination.

It would seem that God knows the heart and from that He determines whom He will or will not receive.

For the cause of Christ
Roger

**ivorylamp** · Oct 5th 2009, 02:32 PM

I believe God answers all mankind's prayers. I have non-christians around me who also get their prayers answered but they do not know the true God who answered their prayers, instead they rejoiced and glorified the idols they worshipped for granting their prayers.

God sends rain to both the evil and the righteous. So the true God is a God of all mankind. It is our duty as Christians to submit to His will as we know the true God. As for the Jews, they are still God's nation. Yes, I believe God answers even their prayers. It goes the same for the Muslims,and the Hindus, the non-believers who worship whatever idols they worship to. Its just that they are not saved due to them not knowing the true God.

If only they knew...

This is where evangelism comes in place. Our duty again.

**David Taylor** · Oct 5th 2009, 03:08 PM

Psalms 66:18 "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me"

Proverbs 28:9 "He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. "

Isaiah 1:15 "And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. "

Isaiah 59:2 "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. "

Jeremiah 11:6 "Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do: but they did them not. And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. "

Jonah 3:1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? Who hate the good, and love the evil; Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them"

I John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us"

John 9:31 "Now we know that God heareth not sinners; but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth."

I Thessalonians 4:1 "Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God"

John 6:39 "And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me."

**Fenris** · Oct 5th 2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by notuptome

Seems that there have been many times when God did not hear the prayers of the Jews. Or at least that is the way it seemed to them at the time.

That's true. But then, God seems to ignore the prayers of Christians sometimes too. His ways are not our ways, after all.

I suggest as a Christian that if a Jew prays please do not allow Jesus to be Messiah then God will not hear.

Yeah, I would expect this to be tha majority opinion around here.

***Quickened*** · Oct 5th 2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Fenris

That's true. But then, God seems to ignore the prayers of Christians sometimes too. His ways are not our ways, after all.

And for good reason I am sure. Often times we as Christians can be so self centered and discontent in our prayers that we are borderline wrong in even bringing certain petitions before Our Father.

I am sure we are all guilty of it in some form or another. Kneeling down to pray and 95% of what comes out of our mouth has to do with us. Furthermore a large percentage of that can come with discontentment over our own situations which in turn can even lead to covetousness.

Breaking the 10th while petitioning God.

**notuptome** · Oct 5th 2009, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Fenris

That's true. But then, God seems to ignore the prayers of Christians sometimes too. His ways are not our ways, after all.

If we want God to hear then we must listen to what He has to say. 2 Chr 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Yeah, I would expect this to be tha majority opinion around here.

Not that the majority is always correct especially around the internet but God is always interested in the purity of the heart.

For the cause of Christ
Roger