116. Q. Why is prayer necessary for Christians? A. Because it is the chief part of the thankfulness which God requires of us, and because God will give his grace and Holy Spirit to those only who with hearty sighing unceasingly beg them of him and thank him for them.
117. Q. What belongs to such prayer as God is pleased with and will hear? A. First, that from the heart we call upon the one true God only, who has revealed himself in his Word, for all he has commanded us to ask of him; second, that we right thoroughly know our need and misery, in order to humble ourselves before the face of his majesty; third, that we be firmly assured that, notwithstanding we are unworthy of it, he will, for the sake of Christ our Lord, certainly hear our prayer as he has promised us in his Word.
118. Q. What has God commanded us to ask of him? A. All things necessary for soul and body, which Christ our Lord has comprised in the prayer he himself has taught us.
119. Q. What is the Lord's Prayer? A. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors; And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Lord's Day 46
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Pastor Walker earned a B.A. at Covenant College, an M.Div. at the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church, and a Th.M. and Ph.D. at Whitefield Theological Seminary. His dissertation topic was “The Theological Sources of Zacharias Ursinus as Reflected in the...