Most commentators suggest that these words were not included in the model prayer given by Jesus and recorded in Matthew 6 and Luke 11. Albert Mohler explains, āAs a result of studying ancient manuscripts, scholars now believe with some certainty that these words were probably a later addition to the Lordās Prayer. Since the Lordās Prayer seems to end rather abruptly, Christians in the early church added a doxology to the end of the prayer so as to give God the final word of praise in corporate worship settings.ā[1]
Can God really be good if He allows over 200,000 Americans to die to the coronavirus? This is the topic addressed in program 2 of Dr. Ankerbergās series with Dr. Erwin Lutzer entitled Pandemics, Plagues, and Natural Disasters: What is God Saying to Us? (Part 2).
The word translated ādebtsā in some translations and ātrespassesā in others, is the Greek word opheilema. Jon Bloom writes at desiringgod.org, āNearly all of the most credible English translations over…
In program 1 of Pandemics, Plagues, and Natural Disasters: What is God Saying to Us? Dr. John Ankerberg interviews Dr. Erwin Lutzer regarding the many ways the Covid-19 crisis has…
āGive us this day our daily bread.ā The first thing we naturally think of is Godās provision of the daily manna for His people in the wilderness. No doubt you…
[Authorās note: While writing the article on āThy will be done,ā I struggled to keep the focus on Godās will, rather than āGodās will for me.ā Several of the books…
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.…
The Lordās Prayer has been repeated hundreds, if not thousands of times throughout the lifetime of many Christians. But, if youāre anything like me, you havenāt spent much time really…
In John 11:25 Jesus makes the statement āI am the resurrection and the life.ā Now, I donāt know about you, but thereās something about this statement that has never really…
The front door of the house where I lived until I was about 10 or 11 was a fairly rustic barn door. Right down at the bottom between two of…