sally_orwig

In his prayer does David seek to minimize his sins? No he owns up to them, to what they are. To maximize them? No, sin is sin no matter how you look at it. David takes responsibility for it. Why does an authentic prayer for pardon require clear, unvarnished acknowledgement of sin to be effective? Telling God what you have done wrong, confess it and then move on.

We pray in faith, that God will forgive us and pardon us. The faith is based on the love that God shows us, everyday. We gain this confidence by our own belief in God that as we are forgiven, God is the forgiver. He is the God of second chances!!

Telling the Lord that he is nothing but dust. Begging God's indulgance, just one more time. Knowing his place before God. With God we must be humble before HIm. He knows what is best for us.

The basis is that Abraham wants his nephew Lot spared. The second is that God should do what is right . Sodom doesn not repent, so it must be destroyed. God gives chances we must repent

How can prayer change God's mind without conflicting with the doctrine of the Immutability of God? God says what He is going to do. Bargaining with God will not work. Can God answer a prayer for somethign outside of the scope of his will? Sure He can. We must live in Gods timing not our own. It is not about Me, it is about God.