iam4-1god Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Persistence is paramount when petitioning God. Not because He wants us to beg, or because He is a tyrant, and wants to be mean, but because we need to be clear about what we need, and we need to be consistent when asking, seeking or knocking. It is for our benefit-God already knows what we need before we ask. He wants to make sure we know what our needs and motives are. There is a cleansing process that goes with all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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servant for Christ Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? We are to continue to pray, not giving up. We have to be persistent in our praying. Even if the answer doesn't come when we think it should, God will answer in His timing. He is always on time. We should keep asking, seeking, and knocking, and waiting on the Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindap Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Keep knocking, be persistent. Knock and the door will be open to you. We must always pray and never give up. Prayer connects us to God. It allows to have a relattionship with our Lord. And this is what he wants for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? It teaches us that we should not lose heart, or get discouraged in our prayer life, or get tired of praying, but keep on asking ... keep on seeking ... keep on knocking ...Sometimes God answers our prayers the first time we ask. But in other cases He answers only after prolonged asking. God answers prayers: Sometimes, when hearts are weak, He gives the very gifts believers seek; But often faith must learn a deeper rest, And trust God's silence when He does not speak; For He whose name is love will send the best, Stars may burn out, nor mountain walls endure, But God is true; His promises are sure. He is our strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr4624 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Persistence. We are taught to continuously seek God's face and His will in all circumstances, to never give up, always persevere. "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thess. 5:16-18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marloes Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Shared lesson: don't ever stop praying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home4ed Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? The lesson is one of persistance. It is through persistance we get through some of life's difficult situations. It is persistance that developes our character in faith. It reminds me of Rom 5:4 where "perserverance produces character" and it is the character of Christ we are to be being formed to. The parables in Luke give us a picture of what asking, seeking, knocking can look like and what they can result in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highohfaith Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? The lesson is that we must never, ever give up. God is always listening and will grant our petitions according to HIS will. Our prayers must be persistent petitions, filled with hope, anticipation that God will hear us and care for us, do what is best for us. Even if it isn't what we expect. Our prayers will be answered, but only according to His will and only in His time. We must have persistent patience. The two Parable have one thing in common. Both the neighbor and the widow were persistent, they would not give up. Each time the neighbor knocked he knocked harder and louder. Each time the widow went to see the judge she was more and more adamant about her case until finally both the neighbor and the widow were granted their request. We must keep up with the same kind of resilience, keep asking, keep seeking and knocking and never, ever give up on God. He is our sole provider. Our Father and He will care for us. This is love, this is faith.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? The lesson that is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6) is to continue to pray, and not to give up. How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? These relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8 in the teaching of persistence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgandy Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 The lesson that is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight in Luke 11 and the Widow and the Unjust Judge in Luke 18 is we are to continue to pray and not give up. I am reminded of my husband. He has been diagnosed with advanced cancer. We are praying and we are not giving up. We are God Strong. He can do anything. We have had some rough months, and some even rougher. But, we continue to pray and now after 41/2 months we are looking forward to a bone marrow transplant. We know it will prolong his life for a short while, but we continue to pray and God will do what is best. But we are persistent and we will not stop. We ask, we seek and we knock and He will open! These parables are basically restating the ask, seek and knock in Matthew 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebLam3teach Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Persistence in prayer is taught in both parables. In the Parable of the Friend at Midnight, the friend only gives a loaf of bread because he doesn't want to hear the man's request anymore in the middle of the night. In the Parable of the Unrighteous Judge, the judge decides to give the widow legal protection only because she won't leave him alone until he does. Both parables illustrate Matthew 7:7-8 of continuing our asking, seeking and knocking until we receive an answer from God. Persistence in Prayer =a sign of strong FAITH, not UNBELIEF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eager Bver Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Persistence. Ask you will receive, seek you will find and knock the door will be opened to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webster52 Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? To not give up, persistence can convey a sense of urgency/importance of the matter at hand. When people see your unrelenting, incessant determination they realize that action/answers on their part is the only resolution that will be accepted. How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Asking, seeking, and knocking seem like a normal progression in getting a goal accomplished. The following of these actions in a continuous, persistent manner will eventually yield results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoanG Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Both people were very persistent in their requests. They kept up their quest to get what they wanted and most of all needed. We need to keep knocking till the door is open and we need to constantly seek justice. We need to constantly be on the look out for satisfaction of our needs. God does not want us to sit around do nothing for ourselves. He wants us to be proactive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Jerry Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 The lesson that is taught by both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight and the Widow and Unjust Judge is that if we are persistent in prayer that God will give us what we need. That doesn’t mean that He will give us everything that we want. These parables relate directly to “ask,” “seek,” and “knock” because the parables are telling us to prayer continually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen11 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 On 12/19/2007 at 10:58 PM, Pastor Ralph said: Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Never to quit, to keep seeking, asking and knocking. Never give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irmela Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 To know and acknowledge our need and be persistent in our petition of getting that need met. (Maybe that crusted-up eyes be opened and stopped ears be unstopped and stony hearts be replaced with hearts of flesh or healing of someone or whatever) It is the same .... Ask and keep on asking .... Seek and keep on seeking ..... Knock and keep on knocking Pray and don't give up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Wolf Posted November 8 Report Share Posted November 8 Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? Both parables teach ask, seek, knock...pray!!! And don't give up. In Matthew 7:7-8 Jesus is recorded saying, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." The same sentiment only in straightforward rhetoric rather than in a parable. Parable illustrations do help us remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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