3. Q. How can we communicate with God?A. By regularly and prayerfully expressing our own hearts to God (Mt. 6:5-15) and by carefully listening to Him speak to us through His written Word (Ps. 119; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Heb. 4:12).
Prayer
3. Q. How can we communicate with God?
A. By regularly and prayerfully expressing our own hearts to God (Mt.
6:5-15) and by carefully listening to Him speak to us through His written
Word (Ps. 119; 2
Tim. 3:16-17; Heb.
4:12).
4. Q. What are the conditions for effective prayer?
A. God answers our prayers when we pray in faith (Mt.
17:20), according to His will (1
Jn. 5:14), with a pure heart (Ps.
66:18), with a forgiving spirit (Mk.
11:25-26), in the Spirit (Eph.
6:18), and with absolute sincerity (Ps.
145:118).
5. Q. Why is patient trust so essential to the Christian life?
A. God is honored and will honor us when we patiently trust His wisdom,
power, and goodness no matter how fiery our trials, how deep our griefs, how
excruciating our pain, or how unexplainable His ways are to us (Job
1:20-22; 13:15;
19:25-27; 23:10;
2 Cor.
4:16-18; Jas.
1:2-4; 1 Pet.
1:6-9; 4:12-19).