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                           Is it right for Christians to say the disciple's prayer?   "Our Father"

In true Scriptural understanding or from spiritual revelation in Christ Jesus, it is not right for Christians to say the disciples prayer (Reference; “Our father, who art in heaven. Hallow be thy name…and so forth”). What? Some good Biblical scholars would scream right away. Some would even call this proposition sacrilege, heresy, unscriptural and possibly doctrine of error. No! No!! No!!! Far from it my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. It is not disparaging the Holy message of our Lord neither is anyone professing anything outside the content of Christ Jesus, but right within His very spiritual reverence as amplified by the Holy Spirit. If we allow the spiritual revelation of that context to lead us and not our minds or tradition, we would clearly understand Christ Jesus and the purpose He chose to use that prayer format for His disciples then. The reason is that as at when the disciples were instructed by Christ Jesus to use that format to pray to the heavenly Father, they were not Christians. They had not receive the seal of relationship with the Father from the Holy Spirit that gives all access to the heavenly treasures and privilege. Christianity began after Christ was glorified and the Holy Spirit released on the day of Pentecost on His disciples and to all who would believe in His name. His disciples (followers) were saved and became part of the Kingdom of God after they received the Holy Spirit and called Christians. Christianity began after the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Therefore, when we use that prayer, it limits the best of God in ones lives. In the disciples prayer, we find where it said "give us this day our daily bread" We cannot ask for daily bread like manna as the children of Israel did during their journey from Egypt through the wilderness to the promise land. This is because, we already have more than daily bread, which is the bread of Life (Christ) given once and forever to humanity. We are already in the promise land in Christ Jesus and all our needs supplied according to the riches and glory in Christ Jesus. The prayer says "forgive us our trespasses." God is not going to forgive us our sins again, because He already did once for the whole world by Christ Jesus with His sinless blood on the Cross of Calvary. Whoever confesses Christ Jesus as his or her Savior is saved, meaning delivered from sin and now a child of the Holy God. Why ask for what you already have? As Christians, we have passed from death to life and the new life of Christ Jesus in us is above the sin nature of the devil.  However, if you sin, simply ask for forgiveness in the name of Christ Jesus and move on by allowing the Holy Spirit to guide your steps. Another example from the prayer is "deliver us from evil." This is what Jesus accomplished for humanity when He died and rose from the dead for our deliverance or victory. Humanity is already delivered when we accept the redemptive work of Christ and His Lordship. Another, “Thy will be done on earth as in heaven.” This again has been perfected by Christ Jesus and released to the Church on earth by the power of the Holy Spirit.                                                                                    >>2      

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