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Old 06-27-2017, 03:19 PM   #5
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Default Re: Repetition, Ritual, Religion

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Precisely this: that words of themselves will never save you, and are the "vain repetitions of the gentiles'' that Jesus spoke of in Matt 6:7;
That is very interesting to read Matt 6:7. Thanks for sharing.

Also very interesting to note the differences between the King James version versus the Recovery version.

"KJV: But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."

"Recovery: And in praying do not 1babble empty words as the Gentiles do; for they suppose that in their amultiplicity of words they will be heard.

1-This does not mean that we should not repeat our prayer. The Lord repeated His prayer three times in Gethsemane (26:44), the apostle Paul prayed the same prayer three times (2 Cor. 12:8), and the great multitude in heaven praised God repeatedly with hallelujahs (Rev. 19:1-6). It means that we should not repeat empty words, words spoken in vain. "

Very scary to see the differences.
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