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Monday, April 01, 2019

Jesus Did Not Pray Just to Set an Example


We all know that Jesus prayed. You could read the Gospels while half-asleep and not miss this fact. But why did Jesus pray? This question requires greater care. I recall once hearing a pastor say that Jesus only prayed to set an example for us. He was God, after all, so he didn’t need to pray.

But is that true?

Mark Jones doesn’t think so. And he deals with this question and many more in his new release, The Prayers of Jesus: Listening to and Learning from our Savior.

Jones is the teaching pastor of Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, holds a PhD from the University of Leiden, and serves on the board of directors for The Davenant Institute. Read More

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