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Thread #118245 Message #2557726
Posted By: wyrdolafr
05-Feb-09 - 04:02 AM
Thread Name: BS: Nurse Suspended for praying ????
Subject: RE: BS: Nurse Suspended for praying ????
Georgiansilver wrote: "It also says that where two or more are gathered in His name, there will He be.... etc etc".
What Christians do together when they get together is up to them. However, when it's not a gathering of Christians, then it's not really up to them as what they want to do might want to take other people who might be around into consideration. 'The nurse in the woman's house' - which sounds like a parable and perhaps there's a lesson for Christians in it - was not a gathering of Christians.
As disciples of Christ, which in essence is what all Christians 'should be' we are called to pray for others....... to follow the example set for us by Jesus himself..... He didn't go into a private room to pray for the blind man or the lame man... or anyone on record although he did pray alone at times which all Christians do... or should.
Which is it, Georgiansilver? Christians should pray alone or they should pray in public? You don't seem particularly clear on the matter.
Also, how would you know Jesus didn't go to a private room to pray? The very definition of "private room" would mean that no one was there to for anyone to know whether he praying or not.
There's almost a Zen koan in there!