For many Christians today the Lord's Prayer is simply a rote prayer tacked onto the end of other prayers in a church service. It has no effect on their prayer life or daily life. But, historically that is not how the Christian church has viewed the Lord's Prayer. That is why we need to look back over church history and read perspectives on the Lord's Prayer from key church figures. We can benefit greatly by learning what Chrysostom, Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Matthew Henry, Charles Spurgeon, J.C. ...
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For many Christians today the Lord's Prayer is simply a rote prayer tacked onto the end of other prayers in a church service. It has no effect on their prayer life or daily life. But, historically that is not how the Christian church has viewed the Lord's Prayer. That is why we need to look back over church history and read perspectives on the Lord's Prayer from key church figures. We can benefit greatly by learning what Chrysostom, Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Matthew Henry, Charles Spurgeon, J.C. Ryle, and others had to say about the Lord's Prayer. We can also benefit from some of the great confessions of the church in regards to the Lord's Prayer. Let this book guide you as you take a longer historical view of the Lord's Prayer, and let that longer view lead you to a deeper, more enriched life of prayer.
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