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Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 180

Question 180

What is it to pray in the name of Christ?

To pray in the name of Christ is, in obedience to his command, and in confidence on his promises, to ask mercy for his sake; not by bare mentioning of his name, but by drawing our encouragement to pray, and our boldness, strength, and hope of acceptance in prayer, from Christ and his mediation.

Scripture references for paragraph 1

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

John 14:13-14

13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.

John 16:24

24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

Daniel 9:17

17So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.

Matthew 7:21

21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Hebrews 4:14-16

14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

1 John 5:13-15

13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

Source and edition

Westminster Larger Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription

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