Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 181
Question 181
Why are we to pray in the name of Christ?
The sinfulness of man, and his distance from God by reason thereof, being so great, as that we can have no access into his presence without a mediator; and there being none in heaven or earth appointed to, or fit for, that glorious work but Christ alone, we are to pray in no other name but his only.
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John 14:66Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Isaiah 59:22But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
Ephesians 3:1212In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
John 6:2727Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
Hebrews 7:25-2725Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
1 Timothy 2:55For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Colossians 3:1717And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Hebrews 13:1515Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
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