Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ucsd!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: walsh@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: kneeling prayer Message-ID: Date: 30 Aug 90 04:28:41 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 22 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , gross@dg-rtp.dg.com (Gene Gross) writes: > In article barry1@ihlpa.att.com (Barry O Olson) writes: >> >>This idea that christians are called to be warrior defenders of the faith >>is demonicand can only lead to the proverbial hell. How many Jews hate > > I think this may be merely a problem of word choice. We are warriors. > Notice that Paul tells us to put on the whole armor of God. Who puts on > armor but warriors, soldiers. But also notice the position of > battle--on our knees in prayer. Thanks for a good post, but as a tangent, does this passage really mention "on our knees?" Can someone with a concordance handy please post where else in the NT prayer is mentioned on our knees besides the parable of the pharasee and publican? This is insignificant, but i come from a tradition where prayer was always said standing up. I never looked up bible passages either way. > > Gene ando.