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From: chappell@symcom.math.uiuc.edu (Glenn Chappell)
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Subject: Re: Is there a God?
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Date: 20 Mar 91 08:44:54 GMT
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In article <Mar.18.23.40.56.1991.28891@athos.rutgers.edu> billy@tcom.stc.co.uk (Billy Khan) writes:
>	God will answer all prayers, but he may sometimes say 'NO!'
I've heard this phrase several times before, and to a certain extent
it's true, but it doesn't solve the problem. The Bible doesn't say
God will "answer prayers" - it says you ask Him to do something & He'll
do it (e.g. John 16:23-24). Now there are Biblical examples of
prayers which did not result in the requested result, e.g. 2 Corinthians
12:7-9. There is also "fine print" in the "prayer contract", e.g. James
1:6.

Therefore, I would say that this whole thing is really somewhat of a
complex issue....

We do know, however that we can have trust & confidence in God (those of
us who have received Christ, that is).

But I wonder what passages like John 16:23-24 really mean in light of
passages like the other 2 I mentioned.

				GGC  <><