What you have here is a book about Christian Ethics, which may sound daunting, but it's not. Christian Ethics is just the technical name for how we live a Christian life. In this case, we'll be working your way through the Lord's Prayer. Not many people think about the Lord's Prayer as a guide- it's a prayer.
Several years ago, as I went through my daily prayers, I had a Blazing Glimpse of the Obvious: Jesus said, "Pray then like this," and gave us the Lord's Prayer. Ok, says I to myself, if that's how Jesus wants me to pray, then I guess I had best pray that way. I also began to meditate on what each of the parts of the prayer meant.
This book is not technical. Oh, sure, there are a couple of Greek words here and there, but that's just so you get an idea that no matter how it's translated into English, we miss something. Don't worry about it; you don't need to know Greek. There are also a couple of interesting historical bits. I find them fascinating, but you will have to judge for yourself.
Sprache
Dateigröße
ISBN-13
978-1-300-94279-5 (9781300942795)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
I am a cranky, old Anglican priest who loves the people in his church. I am actually more of a chaplain than a priest, which goes a long way to explain why my focus is on practice. I would say I am the most unsuccessful Anglican priest in North America, except where I have been, I have seen Our Father do the miraculous, mainly through what other people do. I just show up and watch God do stuff- tons of fun.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Concerning Humility 3
Definitions: Terms I use unusually 16
What is Prayer? 23
Time and Other Considerations... 37
Context of the Lord's Prayer 42
Who art in heaven 52
Hallowed be thy name 59
Thy Kingdom Come 81
Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven 92
Our Daily Bread 127
Forgive Us Our Trespasses 146
Temptation 170
Doxology 205
Appendices 222
Acknowledgments 266