Prayer in the Trinity
Ron Cole-Turner
Copyright 2012 Ron Cole-Turner
Smashwords Edition
Cover Photo: Painted in the early 1400s by Andrei Rublev, this icon shows three visitors hosted by Abraham. Many have seen this as a representation of the Holy Trinity, with three in perfect unity who invite the worshiper to enter into relationship. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 2—Jesus Christ and Prayer in the New Testament
Chapter 3—Christ and Prayer in the Early Church
Chapter 4—The Christ Who Prays
Chapter 5—The Spirit of Prayer
Chapter 6—Prayer in the Trinity
Chapter 7—Prayer Is Impossible, and Yet…
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Is Prayer Possible?
Like most Christians, I grew up being taught that I should pray. But I never quite understood what my prayers were supposed to be doing. Was I lobbying God for something God was reluctant to give? Was I trying to change God’s mind, as Abraham seems to do in Genesis 18 when he asks God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah?