I think this question could yield some good discussion.
Ill not give my opinion yet, I want to see what people come up with.
Ill not give my opinion yet, I want to see what people come up with.
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I believe God hears us in whatever posture we are in.
I believe the first to kneel in the Bible was Daniel.
He prayed on his knees three times a day as was his custom.
Dan 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Hezekiah faced a wall:
Isa 38:2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
Hannah stood beside Eli and prayed:
1Sa 1:26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
I don't know what posture Jonah was in when he prayed from inside the fish's belly:
Jon 2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
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There is a lot of kneeling in the NT.Thanks Ziggy for those verses. I was wondering if kneeling was in the Bible
Well I for one grew up in the Catholic Church where there was always lot of kneeling. The people in the congregation simply did it as they had always done it following sometimes the example of the priest saying the mass. I never saw anyone enforcing kneeling. I attended a whole lot of catechism classes where the nuns taught us the proper etiquette or way to act during mass, and so we did it that way. On the other hand as a altar boy, kneeling at exactly the right times was considered essential... so I did it. I was a sold out Catholic at the time.@Amadaeus
Im actually not sure where we get the tradition of kneeling on our knees to pray from.
I do it, equating it to another famous Christian's comment that our posture affects us spiritually.
When I think of the Bible, I don't see kneeling unless you're talking about how every knee will one day bow in acknowledgement of Jesus as Lord. But I do see bowing being linked to worship.
Because we are to pray without ceasing, I don't think you always have to pray in a certain posture.
Like JazzyJeff, I often pray in the car.
I do think posture matters a bit. I just am not sure where we get the kneeling from.
Take this verse for instance:
1 Timothy 2:8 KJV
8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
You see that men were to lift up their hands. So I do think these things are somewhat meaningful.
But where do we get kneeling from?
i pray a lot while driving i do like to kneel in prayer but i dont get up as well as i use toI believe its best to pray on your knees if possible but sometimes ill be praying while Im driving
you can pray standing sitting laying down eyes closed eyes open . its from the heart not the body positionDoes it say anything about prayer posture in the bible? I know it says to pray continuously so to me that rules out the need to kneel. So wherever we are and whatever we are doing we can pray i.e. talk to our heavenly Father. I sometimes kneel but I'm old now so it's very uncomfortable. Mostly I sit relaxed on my sofa to engage in a specific time of prayer but as God is everywhere and hears us wherever we call out to him it really doesn't matter. Too often I have felt inhibited about praying because this person says do it like this and another do it like that. Do it however feels right for you. No big deal!
amenI hardly pray on my knees, but when I do it is out of reverence
If there are enough votes we could start a new church....'The Right Prayer Posture Church'......just imagine the good we could do with all the collected funds......and of course there's the tax free status.......special prayer clothes and ascension robes?....whadyathunk?
Hi @Wynona I used to pray on my knees and I even fasted for three days in prayer on my knees. But now days I'm directed differently. Just offering up my thoughts and feelings.I think this question could yield some good discussion.
Ill not give my opinion yet, I want to see what people come up with.