When searching for a treasure, such as the quest about prayer, one must have a strategy. When those who are putting together an attempt a climb a mountain such as Mount Everest, just don't get some gear together, put a few snacks in a box, and go the next week and climb the mountain. That would call for total disaster and probably cost a few their lives. Although planning a study on prayer is not as dangerous as planning a trip to Mt. Everest, there does need to be at least a similitude of some planning. Although that a strategy, even a small one that will be given today, does not mean that down the road the plan may not change. I do want to leave room, in fact lots of room, for the Holy Spirit to work.
The first strategy that I want to instill is that I am searching for as many aspects of prayer that I can find. The aspects includes prayer's characteristics, its uses, its definition, its manifestations (physical and spiritual), and any other aspect that I will be led to find.
Second, all aspects of prayer will be based on God's Holy Word, preferably the King James versions.
Third, the only other references that may be used are the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and/or a Hebrew and Greek Dictionary. As I stated in the previous post (Introduction - Purpose), all other types of references will have their own types of slants depending on what denomination sponsored them.
Note: I also will be using a Webster Dictionary to help define words that the concordance or Hebrew/Greek dictionaries may use, in order to clarify as simply meanings of words.
Fourth, the approach will be to look at every verse of Scripture that includes anything that may have to deal with prayer. One post may be used for the sole purpose in naming the words within the Bible that I will study such as pray, prayer, praying to even words such as kneel, fast, etc.
From a look at all these words within these verses, I should be able to define prayer, its characteristics, its uses, its purposes, and its method.
This will be at this time the strategy that I will use. If the Holy Spirit wishes to change this strategy at any time, I will post that change. May God honor this endeavor.
The first strategy that I want to instill is that I am searching for as many aspects of prayer that I can find. The aspects includes prayer's characteristics, its uses, its definition, its manifestations (physical and spiritual), and any other aspect that I will be led to find.
Second, all aspects of prayer will be based on God's Holy Word, preferably the King James versions.
Third, the only other references that may be used are the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and/or a Hebrew and Greek Dictionary. As I stated in the previous post (Introduction - Purpose), all other types of references will have their own types of slants depending on what denomination sponsored them.
Note: I also will be using a Webster Dictionary to help define words that the concordance or Hebrew/Greek dictionaries may use, in order to clarify as simply meanings of words.
Fourth, the approach will be to look at every verse of Scripture that includes anything that may have to deal with prayer. One post may be used for the sole purpose in naming the words within the Bible that I will study such as pray, prayer, praying to even words such as kneel, fast, etc.
From a look at all these words within these verses, I should be able to define prayer, its characteristics, its uses, its purposes, and its method.
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