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Not Praying in Jesus Name - a Sellout?
I have always thought every prayer, in every place should be "in Jesus Name".
This has never been a question in my personal life/church/family.
However, at times I am asked to pray in a group - as in asking a blessing where there are unbelievers or even those who may be of a non Christian religion and realize there could be offense. I have never shied away from saying, "In Jesus Name" or "in Your Name" we pray, Amen.
This past week I was in a meeting where a Spirit-filled Christian was asked to give invocation at a banquet dinner with a mix of several hundred people (I know some were Jewish) present. He entirely skipped the ending, making no reference to any "Name" at all.
I was offended a bit at first, then thought, perhaps it was the right thing to do here - knowing he was representing some who would not pray "In Jesus' Name".
How do you deal with these situations? If you are a chaplain and you know an individual will be offended if you pray to Jesus, what do you do?
If you don't pray in Jesus Name - what is the point?
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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