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Hindrances to prayer By John Chopores 1. Wrong relationship between
husbands and wives. Cf. 1PE 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands,
dwell with {them} according to knowledge, [i]giving
honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of
the grace of life; that your prayers be not [ii]hindered.
(KJV) 2. Wrongs not righted, debts not
paid, and Brothers Unreconciled. Cf. (Matthew 5:23-24 KJV) (23) Therefore if thou bring thy
gift to the altar, and there [iii]rememberest
that thy brother hath ought against thee; (24) Leave there thy gift before the
altar, and go thy way; first be [iv]reconciled
to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. LUK 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and
said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and
if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore {him}
fourfold. (KJV)
(Malachi 2:13-16 KJV) (13) And this have ye done again,
covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out,
insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth {it}
with good will at your hand. (14) Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath
been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou
hast dealt treacherously: yet {is} she thy companion, and the wife of thy
covenant. (15) And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit.
And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to
your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
(16) For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting
away: for {one} covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of
hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
MAT 6:12 And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors. (KJV) (Matthew 6:14-15 KJV) (14) For if ye forgive men
their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: (15) But
if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses. 5. Hatred Cf. (1John 3:18-22 KJV) (18) My little children, let us not
love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. (19)
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before
him. (20) For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and
knoweth all things. (21) Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, {then}
have we confidence toward God. (22) And whatsoever we ask, we receive of
him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in
his sight. 1JO 3:15 Whosoever hateth his
brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding
in him. (KJV)
ISA 59:2 But your iniquities
have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid {his} face
from you, that he will not hear. (KJV) PSA 66:18 If I regard iniquity in
my heart, the Lord will not hear {me}: (KJV) 1PE 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord
{are} over the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their prayers: but the
face of the Lord {is} against them that do evil. (KJV) 7. Lust. Cf. JAM 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not,
because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume {it} upon your lusts. (KJV) 8. Praying for the wrong reason(s).
Cf. JAM 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because
ye ask amiss, that ye may consume {it} upon your lusts. (KJV) 9. Not praying in faith. Cf. (James 1:6-8 KJV) (6) But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with
the wind and [1]tossed.
(7) For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the
Lord. (8) A double minded man {is} unstable in all his ways.
9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing
the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
(KJV) [1]4494 rhipizo {hrip-id'-zo} from a derivative of 4496
(meaning a fan or bellows);; v AV - toss 1; 1 1) to raise a breeze, put air
in motion, whether for the sake of kindling a fire or cooling one's self 1a) to blow up a fire 1b) to fan, i.e. cool with a fan 2) to toss to and fro, to
agitate 2a) of the wind 2b) of persons whose mind wavers in
uncertainty between hope and fear, between doing and not doing a thing [ii] 5745 Tense - Present See 5774 Voice - Passive See 5786 Mood - Infinitive See 5795 Count - 105 “That you prayers be not continually hindered.” [iii] 5686 Tense - Aorist See 5777 Voice - Passive See 5786 Mood - Subjunctive See 5792 Count - 219 5792 Mood - Subjunctive The subjunctive mood is the mood of possibility and potentiality. The action described may or may not occur, depending upon circumstances. Conditional sentences of the third class ("ean" + the subjunctive) are all of this type, as well as many commands following conditional purpose clauses, such as those beginning with "hina." 5786 Voice - Passive The passive voice represents the subject as being the recipient of the action. E.g., in the sentence, "The boy was hit by the ball," the boy receives the action. [iv] 5649 Tense - Second Aorist See 5780 Voice - Passive See 5786 Mood - Imperative See 5794 Count - 9 5794 Mood - Imperative The imperative mood corresponds to the English imperative, and expresses a command to the hearer to perform a certain action by the order and authority of the one commanding. Thus, Jesus' phrase, "Repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mk.1:15) is not at all an "invitation," but an absolute command requiring full obedience on the part of all hearers. 1259 diallasso {dee-al-las'-so} from 1223 and 236; TDNT - 1:253,40; v AV - reconcile 1; 1 1) to change 2) to change the mind of anyone, to reconcile 3) to be reconciled, to renew friendship with one
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