tom@dvnspc1.dev.unisys.com (Tom Albrecht) (09/17/90)
In article <Sep.13.02.45.26.1990.24138@athos.rutgers.edu> mls@sfsup.att.com (Mike Siemon) writes: >For the love of God! Paul is talking about *marriage*, about >a lifelong union in one flesh. Even if you do think of all >non-Christians as "sevants of Belial" and spiritual enemies, >are we not taught to pray *for* our enemies? Is it really >so hard to pray *with* them, for the peace of God? You need >not frame your prayers in non-Christian ways, you may wish >to avoid public prayer with them in their forms or "on their >terms" -- but surely if a non-Christian asks you for prayers, >even out of a totally confused understanding of what prayer >is for us, we cannot refuse without refusing the very Call of >our Lord. I agree with Michael. Anyone who takes the idea of the priesthood of all believers seriously cannot help but take up the call for intercession on behalf of the world. A priest is one who acts as a representative. In a covenantal sense, all Christians represent both Christ to the world, and the world before the throne of Christ. We bring the gospel, and the Law of God, to a fallen world, and at the same time interceed before the throne of grace on behalf of that fallen world, asking for divine intervention, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Jesus is our supreme example in this regard. He showed the Father to the world, and represents His people before the judgement throne of God. -- Tom Albrecht