1 Timothy 2:8
8 I will [boulomai] therefore [oun] that men [aner] pray [proseuchomai] every [en] [pas] where, [topos] lifting up [epairo] holy [hosios] hands, [cheir] without [choris] wrath [orge] and [kai] doubting. [dialogismos] KJV-Interlinear
8 Therefore I want the men in
every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. NASB
Evangelization of the
world begins with prayer.
Men,
aner, sometimes refers to the male population only, but it can also refer
to humanity in general, anthropos. And in our case here, it refers to both. To men specifically and to men and women in
general.
Women will be addressed
in the next verse and following, but probably not in the manner in which you
think.
All prayer is addressed
to God the Father.Prayer is never
offered to angels, to saints, to inanimate objects, to Mary, to ancestors, not
even to Jesus. Jesus Himself gave us
the pattern, Our Father, who art in heaven
All prayer must be
offered while the person is in fellowship.
Any prayer offered while one is out of fellowship, is invalid.
Uplifted hands, is not
a posture or the actual raising of hands.
Anyone can do that.
Holy
hands is a reference to
ones spiritual life, or to ones active life while in fellowship. Thus sin free and in actual communication
with God, based on His terms, not your own.
There are several special
studies on confession and fellowship, and a detailed study is located in our 1
John study.
If you are not familiar
with confession and fellowship, then your prayer life is most likely
dysfunctional and ineffective.
Without wrath and
doubting, further emphasizes, the requirement of praying while in fellowship,
from a sin free state of ones mental attitude. If you have sin in your heart, then your
prayer life will not work.
That is primarily why
most prayers are not answered.People
are out of fellowship, people do not pray in accordance with Gods guidelines or
mandates, and people do not consider Gods plan and history when they pray.
And of course all
prayer must be offered in Christ s name.
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