God answers prayers, but to those in sin and not saved he answers one prayer, "Lord be merciful to me a sinner and save me". We have to meet God on His terms to get prayers answered, but you know what, even for those in sin, Christ died for them, while they are yet in sin, and Christ himself intercedes for them and God is good to them so that they one day will recognize Gods' goodness and be saved. David Wilkerson has 85 % success rate with drug addictions and rehabilitations..all he does is introduce them to Jesus. Teen outreach has about 95% success rate doing the same thing. God is Good all the time. Let no man think that when he is tempted that he is tempted by God for God doesn't tempt any man, man is drawn away by his own lust and enticed and when lust is conceived it brings forth sin and when sin is conceived it brings forth death. All Good things comes down from the Father of lights in whom there is no shadow of turning or variableness. And God is not slack concerning His promises as we count slackness, but is constantly reliable. Sin separates us from God, Jesus died to bring us to God to bridge the gap from God and man for God is all Holy and Righteous and sinful man cannot stand in the presence of God, we would be consumed. We can only come to God thru Jesus Christ. If we're forgiven thru Jesus Christ then God cannot see our sins be- cause they are done away by Jesus. We get prayers answered thru faith in God and faith is described as trusting and loving God and obeying His command ments for he said His commandments are not grevious but are for our good to bring us into a relationship with God Almighty "if you're son were to ask a fish of you would you give him a stone"? God is the same way, if His children ask things of Him He always gives things that are good for us, even tho some things don't seem good for the moment, but His children are preparing for eternity, not preparing for this life, but for the after life, with Him. So, His children are treated as such, to teach, to learn His ways and "His nature now in this life, so we will shun evil and not be as satan and fall from grace but continue to serve God thruout eternity.. world without end!

• God answers prayers? I've got my fair share of stones. - tenacious - February 3, 2000 - 21:24 UTC
  • Re: God answers prayers? I've got my fair share of stones. - Earl - February 10, 2000 - 06:59 UTC