And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
This boldness in prayer flows from knowing you have eternal life. God's will is the believer's will, no restraint at all; so far as His will is not yours, you are not abiding in faith. The Spirit Himself teaches us inwardly and asks in us according to God's will.
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Calling on God is the chief trial of faith. God is not rightly called upon except we are fully persuaded our prayers will not be in vain; those who hesitate in doubt have no faith at all. Under the Papacy, certainty is buried and nearly extinct, for they condemn the very confidence the Apostle requires as necessary to prayer.
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Through Christ's blood and righteousness, believers come to God's throne with boldness and freedom of speech. When we ask according to His will, not His secret decrees, which are unknown, but His revealed will, He hears us and will not leave our prayers useless.
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