Pastor John,
I was looking at the emails where preacher Clark explained that praying “in Jesus’ name” doesn’t mean saying a prayer and ending (or beginning) it with the words, “in Jesus’ name.”
Preacher Clark was telling us that praying in Jesus’ name or doing anything “in Jesus’ name” simply means “by his authority.”
We can’t pray in Jesus’ name on our own. We can’t pray by his authority unless it is given to us.
When we pray “in the name of Jesus,” or “come in the name of Jesus,” or “go in the name of Jesus,” we are moving under his authority, and we represent him and his will. We don’t have to wonder the outcome in that case; he has sent us to do it.
So good!
Knowing that God can do such things for human beings makes it easier to understand such mysterious scriptures.
Jerry
