If Jesus is God, Why Did He Pray to the Father?

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The Works of Christ

If Jesus is God, Why Did He Pray to the Father?

25 min

Watch On

The Works of Christ

If Jesus is God, Why Did He Pray to the Father?

25 min

Episode 1029 Show Notes

From the Show

The Son, Jesus, prays to the Father. Think of his earthly ministry in his humiliation, in his incarnation. This doesn’t take away from his glory or deity in any sense, but he is distinct from the Father. God is not one person who wears different masks.

–Adriel Sanchez

https://youtu.be/XHuqNHYyTHI If Jesus is God, Why Did He Pray to the Father?

Questions in this Episode

  1. How can I explain that Jesus is the answer for those who are suffering?
  2. You answered my former question about Jehovah’s Witnesses. It really helped me and my son. But my son came back saying, when Jesus prayed to the Father, how could he be praying to himself? I couldn’t exactly answer him.
  3. Did Mary live a sinless life?
  4. I struggle with psychotic delusions and they prevent me from having an assurance of salvation. What can I do?
  5. What place does the doctrine of hell have in evangelism?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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