"In Jesus' Name, Amen" ... Why Do We Think that Those Are 'the Magic-Words'?
@mythociate (21437)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 9, 2015 8:49am CST
Pastor Jeremy Myers says redeeminggod.com/in-jesus-name-amen/ that we need to *stop using magic words in our prayers*.
When we use those words, what we're 'saying to God' (whether we know it or not ... although the prayers HE hears are the ones we have before we even speak them 
) is that "this is the prayer that JESUS asks of you, Father"---Pastor Myers compares it to ambassadorship, the way the ambassador is 'king of the foreign land' to the people of the country where the embassy is.
The reason why we think 'in Jesus' name' is "the magic words" (I got that 'verb-agreement' mixed up because of parents/grown-ups commonly asking "What's the magic word?" when a child asks for a favor-or-something without saying "please") is given by Pastor Myers as 'John 14:13-14' (where Jesus says that whatever you ask for in his name will be given to you). That makes 'using "in Jesus' name" to empower our prayers' about equal to 'forging our parents' signature on a permission-slip'---even though 'the signature is there,' you don't actually have "the permission."
And "Amen" (which Pastor Myers doesn't exactly discuss in the post) means 'so it is/shall-be.' (Even MORE reason to remember the "if it be thy will, Father"-proviso.)
) is that "this is the prayer that JESUS asks of you, Father"---Pastor Myers compares it to ambassadorship, the way the ambassador is 'king of the foreign land' to the people of the country where the embassy is.
The reason why we think 'in Jesus' name' is "the magic words" (I got that 'verb-agreement' mixed up because of parents/grown-ups commonly asking "What's the magic word?" when a child asks for a favor-or-something without saying "please") is given by Pastor Myers as 'John 14:13-14' (where Jesus says that whatever you ask for in his name will be given to you). That makes 'using "in Jesus' name" to empower our prayers' about equal to 'forging our parents' signature on a permission-slip'---even though 'the signature is there,' you don't actually have "the permission."
And "Amen" (which Pastor Myers doesn't exactly discuss in the post) means 'so it is/shall-be.' (Even MORE reason to remember the "if it be thy will, Father"-proviso.)1 person likes this
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@TLChimes (4822)
• United States
9 Aug 15
Words have power... at least in our minds. We say things like "In Jesus, name" or "Harm none, so mote it be" to give power to what we say or feel. In some cases it is to give it strength or a better chance of turning out the way we want, or in other cases it is to show we are all on the same page.
I don't think the words themselves have power but the energies we put out as we say them.
You could even say that it works the same when you curse some one. "Go To H..." is just words but the power and feeling (energies) can be felt when thrown against someone you are unhappy with.
