Do Baptists Say the Lord's Prayer?

[BlessedVegan]

OK the new Baptist church I've been going to for about a month never says the lord's prayer. Every other church I've been to has said this at the beggining of the service. Is this a "Baptist" thing or is it just this one church? THis Church is the only one I've gone to as a Christian...before was just with my parents before I really came to Jesus. I'm just curious. Thanks!

 

[Gold Dragon]

Baptist here from a church that has nothing against the Lord's prayer, but does not ritualistically recite the Lord's prayer at the beginning or during any other part of our worship service.

 

[BlessedVegan]

Is there a particular reason why they don't..or they just dont' feel it's neccacary? I'm just so used to doing at at other churches it seems wierd! Thanks.

 

[Gold Dragon]

Is there a particular reason why they don't..or they just dont' feel it's neccacary? I'm just so used to doing at at other churches it seems wierd! Thanks.

It just never has been done. It isn't like somebody decided one day that we wouldn't recite the Lord's prayer.

 

[aReformedPatriot]

we dont recite it at our Church. Sometimes I'll incorporate into my own prayer life. Tis beautiful, and seems to cover all the bases

 

[pressingon]

Most Baptist's see the Lord's prayer as more of a "how-to" for praying (the model prayer), rather than a prayer that is intended to be recited ritualistically. It's a good study, really... well worth reading and meditating on the accounts in Matthew 6 and Luke 11.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with praying in the words of Christ.

 

[BT]

We don't consider the passage "The Lord's Prayer" we consider it "The model prayer". It is a response to the request, "Teach us to pray", and contains all the elements of perfect prayer. It isn't something that was meant to be recited as pressingon noted..

 

[Ave Maria]

In all honesty, I don't recall any of the Baptist churches that I used to go to ever recited the Lord's Prayer.

 

[AJ]

I see the Lord's Prayer as a model to follow when praying. We don't use it with any repetition in our church services... We did study it during a lesson on prayer during our Bible study class.

 

[SumTinWong]

Our pastor does it, not that I agree with it, but he does. Usually I just recite it with everyone else, except for the last part (for thine is the kingdom...).

 

[rural_preacher]

Just before teaching the disciples how to pray in Matthew 6, Jesus gave them this instruction...

Matthew 6:7

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Saying the "Lord's Prayer" as a ritual, I believe, is vain repetition. When you recite it, do you think about what you are saying, do you mean what you are saying? If not, then you are simply repeating something in a meaningless ritual.

Some use the "Lord's Prayer" almost as an incantation in hopes of deriving some power or benefit simply from its recitation.

When we pray, whether privately or corporately, we should be mindful of what we are saying and we should mean what we say. Prayer is communication with our Heavenly Father, not a mystical invocation of divine power.

Israel was rebuked many times for letting their religious practices become ritualistic and empty. They followed the details of the Law but in their hearts they were far from God. We should be careful to do all to the Glory of God and truly mean what we say and do.



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[daveleau]

OK the new Baptist church I've been going to for about a month never says the lord's prayer. Every other church I've been to has said this at the beggining of the service. Is this a "Baptist" thing or is it just this one church? THis Church is the only one I've gone to as a Christian...before was just with my parents before I really came to Jesus. I'm just curious. Thanks!

I've only been to one church that says it every service and it was an Episcopalian church. Most churches see it as a guide to prayer. The context of the Scripture certain leads one to this idea. It is certainly ok to pray other people's words (especially those of Scripture), but to have a personal relationship with God, it is better to express yourself as you see fit, rather than ritualistically. There is nothing wrong with saying it in church, though.

 

[AJ]

I've only been to one church that says it every service and it was an Episcopalian church. Most churches see it as a guide to prayer. The context of the Scripture certain leads one to this idea. It is certainly ok to pray other people's words (especially those of Scripture), but to have a personal relationship with God, it is better to express yourself as you see fit, rather than ritualistically. There is nothing wrong with saying it in church, though.

I grew up in the Episcopal church... My father was a priest... We recited the Lords Prayer and the Nicene Creed at nearly every service.

I agree with RP... Seems like vain repetition to me.

 

[Crazy Liz]

Our pastor does it, not that I agree with it, but he does. Usually I just recite it with everyone else, except for the last part (for thine is the kingdom...).

Why do you refuse to recite the last part?

 

[ZiSunka]

OK the new Baptist church I've been going to for about a month never says the lord's prayer. Every other church I've been to has said this at the beggining of the service. Is this a "Baptist" thing or is it just this one church? THis Church is the only one I've gone to as a Christian...before was just with my parents before I really came to Jesus. I'm just curious. Thanks!

I don't think I've ever been to a church of any denomination that routinely opens the service with the Lord's prayer, and I can't remember the last time I was in a church that recited it any time during the service. It's just a prototype for prayer, not a prayer we are expected to say over and over verbatim, is it?

 

[aReformedPatriot]

I agree with RP... Seems like vain repetition to me.

Agreed.

 

[BlessedVegan]

Uncle Bud..how come you don't recite the last part? Well the one I went to alot that I know did it everytime was a Presbyterian Church..I remember hearing it other places but was too young to remember what type of church it was.

 

[AJ]

Agreed.

Hey there TLE!

Welcome back, by the way!

 

[Monica02]

The doxology (For thine....) was added as a margin note way back in the first centuries of the Church. I do not think it is part of the Bible text. It may have incorrectly been placed in Bibles as actual text at some point. You always know when a Protestant visits a Catholic Mass...the whole congregation is reciting "...but deliver us from evil" and then there is....

one lone voice....."For thine...".

Oh the poor confused soul.

 

[ZiSunka]

The doxology (For thine....) was added as a margin note way back in the first centuries of the Church. I do not think it is part of the Bible text. It may have incorrectly been placed in Bibles as actual text at some point. You always know when a Protestant visits a Catholic Mass...the whole congregation is reciting "...but deliver us from evil" and then there is....

one lone voice....."For thine...".

Oh the poor confused soul.

Huh! All the Roman Catholic churches around here do that part "for thine is the kingdom" but none of the Byzantine Catholic churches I've been to do.

How can you tell when something was added as a margin note at some previous time?