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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by SeriouslySense(m): 9:25am On Jul 16, 2023
exactly
GoodIsGod:


You made complete sense.

Because there is nowhere you can't pray therefore you can pray in any position.

Praying in the bus must you kneel down?

Or in the Airplane must you lie face down to pray.

Many don't consider all these.
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by SeriouslySense(m): 9:26am On Jul 16, 2023
Its not the posture, it is the heart that keeps a person in tune.

Posture is not really important, we dont have to be in a certain posture. [Although if a posture is required, then one should do so, to help others focus.]

Postures sometimes are used for relaxation and channeling in new age belief, for channeling Spirits, these spirits are of the fallen angels.

But we do not need postures. God is with us, and very close or dwells with our Spirit, and we only need to call and believe in him to pray. And there is nothing wrong with bowing down and kneeling, if you are led to do so, its okay. God is the almighty, and we bow and kneel in reverence, not because of man's regulations or because we want to impress others.


hansomb:
it's the posture that keeps the heart and mind in tune. For example the meditation posture relaxed the soul. Putting one forehead on the floor shows total humility. It reduces one's ego and pride. Kneeling shows one is seeking mercy/forgiveness. Raising both hands shows praise and salutations. Etc this are just my personal opinion. It like those Olympic athletes. They have ways which they carry their body which gives different results.

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by GoodIsGod: 9:28am On Jul 16, 2023
hansomb:
it's the posture that keeps the heart and mind in tune. For example the meditation posture relaxed the soul. Putting one forehead on the floor shows total humility. It reduces one's ego and pride. Kneeling shows one is seeking mercy/forgiveness. Raising both hands shows praise and salutations. Etc this are just my personal opinion. It like those Olympic athletes. They have ways which they carry their body which gives different results.

You are partly right.
How do you pray when in transit in the Airplane. Face down on the floor of the plane?

grin

It won't take a minute when you will be arrested for disturbing other passengers.

Bro. Pray according to the demands of the occasion.

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Steinmann: 9:29am On Jul 16, 2023
#DAY 49 (STOLEN MANDATE)
PRAYERS : Good lord may Nigerians repent of their wickedness and be forgiven of their sins.
Grant us a duely elected leader and not a Nebuchadnezzar.

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Tochi3(m): 9:40am On Jul 16, 2023
ItsReal:
In Matthew 26:39 and Mark 14:35, we are told Jesus fell with his head (face) toward the ground and he prayed. However, does Scripture reveal other ways God's people prayed? Yes

Kneeling - 1 Kings 8:54; Daniel 6:10 (and prayed three times per day); Acts 7:60, 20:36; Ephesians 3:14; Philippians 2:9-11.
Standing - 2 Chronicles 20:5.
Facedown - Numbers 16:22, 20:6; Joshua 5:14; Revelation 7:11.
Hands Raised - Psalms 134:2, 141:2.


Numbers 20:6

Then Moses and Aaron came in from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to them;

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king.

Revelation 7:11

And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Genesis 17:3

Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

1 Kings 18:39

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.”

Nehemiah 8:6

Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Matthew 2:11

After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 17:6

Verse Concepts

When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

Matthew 26:39

And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

1 Samuel 24:8

Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.



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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by GoodIsGod: 9:42am On Jul 16, 2023
Tingotoe:
This is a good ambassador of Christ. The white god fostered on you by the white man grin

Yes I am a very good ambassador of Christ.
Many of you idiots think christians should be so meek to receive your insults. No! Many of us don't take nonesense.

Jesus drove the iddiotts like you out of the synagogue with a whip.
Oh! You never heard that?

Proverbs 26:4-5 – Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eye.


I use the bolded to put your demonic ego to correction.

AS A CHRISTIAN I AM INSTRUCTED TO USE EITHER OF THE TWO INSTRUCTIONS.
SO, I DECIDED TO USE THE LATER.

I am not sorry for calling you and others who mock our God Fools.

You are not just a Fool but a very BIG one.

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Do you fear God?
You don't even believe there is one.

Guy, you lack wisdom.

You are a FOOL!

Period!

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by hansomb: 9:43am On Jul 16, 2023
GoodIsGod:


You are partly right.
How do you pray when in transit in the Airplane. Face down on the floor of the plane?

grin

It won't take a minute when you will be arrested for disturbing other passengers.

Bro. Pray according to the demands of the occasion.
of course there's that provisions in Islam. If you sick ,you can pray laying on your back. If you can't stand like our President, you can do it sitting on floor or chair. Etc. Where the body is weak or incapable , the spirit (mind and soul ) takes over.

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Nobody: 9:46am On Jul 16, 2023
Bowing, cos it resemble d©§§¥ style
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by GoodIsGod: 9:47am On Jul 16, 2023
hansomb:
of course there's that provisions in Islam. If you sick ,you can pray laying on your back. If you can't stand like our President, you can do it sitting on floor or chair. Etc. Where the body is weak or incapable , the spirit (mind and soul ) takes over.

grin
@ the bolded.
Guy, you made me laugh

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Senioradvocate(m): 9:49am On Jul 16, 2023
TemplarLandry:
Standing and walking about, speaking life.
I dedicate walks by Kanye west to you
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by MrBroke(m): 9:49am On Jul 16, 2023
I don't pray.
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by AmVeryOk: 9:50am On Jul 16, 2023
ItsReal:
In Matthew 26:39 and Mark 14:35, we are told Jesus fell with his head (face) toward the ground and he prayed. However, does Scripture reveal other ways God's people prayed? Yes

Kneeling - 1 Kings 8:54; Daniel 6:10 (and prayed three times per day); Acts 7:60, 20:36; Ephesians 3:14; Philippians 2:9-11.
Standing - 2 Chronicles 20:5.
Facedown - Numbers 16:22, 20:6; Joshua 5:14; Revelation 7:11.
Hands Raised - Psalms 134:2, 141:2. Business Card


Numbers 20:6

Then Moses and Aaron came in from the presence of the assembly to the doorway of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to them;

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and did homage to the Lord and to the king.

Revelation 7:11

And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Genesis 17:3

Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

1 Kings 18:39

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.”

Nehemiah 8:6

Then Ezra blessed the Lord the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Matthew 2:11

After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 17:6

Verse Concepts

When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

Matthew 26:39

And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

1 Samuel 24:8

Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.



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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by TenQ: 9:50am On Jul 16, 2023
ebubeson:
Some may love kneeling down mostly when praying or standing or lying down or walking or sitting. Whichever way, let your prayers be of quality..

So what is your best posture or position when praying?
Walking and Speaking to my God
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by EriMma1: 9:51am On Jul 16, 2023
Mostly Bowing and prostrating. Sometimes, I stand expecially for declarations and decreeing
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by voskia: 10:10am On Jul 16, 2023
lomprico:
Does it matter? undecided

Una go just de create stupid threads upandan.

Another idiot will soon come up with 'best cloth to wear when praying '
must u comment..if u have nothing tangeble to say..shut up.
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Kukutenla: 10:10am On Jul 16, 2023
hansomb:
We Muslims observe all in one prayer . When my grandfather visited a non Muslim Dr. The doctor urge him to be doing light exercises to improve his body, mind and soul. My grandfather demonstrated the Muslim way of praying and the Dr says that mode of exercise is very good not knowing it a way Muslims pray compulsory/mandatory 5 times a day ( 2+4+4+3+4 combo) + other voluntary ones in-between. Islam is indeed a blessing to mankind.
That's a zombified way of praying
How can you all be praying same way like machines
Christians are not machines
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by iramure(m): 10:11am On Jul 16, 2023
Mine is doggy while praying to God from behind
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Kukutenla: 10:11am On Jul 16, 2023
webcrafty:
At times like this you tend to just appreciate the beauty of uniformity in Islam. Questions like this are none existence in Islam because there is clear guidance on how to pray.
That's why you guys are Zombies
You operate like machines
No personal interactions between you and your marker
You're just like blind people being led by the hand

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by lomprico(m): 10:15am On Jul 16, 2023
voskia:
must u comment..if u have nothing tangeble to say..shut up.

Get lost! As long as I'm a member in this forum I have every right to comment!
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Kukutenla: 10:16am On Jul 16, 2023
hansomb:
posture matter. Go great your King while posturing anyhow. They go use koboko reset one's brain. Then imagine praying to the supreme being. King of kings.
You greet your king the way others choose for you because you are his slaves. Others come and shake hands with same king.
The supreme being wants you to be his sons not his slaves. Slaveholding is a crime against humanity

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by lomprico(m): 10:17am On Jul 16, 2023
GoodIsGod:


You are a FOOL!
A very big one indeed.

Go back and read the Topic like seven more times so that it will sink into your empty demonic skull.

"Your Best Posture or Position When Praying"

Personal Choice is what it's talking about.

It is not

"The Best Posture and Position When Praying"

Half education is like poison to the mind of fools.
Don't always jump on Christian threads to oppose it stupidly.

Happy Sunday anyways.

Idiot! You are the fool. Did the god you are praying to as you for a posture when praying? It's idiots like you that are making Christianity look like a joke. Get lost!
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Basic123: 10:18am On Jul 16, 2023
GRACEGLORY:
As Christians, we're not called to religion (organized entity with rituals and practices), rather we're called to friendship (intimacy, and trust between two people, man and GOD).
Even though, we may kneel in honour of GOD, to show our submission outwardly, prayer is not dependent on body positions. God’s clear emphasis is not on externals but on the heart.


GOD is my friend...
How do you speak to your friends?


You are not making sense!
The only way to establish friendships with God is to worship him and obey His commands which could be in any form and that is RELIGION!


Don't bambooze us with craps that Christianity is not a religion.

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by EyenIbibio1: 10:19am On Jul 16, 2023
TemplarLandry:
Standing and walking about, speaking life.

Dedicate a song na
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Basic123: 10:23am On Jul 16, 2023
Kukutenla:

That's why you guys are Zombies
You operate like machines
No personal interactions between you and your marker
You're just like blind people being led by the hand
Yes we are machines to our makers. He gave us manuals and we follow it to the latter. We interact with him base on his prescribed manuals!

Some even went to the extent killing their God or God son or whatever 😆.

You own God actually gave you manuals too but you went rogue:

5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the peoplewink and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground...NEHEMIAH 8

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Hapempem: 10:25am On Jul 16, 2023
Mine has to be walking.
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by irunoko(m): 10:31am On Jul 16, 2023
Umsworld:





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you can knack your head from now until eternity.that one consain you and your head but you and your kind are hated because you glory in killing and All your actions especially in the north and Muslim dominate dominated States shows you and your type hate Christians yet you expect them not to see you as a security Threat especially when you're in large groups.

You see those ones in lawani and Long beards with jumper trousers and those women with Long hijab walking like zombies with socks on their hands and feet.na them dey deadly pass

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Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Fuckyoumod: 10:36am On Jul 16, 2023
TemplarLandry:
Standing and walking about, speaking life.
speaking which life? Your life you mean?

God can be prayed to in any position.
But if you can bow and kneel before the throne of God better.
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by spencekat(m): 10:38am On Jul 16, 2023
Depends on the intensity of the prayers.
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Kukutenla: 10:39am On Jul 16, 2023
hansomb:
it's the posture that keeps the heart and mind in tune. For example the meditation posture relaxed the soul. Putting one forehead on the floor shows total humility. It reduces one's ego and pride. Kneeling shows one is seeking mercy/forgiveness. Raising both hands shows praise and salutations. Etc this are just my personal opinion. It like those Olympic athletes. They have ways which they carry their body which gives different results.
And you can do all that routine while your mind is still far from it.
Just like a robot
Re: As A Christian, What Is Your Best Posture Or Position When Praying? by Kukutenla: 10:42am On Jul 16, 2023
Basic123:

Yes we are machines to our makers. He gave us manuals and we follow it to the latter. We interact with him base on his prescribed manuals!

Some even went to the extent killing their God or God son or whatever 😆.

You own God actually gave you manuals too but you went rogue:

5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the peoplewink and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

6 And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground...NEHEMIAH 8

Well, we are not machines to our marker. Just like a son is not an acquisition to his father though he was birthed by his sperm. The father sees him as an addition or extension of himself and not a property he acquired. So are we to our maker.
It's funny you quote only Ezra out of all the books in the Bible. Ezra is a scribe from the country called Israel. You know what Israel means? Prince with God not machine with God so....

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