Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? - Christianity Etc (2)

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Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Pootle: 2:32pm On Aug 20, 2025

when serious matter hit you that requires prayer you say anyone wey enter your mouth

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by 3kay945(m): 2:41pm On Aug 20, 2025

Shawarmagirl:
I can't remember the last time I pray in either local or English. I pray in tongues.

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by GreaterFuture(m): 2:51pm On Aug 20, 2025

My local dialect is English

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by shinealight(m): 2:54pm On Aug 20, 2025

obembet:
When it comes to prayer, what matters most is the sincerity of your heart, not the language you use. God understands every language, even the unspoken groanings of the heart (Romans 8:26).

Praying in local dialect

Feels more personal and natural if it’s your first language. Helps you express deep emotions and cultural expressions that may not translate well into English. Many people connect more spiritually when praying in the language they think and feel in.

Praying in English

Useful when you’re in a mixed group where people may not understand your dialect. Helps in teaching, leading, or uniting people in prayer. Can make your prayer accessible to more listeners.

So my smart Nairalanders, which one is the best
Source: obembe Tosin

As my people would say….there is no language that the Almighty does not understand.
So, take your pick as long as the prayer is truly heartfelt. Remember…you pray to your Creator, not to listeners around you!

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by jmoore(m): 2:56pm On Aug 20, 2025

Shawarmagirl:
I can't remember the last time I pray in either local or English. I pray in tongues.

Ndi sherimama. Tongues are other languages. If you can't inteprete wetin you dey yarn, na noise oh.

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by CorrectionFLuid: 3:07pm On Aug 20, 2025

Bahamas95:
All these Christ Embassy people with their by force in tongues.

Nor bother to ask me how I take know say na CE you dey worship.

I swear. Lolz. It's like they even practice it till they learn it.

They claim it conceals your prayer points from a listening ear and your prayer would be between you and God alone. LMAO

One even claimed you should never pray in your heart. You must pray out, therefore speak in tongues.

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Exceed15: 3:35pm On Aug 20, 2025

I say it anyhow as long as it is coming from the heart

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by profeddor15: 3:36pm On Aug 20, 2025

I enjoy prayng in yoruba language cos person life challenges and battle no dey hear english at all

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by TenQ: 3:38pm On Aug 20, 2025

obembet:
When it comes to prayer, what matters most is the sincerity of your heart, not the language you use. God understands every language, even the unspoken groanings of the heart (Romans 8:26).

Praying in local dialect

Feels more personal and natural if it’s your first language. Helps you express deep emotions and cultural expressions that may not translate well into English. Many people connect more spiritually when praying in the language they think and feel in.

Praying in English

Useful when you’re in a mixed group where people may not understand your dialect. Helps in teaching, leading, or uniting people in prayer. Can make your prayer accessible to more listeners.

So my smart Nairalanders, which one is the best
Source: obembe Tosin

I pray only in Arabic because this is the language God understand!

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by olajigaolamide(m): 3:53pm On Aug 20, 2025

Local Dialect

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Bahamas95(m): 4:00pm On Aug 20, 2025

CorrectionFLuid:
I swear. Lolz. It's like they even practice it till they learn it.

They claim it conceals your prayer points from a listening ear and your prayer would be between you and God alone. LMAO

One even claimed you should never pray in your heart. You must pray out, therefore speak in tongues.

I was invited there few years ago and after service they took us to a corner to give us refreshment.

I haven't even finished drinking my malt before a lady walked up to us and asked us to stand up for prayers. Immediately she started speaking in tongues. I was like "na so una dey do for here"? undecided

The next thing she did was stop the prayer and said we should join her to speak in tongues. grin

......The guy standing next to me looked at me and both of us couldn't hold back the laughter. 😂😂😂

I noticed she was angry as we were laughing but she kept her cool, you know how these church girls pretend to be nice in church.

The next thing she did was to ask me, "you, can't you speak in tongues?" I was like............

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Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Jungleluv5: 4:15pm On Aug 20, 2025

I prefer to pray in my local dialet English is borrow language if Chinese can use their language for the label on their products

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Spandau: 5:02pm On Aug 20, 2025

obembet:
When it comes to prayer, what matters most is the sincerity of your heart, not the language you use. God understands every language, even the unspoken groanings of the heart (Romans 8:26).

Praying in local dialect

Feels more personal and natural if it’s your first language. Helps you express deep emotions and cultural expressions that may not translate well into English. Many people connect more spiritually when praying in the language they think and feel in.

Praying in English

Useful when you’re in a mixed group where people may not understand your dialect. Helps in teaching, leading, or uniting people in prayer. Can make your prayer accessible to more listeners.

So my smart Nairalanders, which one is the best
Source: obembe Tosin

So for you, English is a language and your mother tongue is a local dialect? Abi? Do you people even know the difference between a language and a dialect? I have known the difference since my primary school days decades ago.

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Guestmale: 5:14pm On Aug 20, 2025

There is no language God doesn't understand, it's left to you to know the best you can use in communication with God.

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by WowSweetGuy(m): 6:24pm On Aug 20, 2025

Bekee

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by Ishilove: 6:46pm On Aug 20, 2025

Pray in whatever dialect you're comfortable speaking biko. All these questions are needless

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by CorrectionFLuid: 6:54pm On Aug 20, 2025

Bahamas95:
I was invited there few years ago and after service they took us to a corner to give us refreshment.

I haven't even finished drinking my malt before a lady walked up to us and asked us to stand up for prayers. Immediately she started speaking in tongues. I was like "na so una dey do for here"?

The next thing she did was stop the prayer and said we should join her to speak in tongues. ......The guy standing next to me looked at me and both of us couldn't hold back the laughter. 😂😂😂

I noticed she was angry as we were laughing but she kept her cool, you know how these church girls pretend to be nice in church.

The next thing she did was to ask me, "you, can't you speak in tongues?" I was like............

LMAO

🤣🤣🤣

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Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by femi4: 11:03pm On Aug 20, 2025

obembet:
When it comes to prayer, what matters most is the sincerity of your heart, not the language you use. God understands every language, even the unspoken groanings of the heart (Romans 8:26).

Praying in local dialect

Feels more personal and natural if it’s your first language. Helps you express deep emotions and cultural expressions that may not translate well into English. Many people connect more spiritually when praying in the language they think and feel in.

Praying in English

Useful when you’re in a mixed group where people may not understand your dialect. Helps in teaching, leading, or uniting people in prayer. Can make your prayer accessible to more listeners.

So my smart Nairalanders, which one is the best
Source: obembe Tosin

No preference, He understands all languages

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by MaxInDHouse(m): 5:12am On Aug 21, 2025

In what language should a deaf pray? undecided

Re: Praying In Your Local Dialect Or English Which Do One You Prefer? by IbotNugida(m): 1:11pm On Aug 21, 2025

NA RUN WEY NO SERIOUS NA HIM WOMAN DEY HOLD BREST

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