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Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Antichristian2(op): 5:25pm On Dec 12, 2025

In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

Abeg who was Jesus praying to?

And why did he have to pray throughout the night? This is unlike some Christians today that commands God as if He owes them something!

Is it that Jesus had a God he pray to and depend on?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by LordIsaac(m): 5:30pm On Dec 12, 2025

He was praying for the WILL of the Father to be done on earth. Period.

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Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by ChristCee: 5:50pm On Dec 12, 2025

Antichristian2:
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

Abeg who was Jesus praying to?

And why did he have to pray throughout the night? This is unlike some Christians today that commands God as if He owes them something!

Is it that Jesus had a God he pray to and depend on?

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# ✅ **1. “Who was Jesus praying to?” — Answer: The Father, because the Son became human**

Christians believe Jesus is:

* **Fully God** (John 1:1)
* **Fully Man** (Phil. 2:6– cool

When He took on flesh, He willingly accepted the human limitations of prayer, hunger, tiredness, etc.

**So Jesus praying does not prove He isn’t God — it proves He became man.**

Think of it this way:

📌 *God became human — not a superhero pretending to be human.*
Jesus showed us how a perfect human lives: in constant fellowship with the Father.

Even when Jesus raises Lazarus, He prays not because He needs power, but **to teach witnesses**:

**“Father, I thank you… I said it for the sake of the people standing here.”**
— *John 11:41–42*

Jesus prays **as the perfect Man**, not because He lacks divinity.

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# ✅ **2. Why pray all night? Because prayer was His communion with the Father**

Before choosing the twelve apostles, Jesus went to pray all night (Luke 6:12).
This is because:

* He was about to choose men who would carry the gospel to the nations.
* Long prayer shows **intimacy**, not **inferiority**.

Even great prophets in Islam prayed long nights:

* Muhammad prayed **qiyam al-layl** (night vigil).
* Qur’an 73:2–4 commands Muslims to pray *“half the night or more.”*

So asking, *“Why did Jesus pray all night?”* is like asking why Muhammad prayed half the night in Surah Al-Muzzammil.

**Night prayer is a sign of spiritual greatness — not weakness.**

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# ✅ **3. Muslims unintentionally confirm a Christian point**

If Jesus were **only** a prophet, why did He:

### **A. Have direct, constant access to God?**

Prophets in the Qur’an needed intermediaries (angels).

But Jesus?
He says:

**“I and the Father are one.”**
— *John 10:30*

Prophets don’t talk like that.

### **B. Forgive sins — which even the Qur’an reserves for God alone**

Jesus forgives sins directly:

**“Your sins are forgiven.”** — *Mark 2:5*

The Pharisees understood the implication:

**“Who can forgive sins but God alone?”* — Mark 2:7

Even the Qur’an says:

**“Forgiving sins is for Allah alone.”** — *Qur’an 3:135*

Yet Jesus forgives sins, which only God does.

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# ✅ **4. Jesus does what no prophet does**

Even in the Qur’an:

### **A. Jesus creates life**

Surah 3:49 — Jesus fashions a bird from clay **and gives it life**.

Qur’an says only Allah gives life.
Yet Jesus does it.

### **B. Jesus is called “Kalimatullah” — the Word of God**

Qur’an 4:171 calls Jesus:

**“His Word… and a Spirit from Him.”**

No other prophet gets this title.

John 1:1 matches this perfectly:

**“In the beginning was the Word… and the Word was God.”**

### **C. Jesus is sinless**

Surah 19:19 calls Him:

**“A pure/holy boy.”**

Muhammad is told to ask forgiveness in Qur’an 47:19.
But not Jesus.

Why?
Because His nature is different.

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# ✅ **5. If Jesus were only a prophet, the Muslim argument collapses**

Ask the question back gently:

**“If Jesus prayed, does that make Him less than God?
But if He did things only God can do — creating life, forgiving sins, being God’s Word — does that not show He is more than a prophet?”**

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# ✅ **6. Jesus’ prayer life reveals His divine identity, not the opposite**

The Muslims’ error is assuming:

> “If He prays, He can’t be God.”

But they forget:

* God became man.
* As man, He prayed.
* As God, He received worship.
* As God, He forgave sins.
* As God, He raised the dead.
* As God, He gives eternal life.
* As God, He will judge all humans.

**Praying does not reduce His Godship.
Rejecting His divinity reduces the meaning of His actions.**

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# ✨ **FINAL ANSWER YOU CAN SEND THEM**

Here is a polished, respectful version you can copy:

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**Jesus prayed to the Father because He became truly human while remaining truly divine.
His prayers show His humanity, not the absence of His divinity.**

Prophets pray because they *need* God.
Jesus prayed because He was in perfect fellowship with the Father.

Even the Qur’an shows that night prayer is a sign of spiritual greatness (Q 73:2–4).

But Jesus does what no prophet does:

* He forgives sins (Mark 2:5–7), though Qur’an says only Allah forgives sins (Q 3:135).
* He creates life from clay (Q 3:49), which the Qur’an reserves for Allah alone.
* He is called “the Word of God” and “a Spirit from Him” (Q 4:171).
* He is the only prophet called sinless (Q 19:19).
* He will judge the world (John 5:22–23).

So His prayers don’t contradict His divinity — they highlight it.
He is the Son in relationship with the Father.
Fully God, fully Man.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Antichristian2(op): 11:32am On Dec 13, 2025

ChristCee:
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CHATGPT IS YOUR FRIEND

# ✅ **1. “Who was Jesus praying to?” — Answer: The Father, because the Son became human**

Christians believe Jesus is:

* **Fully God** (John 1:1)
* **Fully Man** (Phil. 2:6–

When He took on flesh, He willingly accepted the human limitations of prayer, hunger, tiredness, etc.

**So Jesus praying does not prove He isn’t God — it proves He became man.**

Think of it this way:

📌 *God became human — not a superhero pretending to be human.*
Jesus showed us how a perfect human lives: in constant fellowship with the Father.

Even when Jesus raises Lazarus, He prays not because He needs power, but **to teach witnesses**:

**“Father, I thank you… I said it for the sake of the people standing here.”**
— *John 11:41–42*

Jesus prays **as the perfect Man**, not because He lacks divinity.

People who have nothing upstairs are easy to debunk. They'll quickly go back to Chat GPT. You are even honest not to pretend it was the holy spirit guiding you and not Chat GPT!

All these claims of yours doesn't add up. If he was God becoming flesh then he still needs nothing from God since he's still God! Only humans not God need to pray to God like that. I wonder why an Hermaphroditic God-man pray to God for the whole night!

Moreso, The father is fully God and zero Man. Jesus would be superior to his father if he is fully God and fully man at the same time!

But all this theories are false!

# ✅ **2. Why pray all night? Because prayer was His communion with the Father**

Before choosing the twelve apostles, Jesus went to pray all night (Luke 6:12).
This is because:

* He was about to choose men who would carry the gospel to the nations.
* Long prayer shows **intimacy**, not **inferiority**.

Even great prophets in Islam prayed long nights:

* Muhammad prayed **qiyam al-layl** (night vigil).
* Qur’an 73:2–4 commands Muslims to pray *“half the night or more.”*

So asking, *“Why did Jesus pray all night?”* is like asking why Muhammad prayed half the night in Surah Al-Muzzammil.

**Night prayer is a sign of spiritual greatness — not weakness.**

I agree many Prophets prayed all night in the past! But is Jesus a Prophet or God?

If Jesus was a Prophet then there's nothing wrong with him praying to God! Just like Jesus said in the Lord's prayer - Our Father who is in heaven... - showing that the one who deserves prayer is in heaven while Jesus was on earth then!

But your Jesus was surely a God-man not Prophet!

Every other thing you wrote are just bumkum and out of point!

True knowledge doesn't rely only on Chat GPT!

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by merrymike47(m): 8:47pm On Dec 13, 2025

Antichristian2:
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

Abeg who was Jesus praying to?

And why did he have to pray throughout the night? This is unlike some Christians today that commands God as if He owes them something!

Is it that Jesus had a God he pray to and depend on?

Jesus was praying to God the father. It’s not easy to carry the destiny of Jesus as a man, hence why Jesus will not joke with prayers like Christians does today. Jesus was God in man, satan wanted to kill him from birth till cross, so he couldn’t afford to not pray to God the father. Satan is a bastard.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Steep(m): 8:59pm On Dec 13, 2025*

Antichristian2:
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

Abeg who was Jesus praying to?

And why did he have to pray throughout the night? This is unlike some Christians today that commands God as if He owes them something!

Is it that Jesus had a God he pray to and depend on?

Who Was Jesus praying to? Jesus was praying to the Father.

Why does Jesus pray? He prayed because he was in submission to the Father, Jesus came as a perfect servant to fulfill scriptures.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Antichristian2(op): 10:35am On Dec 15, 2025

merrymike47:
Jesus was praying to God the father. It’s not easy to carry the destiny of Jesus as a man, hence why Jesus will not joke with prayers like Christians does today. Jesus was God in man, satan wanted to kill him from birth till cross, so he couldn’t afford to not pray to God the father. Satan is a bastard.

Why can't Jesus the son of man pray to Jesus the son of God?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Antichristian2(op): 10:36am On Dec 15, 2025

Steep:
Who Was Jesus praying to? Jesus was praying to the Father.

Why does Jesus pray? He prayed because he was in submission to the Fathe, Jesus came as a perfect servant to fulfill scriptures.

Why can't Jesus the son of man pray to Jesus the son of God since he became a God-man on earth?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by merrymike47(m): 2:03pm On Dec 15, 2025

Antichristian2:
Why can't Jesus the son of man pray to Jesus the son of God?

who is Jesus the son of man?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 2:18pm On Dec 15, 2025

ChristCee:
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CHATGPT IS YOUR FRIEND

# ✅ **1. “Who was Jesus praying to?” — Answer: The Father, because the Son became human**

Christians believe Jesus is:

* **Fully God** (John 1:1)
* **Fully Man** (Phil. 2:6–

When He took on flesh, He willingly accepted the human limitations of prayer, hunger, tiredness, etc.

**So Jesus praying does not prove He isn’t God — it proves He became man.**

Think of it this way:

📌 *God became human — not a superhero pretending to be human.*
Jesus showed us how a perfect human lives: in constant fellowship with the Father.

Even when Jesus raises Lazarus, He prays not because He needs power, but **to teach witnesses**:

**“Father, I thank you… I said it for the sake of the people standing here.”**
— *John 11:41–42*

Jesus prays **as the perfect Man**, not because He lacks divinity.

---

# ✅ **2. Why pray all night? Because prayer was His communion with the Father**

Before choosing the twelve apostles, Jesus went to pray all night (Luke 6:12).
This is because:

* He was about to choose men who would carry the gospel to the nations.
* Long prayer shows **intimacy**, not **inferiority**.

Even great prophets in Islam prayed long nights:

* Muhammad prayed **qiyam al-layl** (night vigil).
* Qur’an 73:2–4 commands Muslims to pray *“half the night or more.”*

So asking, *“Why did Jesus pray all night?”* is like asking why Muhammad prayed half the night in Surah Al-Muzzammil.

**Night prayer is a sign of spiritual greatness — not weakness.**

---

# ✅ **3. Muslims unintentionally confirm a Christian point**

If Jesus were **only** a prophet, why did He:

### **A. Have direct, constant access to God?**

Prophets in the Qur’an needed intermediaries (angels).

But Jesus?
He says:

**“I and the Father are one.”**
— *John 10:30*

Prophets don’t talk like that.

### **B. Forgive sins — which even the Qur’an reserves for God alone**

Jesus forgives sins directly:

**“Your sins are forgiven.”** — *Mark 2:5*

The Pharisees understood the implication:

**“Who can forgive sins but God alone?”* — Mark 2:7

Even the Qur’an says:

**“Forgiving sins is for Allah alone.”** — *Qur’an 3:135*

Yet Jesus forgives sins, which only God does.

---

# ✅ **4. Jesus does what no prophet does**

Even in the Qur’an:

### **A. Jesus creates life**

Surah 3:49 — Jesus fashions a bird from clay **and gives it life**.

Qur’an says only Allah gives life.
Yet Jesus does it.

### **B. Jesus is called “Kalimatullah” — the Word of God**

Qur’an 4:171 calls Jesus:

**“His Word… and a Spirit from Him.”**

No other prophet gets this title.

John 1:1 matches this perfectly:

**“In the beginning was the Word… and the Word was God.”**

### **C. Jesus is sinless**

Surah 19:19 calls Him:

**“A pure/holy boy.”**

Muhammad is told to ask forgiveness in Qur’an 47:19.
But not Jesus.

Why?
Because His nature is different.

---

# ✅ **5. If Jesus were only a prophet, the Muslim argument collapses**

Ask the question back gently:

**“If Jesus prayed, does that make Him less than God?
But if He did things only God can do — creating life, forgiving sins, being God’s Word — does that not show He is more than a prophet?”**

---

# ✅ **6. Jesus’ prayer life reveals His divine identity, not the opposite**

The Muslims’ error is assuming:

> “If He prays, He can’t be God.”

But they forget:

* God became man.
* As man, He prayed.
* As God, He received worship.
* As God, He forgave sins.
* As God, He raised the dead.
* As God, He gives eternal life.
* As God, He will judge all humans.

**Praying does not reduce His Godship.
Rejecting His divinity reduces the meaning of His actions.**

---

# ✨ **FINAL ANSWER YOU CAN SEND THEM**

Here is a polished, respectful version you can copy:

---

**Jesus prayed to the Father because He became truly human while remaining truly divine.
His prayers show His humanity, not the absence of His divinity.**

Prophets pray because they *need* God.
Jesus prayed because He was in perfect fellowship with the Father.

Even the Qur’an shows that night prayer is a sign of spiritual greatness (Q 73:2–4).

But Jesus does what no prophet does:

* He forgives sins (Mark 2:5–7), though Qur’an says only Allah forgives sins (Q 3:135).
* He creates life from clay (Q 3:49), which the Qur’an reserves for Allah alone.
* He is called “the Word of God” and “a Spirit from Him” (Q 4:171).
* He is the only prophet called sinless (Q 19:19).
* He will judge the world (John 5:22–23).

So His prayers don’t contradict His divinity — they highlight it.
He is the Son in relationship with the Father.
Fully God, fully Man.

Do you mean that Jesus was Almighty God on earth?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 2:20pm On Dec 15, 2025

merrymike47:
Jesus was praying to God the father. It’s not easy to carry the destiny of Jesus as a man, hence why Jesus will not joke with prayers like Christians does today. Jesus was God in man, satan wanted to kill him from birth till cross, so he couldn’t afford to not pray to God the father. Satan is a bastard.

So you're saying that Jesus was an Almighty God in man?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Antichristian2(op): 4:52pm On Dec 15, 2025

merrymike47:
who is Jesus the son of man?

Jesus that is man na!

Christians created a persona for Jesus alone! He is God and man! God-man!

Son of God/God the son and Son of man!

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by merrymike47(m): 5:53pm On Dec 15, 2025

Antichristian2:
Jesus that is man na!

Christians created a persona for Jesus alone! He is God and man! God-man!

Son of God/God the son and Son of man!

I really can’t understand you.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by merrymike47(m): 6:01pm On Dec 15, 2025

Truthseeker10:
So you're saying that Jesus was an Almighty God in man?

I don’t know what you refer to as Almighty God. But yes, Jesus is God. From the dictionary meaning, to biblical meaning (having one spirit with God) to conception (from the Holy Spirit) to personalities and doings. Everything points to one thing, that he is God in man.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 6:04pm On Dec 15, 2025

merrymike47:
I don’t know what you refer to as Almighty God. But yes, Jesus is God. From the dictionary meaning, to biblical meaning (having one spirit with God) to conception (from the Holy Spirit) to personalities and doings. Everything points to one thing, that he is God in man.

What does the "Almighty God" in Genesis 17:1 refer to? Let's start from there.

King James Bible
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by merrymike47(m): 6:18pm On Dec 15, 2025

Truthseeker10:
What does the "Almighty God" in Genesis 17:1 refer to? Let's start from there.

King James Bible
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect

now I get, God the father. But are you familiar with trinity?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 6:20pm On Dec 15, 2025

merrymike47:
now I get, God the father. But are you familiar with trinity?

are you saying that Almighty God means God the father?

Is there a difference between a God and an Almighty God?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Steep(m): 8:40pm On Dec 15, 2025

Antichristian2:
Why can't Jesus the son of man pray to Jesus the son of God since he became a God-man on earth?

Jesus is both the Son of man and The son of God. Son of God because he came from the Father but son of man because he was born a perfect human without sin.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 8:46pm On Dec 15, 2025

Steep:
Jesus is both the Son of man and The son of God. Son of God because he came from the Father but son of man because he was born a perfect human without sin.

So both son of man and son of God are two seperate persons?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Steep(m): 9:50am On Dec 16, 2025

Same person two titles

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Steep(m): 9:51am On Dec 16, 2025

Truthseeker10:
So both son of man and son of God are two seperate persons?

same person two titles

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 10:52am On Dec 16, 2025

Steep:
same person two titles

ok....so explain John 14:28

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truvelisback(m): 12:51pm On Dec 16, 2025

Antichristian2:
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

Abeg who was Jesus praying to?

And why did he have to pray throughout the night? This is unlike some Christians today that commands God as if He owes them something!

Is it that Jesus had a God he pray to and depend on?

He is God and was also human on earth so, he had to do so.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 12:52pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truvelisback:
He is God and was also human on earth so, he had to do so.

You mean Jesus was an Almighty God on earth?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truvelisback(m): 12:54pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truthseeker10:
You mean Jesus was an Almighty God on earth?

Yes, He functioned as a man and as a God as well, especially when it is necessary.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 12:57pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truvelisback:
Yes, He functioned as a man and as a God as well, especially when it is necessary.

Are you saying that Jesus was not an Almighty God sometimes? Can you explain John 14:28?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truvelisback(m): 1:02pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truthseeker10:
Are you saying that Jesus was not an Almighty God sometimes? Can you explain John 14:28?

Jesus is God just as God the Father. God, the Father, Son and The HolySpirit are one.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 1:03pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truvelisback:
Jesus is God just as God the Father. What God, the Father, Son and The HolySpirit are one.

Explain John 14:28.

King James Bible
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truvelisback(m): 3:51pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truthseeker10:
Explain John 14:28.

King James Bible
Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

You right. He is the Father while Jesus is the Son but they are one.

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truthseeker10: 5:46pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truvelisback:
You right. He is the Father while Jesus is the Son but they are one.

So you're saying that the father is the Almighty God while Jesus is not?

Re: Why was Jesus Praying Throughout The Whole Night? by Truvelisback(m): 9:59pm On Dec 16, 2025

Truthseeker10:
So you're saying that the father is the Almighty God while Jesus is not?

What are you driving at? Are you doubting the deity of Jesus? cool

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