Ultimately with R.C. Sproul We Pray Because God Is Sovereign
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Mar 25, 2026 A theological look at why God's control over all things gives confidence in prayer. A discussion on how divine sovereignty and human requests interact. A personal story about praying across differing theological views. Reflections on prayer as asking God to work according to his will.
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Prayer Depends On Divine Sovereignty
- Prayer rests on the belief that God is sovereign and can order all things according to His purpose.
- R.C. Sproul frames sovereignty as God's power to order events, making prayer meaningful rather than futile.
Seminary Prayer With An Arminian Friend
- R.C. Sproul recounts praying in seminary with a Methodist friend who held Arminian views despite their theological clashes.
- They prayed together for evangelism, and their differing prayer language highlighted their contrasting theological assumptions.
Requests Implicitly Appeal To God's Sovereignty
- Asking God to save a specific person implicitly requests that God act sovereignly to change that person's heart.
- Sproul argues that prayer presumes God's active control; without sovereignty, requests to God would be meaningless.