The Catholic church catechism teaches that prayer cannot be reduced to spontaneous outpourings of the individual yet the Bible contains thousands of examples of just that. Catholic prayers are an endless repetition of written words. We’ve all flipped over to the Catholic channel on cable and heard the relentless monotone repeated over and over. Repeating chants is a heathen practice from pagan worship and Jesus forbid its use. God encourages prayers with spontaneous outpourings of emotion.
Matthew 6:7 – (Jesus speaking) – And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.
Psalm 3:4 – I cried to the Lord with my voice. and He heard me from His holy hill.
Psalm 30:2 – O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me.
Psalm 62:8 – Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 120:1 – In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me.
The Catholic church has the audacity to tell people they don’t know how to pray and therefore the church will teach them. This is contrary to Scripture which even gives us an example how to pray in the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). Long before there was a Catholic church people prayed to God and received answers to their prayers. It’s obvious the Catholic church doesn’t want its members to have a private conversation with God as our Creator intended. The church is obviously trying to control the narrative so as to keep its members in spiritual bondage to the church. Will you believe God or man?
Philippians 4:6 – Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Numbers 11:2 – Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire was quenched.
Psalm 22:5 – They cried to You and were delivered; they trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
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