Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name. I. In breathing this prayer we ask THAT GOD WOULD HALLOW HIS OWN NAME, or cause it to be hallowed. It is not the tribute which we pay to mere power and magnitude. Nature appears in forms of greatness; we do not reverence her. Nor do we reverence mere kindness. A full knowledge of God is necessary in order to hallow His name. To avoid superstition. Terror is not reverence. Some view the Divine Being as too good-natured to punish; the guilt of sin is not felt. By this theory God's name is acknowledged, but not hallowed. II. We can also pray THAT WE AND ALL MEN MAY HALLOW THE NAME OF GOD. We should consecrate His name — 1. On our lips. 2. In our lives. 3. In our hearts. (E. H. Chaplin.) Parallel Verses KJV: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.WEB: Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. |
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