“After this manner therefore pray ye…” (Matthew 6:9).With those words, Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, gave us the very model of prayer, one that has been recited ever since-across all denominations and sects and throughout many centuries of time. Perhaps no other aspect of our faith so unifies us in our belief as the simple yet heartfelt expression of the Lord’s Prayer.In his book, The Lord’s Prayer: Our Heavenly Model for Approaching the Throne of God, Sir Robert Anderson breaks down the prayer, line by line, in order to convey, in plain language, the rich meaning and theological concepts behind this divine prescription.
“After this manner therefore pray ye…” (Matthew 6:9).With those words, Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, gave us the very model of prayer, one that has been recited ever since-across all denominations and sects and throughout many centuries of time. Perhaps no other aspect of our faith so unifies us in our belief as the simple yet heartfelt expression of the Lord’s Prayer.In his book, The Lord’s Prayer: Our Heavenly Model for Approaching the Throne of God, Sir Robert Anderson breaks down the prayer, line by line, in order to convey, in plain language, the rich meaning and theological concepts behind this divine prescription.
