Question :
Brother, in the recent days I am hearing thru various medias that in our prayer, praise & worship and in sermons
we should not use the words
like,
தகப்பனே, அப்பா, பிதாவே, ஆண்டவரே, தேவனே, கடவுளே, இறைவனே......
We should use only Jesus’ name.
Is this doctrine biblical?
Answer :
Brother,
in regards to your question, I could see how far the doctrine is bent
away from the scripture. We should firmly refrain from these. Below is
the clarification & scriptures on this topic.
Since both are God, that is they, along with the Holy Spirit, make up the Godhead, they are both worshiped.
"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker" (Psalm 95:6).
"Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God"" (Matthew 14:33).
"God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" (John 4:24).
"But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: "Let all the angels of God worship Him"" (Hebrews 1:6).
"The twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created."" (Revelation 4:10-11).
Worship is directed towards God
Our prayers are directed to “our Father” - Matt. 6:9
Our worship is through Jesus - Col. 3:17, I Pet. 2:5
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He instructed them to address: "Our FATHER in Heaven!" (Lk 11:1,2).
This was not a casual statement but a deliberate teaching. In Matthew chapter six, Jesus uses the phrase, "
Your Father" (vv 1,4,6,8,14,15,18,26,32).
He linked every spiritual discipline, like praying, forgiving, fasting and alms-giving, to the Father.
After resurrection He sent word to the disciples, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God" (Jn 20:27).
One cannot address Jesus directly in prayer and closing it in Jesus' Name!
We can't ask Jesus in Jesus' Name! Illogical!
Referring to the dispensation of the New Covenant that would begin with the death of Christ, He pretaught His disciples, "In that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the FATHER in My Name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full" (Jn 16:23,24).
Until Christ died the disciples had been directly asking Him whatever they wanted. They never asked the Father in Jesus' Name.
Jesus emphatically pointed out the change in prayer pattern beginning with the new dispensation by the words, "Most assuredly I say to you..." The early disciples very quickly grasped this truth and we see them addressing the Father in prayer. This was also Paul's consistent practice. He said, "I bow my knees to the FATHER of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Eph 3:14; 1:16,17).
Let's now come to sin confession. Apostle John teaches that sins must be confessed to the "Father" and the blood of "His Son" will cleanse us from all sin (1 Jn 1:6-9). When we confess our sins "to" the Father, the Son as a merciful and faithful High Priest at the right hand of the Father advocates "for" us (1 Jn 2:1; Heb 2:17,18) and intercedes "for" us (Rom 8:34). The Holy Spirit also intercedes to the Father for us (Rom 8:26). Let's never forget this divine organisation in prayer.
Even though all spiritual blessings come through the finished work of Christ on the Cross, we are taught to ask the "Father" for them. Take for example, the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the One who baptises us with the Holy Spirit (Lk 3:16). But He has commanded us to ask the Father for this gift (Lk 11:13). Does this mean that we can never address Jesus in prayer? No. But praying to Jesus can be an exception and not a rule.
ஆண்டவர், கர்த்தர் என்பது - கிறிஸ்துவை குறிக்கிறது. Acts 2:36, Phil 2:11Since both are God, that is they, along with the Holy Spirit, make up the Godhead, they are both worshiped.
"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker" (Psalm 95:6).
"Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God"" (Matthew 14:33).
"God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" (John 4:24).
"But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: "Let all the angels of God worship Him"" (Hebrews 1:6).
"The twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created."" (Revelation 4:10-11).
Worship is directed towards God
Our prayers are directed to “our Father” - Matt. 6:9
Our worship is through Jesus - Col. 3:17, I Pet. 2:5
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He instructed them to address: "Our FATHER in Heaven!" (Lk 11:1,2).
This was not a casual statement but a deliberate teaching. In Matthew chapter six, Jesus uses the phrase, "
Your Father" (vv 1,4,6,8,14,15,18,26,32).
He linked every spiritual discipline, like praying, forgiving, fasting and alms-giving, to the Father.
After resurrection He sent word to the disciples, "I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God" (Jn 20:27).
One cannot address Jesus directly in prayer and closing it in Jesus' Name!
We can't ask Jesus in Jesus' Name! Illogical!
Referring to the dispensation of the New Covenant that would begin with the death of Christ, He pretaught His disciples, "In that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the FATHER in My Name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full" (Jn 16:23,24).
Until Christ died the disciples had been directly asking Him whatever they wanted. They never asked the Father in Jesus' Name.
Jesus emphatically pointed out the change in prayer pattern beginning with the new dispensation by the words, "Most assuredly I say to you..." The early disciples very quickly grasped this truth and we see them addressing the Father in prayer. This was also Paul's consistent practice. He said, "I bow my knees to the FATHER of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Eph 3:14; 1:16,17).
Let's now come to sin confession. Apostle John teaches that sins must be confessed to the "Father" and the blood of "His Son" will cleanse us from all sin (1 Jn 1:6-9). When we confess our sins "to" the Father, the Son as a merciful and faithful High Priest at the right hand of the Father advocates "for" us (1 Jn 2:1; Heb 2:17,18) and intercedes "for" us (Rom 8:34). The Holy Spirit also intercedes to the Father for us (Rom 8:26). Let's never forget this divine organisation in prayer.
Even though all spiritual blessings come through the finished work of Christ on the Cross, we are taught to ask the "Father" for them. Take for example, the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the One who baptises us with the Holy Spirit (Lk 3:16). But He has commanded us to ask the Father for this gift (Lk 11:13). Does this mean that we can never address Jesus in prayer? No. But praying to Jesus can be an exception and not a rule.
Hope my clarification is clear. Pls ask if anything is left uncleared.
thanks brother,
Eddy
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