The Priesthood of Believers: In Its Relation to Inner Mission Work Or Christian Social Service (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Priesthood of Believers: In Its Relation to Inner Mission Work or Christian Social Service They make priestly intercession for each other. Paul desired this intercessory prayer for him self: Brethren pray for us. Pray for us that the Word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints, and for me that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the Gospel. Ye also helping together by prayer for us. He re minds the Colossians that Epaphras who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers. When Peter was in prison Prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him. And so we might go on to show that this intercessory prayer of believers for the sick, for the sin that is not unto death, for enemies and for all men was enjoined in practice. What a blessed function is this of the New Testament priest! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |