* Jesus Sez, No Public Prayer. And, so, Spare Us.

All the public praying in churches, on TV and Radio by Jesus Worshippers does not accord with Jesus' teachings. The push for prayer in schools, courts, etc. by some people again does not jibe with Jesus' teachings in the New Testament. I would not trust these people that practice and promote public prayer and claim they are spokespersons for Jesus and God-- they don't even know the Bible they claim to base their teachings on. They are false teachers?

Matthew 6:5 - 7

5. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Jesus says you must definitely not pray as the hypocrites pray.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Here Jesus says when thou prayest, you must pray this way:
(1) enter into thy closet.
(2) shut the door.
(3) pray to thy Father which is in secret.
(4) use not vain repetitions.

(Prayer must be in private, not in front of other people.
Do not repeat things over and over again in prayer)

Read more: An attribute of a true Christian is: He only prays in private, never in public.

All of this seems to point to the conclusion that Jesus did not believe in organized religion. If Christians would believe this and cooperate, oh good, we can turn their churches into homeless shelters and day care centers for kids of single working moms. Jesus would go for that, IMO. ~ BlogHer