The Necessity of Prayer
Overview
Bounds considers the basic elements of what makes prayer communion with God: faith, trust, desire, fervency, importunity, character, obedience, vigilance, and the promises of God's Word.
Top Highlights
“Prayer projects faith on God, and God on the world. Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer move God.” (source)
“Obedience helps faith, and faith, in turn, helps obedience. To do God’s will is essential to true faith, and faith is necessary to implicit obedience.” (source)
“Faith is the foundation of Christian character and the security of the soul.” (source)
“Faith grows by reading and meditating upon the Word of God. Most, and best of all, faith thrives in an atmosphere of prayer.” (source)
“Our Lord was declaring a central truth; it was Peter’s faith He was seeking to guard; for well He knew that when faith is broken down, the foundations of spiritual life give way, and the entire structure of religious experience falls.” (source)
Product Details
- Title: The Necessity of Prayer
- Author: Edward M. Bounds
- Publisher: Baker Book House
- Publication Date: 1976
About Edward M. Bounds
Edward M. Bounds was ordained in 1859 as pastor of the Monticellow, Missouri Methodist Church. He became a chaplain during the Civil War and was taken captive during the first battle of Franklin, Tennessee. After the war, he returned to war-ravaged Franklin to help rebuild it spiritually. He was associate editor of the official Methodist newspaper, The Christian Advocate, until he died in 1913.
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