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But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
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Faith: The Prerequisite for Prayer
Commentators unanimously agree that for prayer to be effective, it must be rooted in faith. This isn't just a vague hope, but a confident reliance on God's character and His promises. To ask for wisdom while simultaneously doubting God's willingness or ability to give it is a contradiction. As scholar John Calvin notes, faith involves a certainty about God's love, which makes wavering a barrier to receiving His gifts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But let him ask in faith. See the passages referred to in James 1:5. See Barnes on Matthew 7:7, and see Barnes on Hebrews 11:6.
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In faith (εν πιστε). Faith here "is the fundamental religious attitude" (Ropes), belief in God's beneficent activity and personal …
19th Century
Anglican
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.—Surely this verse alone would redeem the Apostle from the charge of slighting…
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Baptist
But let him ask in faith,
A man who has no wisdom can have faith; let him use his faith to get wisdom with it: Let him ask in fa…
Although nothing in God prevents him from giving wisdom to his people, a barrier may exist in them. When they ask, they “must believe and not doubt…
16th Century
Protestant
But let him ask in faith. He shows here, first, the right way of praying. For as we cannot pray without the word, as it were, leading the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But let him ask in faith Not only in the faith of the divine Being that God is; but in the faith of the promises he …
Christianity teaches people to be joyful amidst troubles: such trials are sent from God's love, and trials in the path of duty will brighten our gr…