I am ashamed to admit that i have yet to read the whole bible. Back in 2007 i read genesis and revelations from front to back and in revelations (i dont know where any more)

it says that men who pray in public in order to be seen praying will not receive the reward of heaven as men who pray in privacy, because the men who pray in privacy

are the true believers, where the men who pray in public are not



To me this raises the question about the legitimacy of churches...because are churches not a public venue for people to gather in masses to pray?

And will i be penalized for not going to church to pray when i pray almost daily at home? Many nights before bed i pray and randomly through

different days i will randomly say the lords prayer, but is that good enough?


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/edit sorry in Genesis, not revelations

This post was edited by Disturbed*One on Apr 22 2011 11:09pm

Actually I just posted a thread that answers your very question. Even just read the first part:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=54077370&f=125

It has a lot to do with today.

I actually read that not 10 minutes before i posted this but i dont see how it correlates, unless you mean the part about confessing in front of men

But i was wondering about prayer, not confession.

its all about where your heart is. As far as i know this isnt in revelations, you are talking about the sermon on the mount. You can find it in Mathew 6.
Jesus is simply saying if you are just praying out in the open so people will see you and think you are godly you will not go to heaven; because you are not praying to glorify god.
Just make sure you are always praying to seek god and not so other people will see you and you are fine!

I did edit it to say it was in Genesis, not Revelation. But ty for pointing out mathew 6 =]