The Necessity of Prayer

by Edward McKendree Bounds

Publisher:

Faithlife

, 1999

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.

Contents

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 McKendree Bounds

Edward McKendree Bounds (August 15, 1835–August 24, 1913) was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and author of eleven books, nine of which focused on the subject of prayer.