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    Why Did Jesus Christ Pray?This question is asked time and again by the truth seekers, as well as skeptics. Is there

    anything wrong with prayer? No, according to the holy Bible prayer is address to the

    most High God. I prayer is made according to the will o the true God o the uni!erse,there is nothing wrong with that "#ee $%ohn &'$(). I it is so, what is especial about %esus*

    prayer? The detail o the question will show us the moti!e. The question goes, +I %esus

    hrist were that one true God in the lesh, why and to whom did he pray?-

    To get a clear biblical answer to this question, there is one basic question that should

    precede this one. #ince the Bible declares !ery clearly that there is only one true God, as

    eut. /'( is quoted in the New Testament in 0ark $1'12341 saying, +5The irst o all thecommandments is, Hear, 6 Israel7 The 8ord our God is one 8ord5there is one God7 and

    there is none other but he.- 9nd in $Tim 4'$/ also says, +5without contro!ersy great is

    the mystery o godliness' God was maniest in the lesh5- "see also ol. 1':) and thisGod came with the sa!ing name called %esus "0att. $'1$31&). This undeniable truth is the

    cornerstone o the hristian aith. I we agree on oregoing lucid act o the Bible, thenthe most important and grandest question that should be asked is' +;hat was the

    intention o God to be maniested in the lesh?- This is the question that must be askedbeore we ask the question which says, +why did %esus, who is God in the lesh, pray?- or

    +to whom was He praying to?-

    The reason o God*s maniestation in the lesh was eea, truth aileth7 and he that departeth

    rom e!il maketh himsel a prey' and the 8ord saw it, and it displeased him that there was

    no udgment. 9nd he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was nointercessor5- "Isa. &:'$&3$/). 9ccording to this word o God, there were things that

    were lacked as a result which displeased the reator o the uni!erse namely, a man o

    Truth, who is @ighteous, who can be a right %udge and an Intercessor. That is why Godsaw and was amaAed because there was no one to inter!ene between God and man who

    could intercede or the lost. #o an ultimate di!ine solution was a must.

    The ultimate i!ine solution' is already pointed out ust ne

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    There was no one that could please Him so he made his word lesh and said this is

    my belo!ed son "Ds $:'&7 0at. 4'$7 %ohn 4'1:)

    There was no man C God became that man "E

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    0sraelites? od ho is the redee%er of 0srael. Who as their sa&iour? od ho is

    the $reator of 0srael. ot a hu%an #eing5

    Con$lusion:-

    6ord Jesus Christ #eing oly andperfe$t"Heb.'1/) C was BaptiAed by the hands o

    %ohn the Baptist C "0att.4'$(,$&). Being the 6ordC was ound in the womb o a !irgin C"8uke $'(4). Being The 6ord of allC was born o !irgin and ound in a manger "8uke

    1'$$). Being the 6ord and MasterC washed the eet o his disciples C "%ohn $4'$13$&).

    Being the 6ord of Da&idC was called the son o a!id "0att. 11'($3(/). Being the +Iam- #efore )#raha% as #ornC was called the son o 9braham C "%ohn 2'&2). Being

    the )l%ighty ho $an anser all our prayersC he did prayed "%ohn $('$().

    .7. The same %esus, who is God the 9lmighty, says in %ohn $('$(, +I ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.- There is not scriptural e!idence o God ha!ing three

    persons. #o i you hear somebody saying the #econd person praying to the irst person,

    don*t belie!e that at all. %esus is not the second. He says, +I am the irst and the last-."@e!. 11'$47 Isa. ($'(7 (('/) 0oreo!er i someone else states that %esus has two natures

    "di!ine and human) and the human nature prays or addresses to the di!ine nature, don*taccept that. @ather belie!e the word o God which plainly says,

    8)nd all things are of od* ho hath re$on$iled us to hi%self #y Jesus Christ*

    and hath gi&en to us the %inistry of re$on$iliation+

    "o it* that od as in Christ*

    re$on$iling the orld unto hi%self*

    not i%puting their trespasses unto the%2

    (1 or. &'$2, $:).

    To the only wise God our Saviour, Be glory and majesty, dominion and power, Both

    now and ever. Amen. (Jude !"#$