Question 189. What does the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach?

 

Question 189. What does the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach?

Answer. The preface to the Lord's Prayer, which says, Our Father which art in heaven, teaches that when we pray, we are to approach God with confidence in his fatherly goodness, and in the benefit which we receive; that we are to love him with reverence and a childlike attitude, and with a right understanding of his sovereign power, majesty, and gracious condescension; and likewise when we pray with or for others.

Jesus said, “Our Father in heaven.” This means that God is in heaven, and the one praying is on earth. This means that God and I are not one. That is why people on earth pray to God in heaven. This means the same thing as God putting Israel in Egypt. Those who pray are those who have left God and are trapped in the world.

In John 17:11, Jesus prayed, "I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to you. Holy Father, keep in your name those whom you have given me, that they may be one, as we (God and Jesus) are one."

In John 17:22, Jesus prayed, “And the glory you gave me I have given them, that they may be one, just as we are one.”

This is a scene where Jesus prays before the cross, and it is a prayer to become one with God. There may be many reasons why Jesus came to the world, but ultimately, he came to become one with the Father. This is because the Father in heaven and humans on earth could not become one. Why can't humans become one before God? It's because they have left God. In order to become one, they must return to God.

Ephesians 5:30-32, "For we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery, and I am talking about Christ and the church."

The Bible says that those who are in Christ are members of Christ. The words, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh,” mean that Christ came to this earth and became one body (united) with the church (those who are in Christ). It means that they were originally one. The words “one body” are explained in Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they will become one flesh.”

When we look at the Garden of Eden, man (Adam) and woman (Eve) were originally one, and the Apostle Paul explains this in Ephesians. Christ and the church (saints) were originally one. Who is the church? Those who have entered Christ. Therefore, the spirit of the saints was one with Christ before leaving God. The reason Christ and the church must be united is because they were originally one body. That is why the Apostle Paul says, “This is a great mystery.” How can it be a great mystery for a man and a woman to become one as a couple?

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