Does God hear prayers by Muslims and Jews?

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Can Muslims and Jews receive grace through their prayers? Does not accepting the Trinity or the divinity of Christ make their prayers ineffective?
 
CanMan86 said:
Can Muslims and Jews receive grace through their prayers? Does not accepting the Trinity or the divinity of Christ make their prayers ineffective?
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Hi CanMan86: I was wondering if you could clarify for me what ineffective means in the context of the question? Does it mean that the prayers of non-Christians might be ineffective in obtaining this favor or that, or ineffective in expressing one’s love for God and others? I think there are different kinds of prayers offered by different kinds of people. Which sort of prayers are we asking about and could you maybe add a line or two of what an effective prayer is and what it produces? Is an effective prayer when your side wins the war, or you get the job or your lab results come back negative? Or is an effective prayer when one simply establishes a deep connection with their maker?There are some religions where prayers mean sitting quietly and listening to God, or time offering thanks, or time expressing love for Him and his creatures. Perhaps some religions have only these sorts of prayers and don’t have prayers where God is asked for anything other than love. How is the success of these to be measured? Is His love withheld or given? This is why I’m asking for clarification, because for different people prayer means different things.

Thanks for your time and patience CanMan

Your friend,
Sufjon
 
Of course He does.

You might want to take a look at some of the speeches and writing of Pope John Paul II. His thoughts on other religions are amazing and unique.

Check them out.
 
CanMan86 said:
Can Muslims and Jews receive grace through their prayers? Does not accepting the Trinity or the divinity of Christ make their prayers ineffective?
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I have no doubt he does! They believe in the one God as well, and God loves us all. I believe God hears everyone prayers, regardless of religion. Weeks ago (before I even knew I would be accepted into RCIA) God answered my prayers, and I was baptized Anglican! 🙂

I was looking for a new home, and I prayed hard, prayed to God, Jesus and Mother Mary for assistance. And my answer came in a email, ending “Signed with Blessings”. I had got my answer, and now have a new secure home.

So there is so evidence for you 🙂 I sincerely hope it answers your question.
 
Ashurie said:
I have no doubt he does! They believe in the one God as well, and God loves us all. I believe God hears everyone prayers, regardless of religion. Weeks ago (before I even knew I would be accepted into RCIA) God answered my prayers, and I was baptized Anglican! 🙂

I was looking for a new home, and I prayed hard, prayed to God, Jesus and Mother Mary for assistance. And my answer came in a email, ending “Signed with Blessings”. I had got my answer, and now have a new secure home.

So there is so evidence for you 🙂 I sincerely hope it answers your question.
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I agree with you here…anyone with a sincere belief in God, even if they do not know what or who God is, will have their prayer heard by God.
We are all God’s children and when we seek Him in prayer, He will hear.
 
Of course He does…how could a loving and merciful Father not want to hear His children when they call upon Him…no matter how deficient their understanding of Him is?
 
Publisher said:
Of course He does…how could a loving and merciful Father not want to hear His children when they call upon Him…no matter how deficient their understanding of Him is?
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For this reason a prayerful person would be well served to craft what they are praying for very carefully…know what I mean?
 
pismopal said:
For this reason a prayerful person would be well served to craft what they are praying for very carefully…know what I mean?
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Not sure of your meaning. I don’t believe in the addage…“be careful what you pray for, you might get it.”…I don’t believe the Holy Eternal One is a capricious as some seem to believe.

I have a friend who is “New Age”…she always says we “must be careful what we put out to the Universe and not mis-speak our intentions…we may get an answer.”

I always respond to her that I do not believe The God Who Is There would seek to “give us what we ask for” know it would hurt us…“Who among you would give his son a stone when he asks for bread.” God knows our needs better than ourselves…He has our best interests at heart…He is a Loving and Merciful Father.
 
CanMan86 said:
Can Muslims and Jews receive grace through their prayers? Does not accepting the Trinity or the divinity of Christ make their prayers ineffective?
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Question Number 1. Absolutely! Jesus on the cross made no distinction as to who He was paying the price of eternal damnation for: eternal death was a curse upon all mankind.

Question 2. God looks at the heart of the individual rather than who or what the individual is, and that is the criteria on which God places His Son on!

Blessings, AJ
 
Even though I believe people of other religions are lead astray from the truth, I do believe God listens and answers their prayers, but at the same time, he would also like to lead them ‘home’ to the Catholic Church.
God loves ALL his children, even the ones who dont believe in him.
 
God heard the prayers of the Jews in the Old Testament.Why would He not hear them now?:confused:
Of course it’s a bit different, but Mary & Joseph were Jewish.And we ask them to pray for us.
 
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Not sure of your meaning. I don’t believe in the addage…“be careful what you pray for, you might get it.”…I don’t believe the Holy Eternal One is a capricious as some seem to believe.

I have a friend who is “New Age”…she always says we “must be careful what we put out to the Universe and not mis-speak our intentions…we may get an answer.”

I always respond to her that I do not believe The God Who Is There would seek to “give us what we ask for” know it would hurt us…“Who among you would give his son a stone when he asks for bread.” God knows our needs better than ourselves…He has our best interests at heart…He is a Loving and Merciful Father.
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So true!👍
 
Publisher said:
Not sure of your meaning. I don’t believe in the addage…“be careful what you pray for, you might get it.”…I don’t believe the Holy Eternal One is a capricious as some seem to believe.

I have a friend who is “New Age”…she always says we “must be careful what we put out to the Universe and not mis-speak our intentions…we may get an answer.”

I always respond to her that I do not believe The God Who Is There would seek to “give us what we ask for” know it would hurt us…“Who among you would give his son a stone when he asks for bread.” God knows our needs better than ourselves…He has our best interests at heart…He is a Loving and Merciful Father.
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If you can imagine what those pious prayerful muslims were praying for on the planes headed for the World Trade Center(for example)…you should be able to get my meaning. Not everyone prays for nice things…God hears it nevertheless.
 
Whoops…plug seems to be pulled after anything resembling criticism of islam or muslims.🙂
 
God hears the prayers of everyone, regardless of their religion, or lack thereof.
 
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