The Prayers of the Apostles - Booklet One - Introduction

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The Prayers of the Apostles – Booklet One
A. W. Pink

A. W. Pink wrote a series of articles which were entitled “The Prayers of the Apostles” in his magazine “Studies in the Scriptures” which included all Pauls’ epistles and up to Revelation. The Banner of Truth have published all Pauls’ prayers in his epistles up to but not including Hebrews under the title “Gleanings from Paul,” which leaves six of the apostles prayers unpublished by them. They are from Hebrews, 1 and 2 Peter, Jude and Revelation all of which are included in this series of 7 booklets.

1. Introduction

Much has been written upon what is usually called “The Lord’s Prayer” but which we prefer to term “The Family Prayer,” and much upon the High Priestly prayer of Christ in John 17, but very little upon the prayers of the apostles. Personally we know of no book devoted to the same, and except for a booklet on the two prayers of Ephesians 1 and 3 have seen scarcely anything thereon. It is not easy to explain this omission, for one had thought the apostolic prayers had such importance and value for us that they had attracted the attention of those who wrote on devotional subjects. While we very much deprecate the efforts of those who would have us believe the prayers of the Old Testament are obsolete and unfitted to the saints of this dispensation, yet that there is a peculiar suitability unto Christians of the prayers recorded in the epistles seems evident. Excepting only the prayers of the Redeemer, in them alone are the praises and petitions …