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Originally Posted by Evangelical
How many churches today worship God by calling His name? They sing songs, they don't call His name for the purpose of invocation of His presence.
Having been in denominational churches for 30 years I and my family can testify that the phrase is not mentioned at all and not focused on. WL could possibly be the only bible teacher to highlight this matter and elevate it to the importance that he has. In most churches the only time the Lord's name is used is during prayers of supplication, which is the majority of Christian prayer today.
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You mean to elevate the recitation of words to invoke His presence?
There are so many forms by which people think that they invoke the presence, blessing, power, etc., of the Lord. Like an incantation.
That is the standard MO of the healthy, wealthy and wise gospel.
It is the claim of faith healers.
And while the benefit gained is not a narrowly defined, Lee would have us understand that chanting words is such an important thing to do.
In hindsight, it seems so detached from anything of any real prayer or even truly spiritual activity that is seems more like crank telephone calls. Dial the number, say the words, and hang up. Repeat ad nauseum.
Meanwhile, there are those who follow the way provided by Christ and pray:
— to the Father
— concerning his attributes
— concerning their needs
— repenting for their sins
— forgiving others
— recognizing the kingdom and whose it is
And then act according to the will of the one they have prayed to. They ask about those "low" things like which alternative (whatever) to choose. And so on. And then they step out and act according to what they sense as the leading.
They have spent time with God.
Your way is to say "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!" And then when you realize you haven't said it in a while, you do it some more. Its seems like a kind of "Look at me God. I'm saying your name." But there is nothing to go with it. That is what small children do to get attention. But they don't really want to interact. They just want the attention.
Seems backwards.