The Prayer of a Righteous Person (TMF:2191)

Monday, October 02, 2023
Peace to Live By: The Prayer of a Righteous Person (TMF:2191) - Daniel Litton
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       Anyhow, we need to move on to the second part of this verse, and let’s read it again, “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” Before we even discuss this, we need to define who “a righteous person” actually is. Technically, all Christians are righteous from having Jesus’ righteousness bestowed upon them from believing in his work on the cross. But I don’t think that’s what James is talking about here. If it were, then all Christian’s prayers would have great power as they are working. The implication seems to be that there are certain Christians, namely, ‘righteous’ Christians whose prayers have a greater impact than the normal. They have great power from God behind them. So, in view of this, who is a righteous person? We could say that a righteous person is one whom is on the higher levels of consciousness. Certainly so. They have been more obedient to God and haven’t been wallowing in self-pity and selfishness. In other words, the more negative a person is, the more unrighteous he or she is. I think it’s fair to put it that way.