Q113 What do we pray for in the second petition?

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Q113 What do we pray for in the second petition?

ANSWER: In the second petition, which is “Thy kingdom come,” we pray that satan’s kingdom may be destroyed, and that the kingdom of grace may be advanced; ourselves and others brought into it, and kept in it, and that the kingdom of glory may be hastened

Q118 What does the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer teach us?

ANSWER: The conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer, which is, “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen,” teaches us to take our encouragement in prayer from God only, and in our prayers to praise Him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to Him; and in testimony of our desire, and assurance to be heard, we say, AMEN

Q117 What do we pray for in the sixth petition?

ANSWER: In the sixth petition, which is, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” we pray that God would either keep us from being tempted to sin, or support and deliver us when we are tempted

Q116 What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

ANSWER: In the fifth petition, which is, “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,” we pray that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins; which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by His grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others