Introduction. The relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are profound and beyond our comprehension. It is revealed that they all share the same nature and abilities. Yet their role in the material creation and in God’s eternal purpose in the church were different. God (our Father in heaven) has all authority and everything is subject to Him. In the creation He spoke, the Word (Jesus) created, and the Holy Spirit completed. In God’s eternal purpose He planned and directed. The Word who become flesh (Jesus) did His Father’s will and never His own. The Holy Spirit was sent to teach us all things and be our Comforter who will be with us forever. Our relationship to each of them is clearly revealed in the pages of Scripture.
Prayer is our only means of communicating with God. Through prayer we praise, thank, petition and intercede. When we sin, prayer is our means of confessing and seeking forgiveness. The question posed and answered in this article is who do we address in our prayers? After we are baptized into the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, should we pray to each of them? Do we have the authority to speak directly only to God our Father, or do we also have Scripture to approve our speaking directly to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and also the Holy Spirit?
From the time of Seth, men have been calling on the name of the Lord. When Moses asked about His name, God told him it was YHWH (Jehovah - ASV). Every recorded prayer in the OT was addressed to Him. Every psalm of praise was to Him, all prayers, petitions, praise and thanksgiving were addressed to God alone.
Prayer is our only means of communicating with God. Through prayer we praise, thank, petition and intercede. When we sin, prayer is our means of confessing and seeking forgiveness. The question posed and answered in this article is who do we address in our prayers? After we are baptized into the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, should we pray to each of them? Do we have the authority to speak directly only to God our Father, or do we also have Scripture to approve our speaking directly to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and also the Holy Spirit?
From the time of Seth, men have been calling on the name of the Lord. When Moses asked about His name, God told him it was YHWH (Jehovah - ASV). Every recorded prayer in the OT was addressed to Him. Every psalm of praise was to Him, all prayers, petitions, praise and thanksgiving were addressed to God alone.