Whose Prayer does God hear?

John 10:7-10

Introduction

1.     Does God hear the prayer of a Jew?

2.     Does God hear the prayers of a Moslem, Hindu?

Notice these points

1.     Jesus is the ONLY way to God

a.     John 14:6

b.     John 10:9

c.     1 Timothy 2:5

2.     Hearing is used in two ways

a.     Qualified sense – “Yes”

                                                    i.     Psalm 139:7-12

                                                   ii.     Hebrews 4:13

                                                 iii.     Matthew 10:29-31

b.     Absolute sense – “No”

                                                    i.     1 John 5:14-15

                                                   ii.     John 9:31

                                                 iii.     Proverbs 28:9

                                                 iv.     1 Peter 3:12

3.     God may in mercy hear the cry of sinners (not obligated)

a.     Acts 10 – Cornelius

4.     Limited to God’s way

a.     John 14:13-14

b.     John 15:16

c.     John 16:23-24, 26-27

d.     1 Peter 2:5, 9

5.     To teach otherwise offers false hope

6.     God is no respecter of persons

a.     Romans 10:13

b.     Romans 1:16

c.     John 1:11-12