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Q. Clifford, Mich. “Can those who are not born-again reach God in prayer to receive an answer? I know H e hears their prayer fo r salvation, but what about other requests? Do you have Scripture fo r your answerP" A. God has promised in His Word to answer only those who come through Christ. Sovereignly He is not bound to confines or limitations imposed by man. God’s eye is good, His heart is merciful and we should not endeav or to restrict His love. In Jonah 1:5 we see the mariners who were afraid.
The Bible says “they cried, every man, unto his god.” This terrible storm had them all afraid for their fives. Read this account on down to verse 14 where we find them be seeching the Lord that they might not perish as a result of Jonah’s fife. They declare, “Lay not upon us in nocent blood; for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased Thee.” Earlier we find them turning to gods in idolatry. Now that storm and tempest was preaching the omnipotence and om- nicience of God better than any the ological argument. We do not read Page 19
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