Prayer · Unterweisung · NB

Prayer for Courage to Speak Truth (Eph 4:15)

Original Prayer

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.

Context (Old Covenant)

Word of Paul (Eph 4:15), New Covenant: truth and love belong together, never separated.

What it teaches

Courage; love; maturity.

Realization in the New Covenant

"Speaking the truth in love" (Eph 4:15) is the standard in the New Covenant.

  • ›Truth without love is brutality, love without truth is sentimentality.
  • ›Both together is maturity.
  • ›You need the Spirit for it, and you have Him.
  • ›Courage for truth comes from security in your identity, not from superiority.

Prayer in the New Covenant

Father, in Christ I receive courage for truth and a heart full of love. Let me speak clearly and respectfully. Amen.
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