Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
In this episode we continue to discuss John Mark Comer's misuse of Matthew 5:5-6. Comer claims that we need to learn to hide - to find a secret place - to pray. We show that Jesus was warning about hypocrisy, not prescribing a special location to pray. Comer says it's not about what to pray but where. The context, however, is the Lord's Prayer where Jesus tells us the manner in which to pray. This is a clear example of the importance of authorial intent.
A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 35 -Defending the Meaning of the Lord's Prayer
This is a critique of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, WaterBrook, 2024.
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
In this episode we continue to discuss John Mark Comer's misuse of Matthew 5:5-6. Comer claims that we need to learn to hide - to find a secret place - to pray. We show that Jesus was warning about hypocrisy, not prescribing a special location to pray. Comer says it's not about what to pray but where. The context, however, is the Lord's Prayer where Jesus tells us the manner in which to pray. This is a clear example of the importance of authorial intent.
A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 35 -Defending the Meaning of the Lord's Prayer
This is a critique of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, WaterBrook, 2024.
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
