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Why Jesus Prayed
Prayer reveals Christ's humanity while John 14 preserves the fullness of God's presence in him.
Not a performance
Jesus did not pretend to depend on God. He grew, suffered, learned obedience, and offered prayers.
Not two Gods
Prayer shows the man Christ Jesus fulfilling his human vocation in perfect submission.
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The praying Jesus also forgives sins, receives worship, commands nature, and says the Father is in him.
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