The Fifth Request
And forgive our guilt, as we forgive those guilty of sinning against
us. (Matthew 6:12)
What does this mean?
We pray in this request that our Heavenly Father will neither pay
attention to our sins nor refuse requests such as these because of our
sins and because we are neither worthy nor deserve the things for which
we pray. Yet He wants to give them all to us by His grace, because many
times each day we sin and truly deserve only punishment. Because God
does this, we will, of course, want to forgive from our hearts and
willingly do good to those who sin against us.
The Sixth Request
And lead us not into temptation. (Matthew 6:12)
What does this mean?
God tempts no one, of course, but we pray in this request that God will
protect us and save us, so that the Devil, the world and our bodily
desires will neither deceive us nor seduce us into heresy, despair or
other serious shame or vice, and so that we will win and be victorious
in the end, even if they attack us.
The Seventh Request
But set us free from the Evil One. ( Matthew 6:12)
What does this mean?
We pray in this request, as a summary, that our Father in Heaven will
save us from every kind of evil that threatens body, soul, property and
honor.
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