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Re: THEORY: third-person imperatives

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 27, 1999, 18:24
Tom Wier wrote:
> I think the general idea is that you're praying for the increase of those > facts
Yeah, I think it's something like that. Martin Luther explained it as "God's name certainly is holy in itself, but we ask in this prayer that we may keep it holy"; "God's kingdom comes indeed without our praying for it, but we ask in this prayer that it may come also to us"; "The good and gracious will of God is certainly done without our prayer, but we ask in this prayer that it may be done among us as well" In other words, as Luther saw it, at least, those prayers are that those facts may apply among us, not just in general. -- "It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the house of a man whose father was hanged." - Irish proverb http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-name: NikTailor