1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

Sack Cloth and Ashes

Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by ROBERTGUWAPO, Oct 14, 2007.

Top Posters
  1. ROBERTGUWAPO

    ROBERTGUWAPO Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2000
    Messages:
    463
    Likes Received:
    0
    Seriously speaking, if the use of sack cloth and ashes meant for effective answers to prayer in the Old Testament, and considering that God's character never changes, wouldn't its use today by individuals or in groups (of course in very strict privacy) also guarantee effective answers to prayer?
     
    #1 ROBERTGUWAPO, Oct 14, 2007
  2. TCGreek

    TCGreek New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2006
    Messages:
    7,373
    Likes Received:
    0
    1. As an Ancient Near Eastern practice, going down in sackcloth and ashes never gauranteed effective answers to prayer. It's all about the heart!

    2. Besides, we find no such practice in the NT. It's all about the heart!
     
    #2 TCGreek, Oct 14, 2007
  3. ROBERTGUWAPO

    ROBERTGUWAPO Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2000
    Messages:
    463
    Likes Received:
    0
    Yes, I agree that it's really all about the heart. But if it's really all about the heart, why would they in the Old Testament, bother to wear such apparel? :saint:
     
    #3 ROBERTGUWAPO, Oct 14, 2007
  4. TCGreek

    TCGreek New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2006
    Messages:
    7,373
    Likes Received:
    0
    It wasn't so much going around in sackcloth and ashes, but rather that momentarily expression of deep-seated lament and remorse, depending on the situation.
     
    #4 TCGreek, Oct 14, 2007
  5. donnA

    donnA Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2000
    Messages:
    23,354
    Likes Received:
    0
    It was a sign of repentence, remorse over sin.
     
    #5 donnA, Oct 14, 2007
    Last edited by a moderator: Oct 14, 2007
  6. donnA

    donnA Active Member

    Joined:
    Aug 10, 2000
    Messages:
    23,354
    Likes Received:
    0
    what, you mean as a way of getting what you want from God, as if, do it the right way and he has to give you what you want/ that would be the only way to guarentee anything. Kind of leaves God and His will out of the picture doesn't it. Imagine that, a guarenteed way of getting what you want from God, hum
     
    #6 donnA, Oct 14, 2007
  7. Jerome

    Jerome Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2006
    Messages:
    9,796
    Likes Received:
    700
    Faith:
    Baptist
    Jonah 3:6
    When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
     
    #7 Jerome, Oct 15, 2007
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Loading...