The Christian Basis of World Democracy Author:Kenneth Scott Latourette Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III INTELLIGENT PRAYER, CONSTRUCT- IVE IDEALISM, AND MUTUAL JUSTICE AS ELEMENTS OF AN IDEAL WORLD Daily Readings Third Week, First Day 9 After... more » this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth, n Give us this day our dztily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.—Matt. 6:9-15. Consider whether we are justified in hoping that either physical hunger or sin (verses n, 13) can and will be banished from the world. Consider, too, what would be the effect if these two enemies of mankind could be abolished. If we are sincere in this prayer, we will do our utmost to see that its petitions are answered. Prayer is not a lazy means of shouldering off on God the responsibility for doing things. Honest prayer comes only from one who is enough in earnest to do what he can to answer his own petitions. Are sin and hunger so worldwide in their scope that to deal with them effectively in America we must fight them wherever they occur, whetherin China, Africa, or Europe? Can you bring specific evidence to support your conclusions? If you decide that these evils must be fought the world over, can you name agencies which enable Americans to have a share in that struggle in lands not their own? What is meant by "forgive"? Does it imply anything more than giving up resentment for an offense? What do we expect God to do when he forgives us ? Is it possible to forgive one who has not repented? What spi...« less