How to Please a Protestant?
How to Please a Protestant? Are the same prayers, other than those of Mary or are different? And how?
The Bible says:
"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth that this is the prize that they.
But you, when you pray, go into your room and, closed the door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and Father your, who sees in secret, you will reward.
In praying do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, For your Father knows the things you need, before you ask him. (Matteo 6:5-8)
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Sentences will be subjective and must come from the heart, They need not be repeated in memory, whereby, Protestant, as well as should make any Christian, He has no predetermined prayer formulas, prays with his words. Do not worry about making a good impression or say nice words, because, as the Bible says, these people are “hypocritical” and just want to appear. Prayer can be so public, but that intimate with God that collects the most successful, one made “in room”. It's OK to say the Our father, but always reflecting on what they say and not as a chant from memory. When Jesus instructed his disciples to pray, and he recited the Lord's Prayer, he did not mean that those precise words he was saying should be repeated, but it just meant that in every self-respecting prayer, there must be lode a Dio (“hallowed be your name” etc), the request (“give us today our daily bread” etc) and the thanks.
Suggestions for prayer can be taken from Strait directly in the Bible, greatest examples of praise and devotion that please God.
the Bible teaches us that there is no prayer addressed to God with authentic faith that is not answered, that among other things God already knows our requests in advance. So it would be enough for a single believer in all of history to have asked for salvation for all of humanity and this should be accomplished; but I don't know if this request has ever been made and I certainly can't know now if it will be granted. Instead, I know for sure that continuous requests for universal peace are being raised from every part of the globe, end of suffering in the world…yet nothing changes. So what shall we say, that God lied to us? For me the only answer is that there is no such sincere faith as to truly believe in fulfilling those requests, all the faithful are a bit’ like the apostle Thomas: one only believes in what has already happened, one believes in miraculous healings because they have already occurred in the past and one does not ask for peace and an end to suffering, truly believing that they can happen, yet for God everything is possible and perhaps he could not turn all the hearts of the world to himself?
I believe that anyone who asks God to save all of humanity is guilty of presumption and disbelief, for the Bible reveals that God is ruler over good and evil. If God is sovereign even of evil, whether God forged vessels of wrath and vessels of mercy, one must have full faith in His works, and believe that all things work together for good for those who love God! To ask that all of humanity be saved is a hypocritical claim, it means contesting the work of God, who repeatedly asserts that all that is under heaven is His, that He is sovereign over all, and that there is nothing that escapes His control, and that therefore also the creation of the wicked is not without reason, because on the day of judgment God will send to Gehenna whoever was destined for it.
The Lord made everything for a purpose; even the wicked, for the day of misfortune. (proverbs 16:4)
What is there to dispute if God, wanting to show his anger and make his power known, he endured with great patience the vessels of wrath prepared for perdition, and this to make known the richness of his glory towards the vessels of mercy which he had already prepared for glory, that is towards us, whom he called not only among the Jews but also among foreigners? (Rm 9:22-24)
Because behold, he who forms mountains and creates the wind, which makes man know what his thought is, who turns the dawn into darkness and walks on the high places of the earth: l'Eterno, the god of hosts, and his name. (Amos 4:13)
I am the Lord, and there is none other; there is no God but me; I girded you, even though you didn't know me; so that it is known from the rising sun, and from the Ponente, that there is no God but me. I am the Lord, and there is none other; that I form the light, and create darkness; that I make peace, and create evil. I am the Lord, that I do all these things. (Isaiah 45:5-7)
in reality, if someone were to ask for salvation for all with true faith, this should be granted, otherwise the Bible would be lying that every prayer will be answered, no exceptions…likewise for universal peace, the end of all suffering and so on, if faith can move mountains why shouldn't it achieve anything else? I believe that those who pray for these things really want them to happen but I would say they don't really believe they can happen - otherwise they would come true.
It doesn't mean that they would necessarily come true! Sometimes even true faith is not enough to make miracles happen, I experienced it on my skin 3 months ago when I lost my young cousin (believer) for a sudden illness, who left her husband and two-year-old son on this world… I suffered in an indescribable way and I still suffer, I prayed without ceasing, but the prayer had no effect.. my own faith was put to the test… but yet, so it had to go, so it was established. I try to see this world for what it is, limited and full of suffering, passing, as a preparation for the Kingdom of God where there will be no more death or pain. Many other times my prayers have been answered, but not this time. Who are we to object to our Creator's choices? We can't do anything, just accept it.
I repeat that a true Christian would never ask to save all of humanity, because it would be against God's plan! Even who has, – or who has had, – faith that moves mountains, or a servant of the Lord, I believe he made other requests, certainly not this one, because it has nothing of a prayer; rather, it is a rebellion against God, or better, a lack of trust in Him! Of course, most prayers are answered, but not all, because we would be proud, and why us, having no conception that a single event that occurs in spite of our prayers can have with respect to the infinity of God's plan, we are tested.
If from God we accept the good, why shouldn't we also accept the bad? (Job 2:10)
experience tells us that not all prayers are answered, but then you are saying that the Word deludes us when it states that every request will be accepted… agree, salvation for all goes against God's plan and I don't think anyone ever asked for it, agree, no believer would ask, that I know, absurdly, that the sun turns blue, because it would only be a test of God, an act as arrogant as those atheists who dare the Lord to strike them down… but the other prayers more “normal”? if they are not answered, they give the lie to the Bible…and then because one would become proud of a prayer that is accepted? it is obvious that the miracle does not happen thanks to the beggar, however it goes to the glory of God
But who said that???? How many prayers God has answered, how many stories do I know, including mine!!! You must know that “all things work together for the good of those who love God”, therefore also a negative thing incomprehensible to us that makes us suffer, it's good for something, even if we don't understand it, only God knows and we must trust Him!
If God accepted all our requests we would become proud because it would mean already knowing by heart what to ask for in prayer, it would mean knowing what is right for us and asking God to make it happen, whereas this is absolutely not the case! God only knows what's right for us, He who is Just and Holy; whereby, as ChristianFaith said, even negative experiences, they cooperate for good for those who love Him, so you have to have faith! – let us think, for example, of what Jesus had to suffer, at his torture, and to His subsequent glorious resurrection! Jesus endured all of this for the sake of the elect, because He knew that by His sacrifice He would save them. –
“Likewise again, the Spirit comes to help our weakness, because we don't know how to pray properly; but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words; and he who examines hearts knows what the desire of the Spirit is, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” (Romans 8:26-27)
“Whatever we do without the Holy Spirit is not acceptable to God, but when we work under His leadership, however despised it may be, it is not rejected by God, because He never despises his own work. If the Spirit “he himself intercedes for us with ineffable sighs” God must also accept us when we sigh. Even if we raised the best prayer in the world without the help of the Holy Spirit, God would not listen to him. If our prayer instead, maybe uncertain, imperfect and indecisive, she is helped by the Holy Spirit, God will accept it and say, as of his work in creation “E’ very good”. C.H.Spurgeon
Jesus answered them: “Have faith in God! In truth I tell you: if one were to say to this mountain: “Get up and throw yourself into the sea”, without doubting in his heart, but believing that what he says takes place, that will happen to him. For this I tell you: whatever you ask for in prayer, have faith that you got it and it will happen to you.” (Mc 11:22-24)
says just about EVERYTHING you ask for… it is possible to deny Jesus? All in all, it's not my idea, I took it from the Gospel
Of course! In the passage you quote, Jesus refers to true prayer, the one that comes straight from the heart and which is therefore supported by the Holy Spirit! He is teaching how to pray, and how to keep away the doubt that separates us from faith. In the Gospel of Luke we read further: “And it came to pass that he was in a certain place praying and, how he finished, one of his disciples told him: «Sir, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples". And he said to them: "When you pray, said: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, COME YOUR KINGDOM, YOUR WILL BE DONE on earth, like in the sky. Give us our necessary bread from day to day. And forgive our sins, because we too forgive each of our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one”». (Luca 11:1)
Notice how Jesus taught to trust the Lord's will, and not in ours!
Ivan, if I can afford to give you some advice, to help you understand how negative experiences work together for good, I would advise you to read the whole book of Job carefully, and this reading guide to help you understand it better.
http://www.aiutobiblico.org/sermoni/18-giobbe/18html/18-01-01.10c.html
http://www.aiutobiblico.org/sermoni/18-giobbe/18html/18-02-01.10c.html
http://www.aiutobiblico.org/sermoni/18-giobbe/18html/18-03-01.10d.html
http://www.aiutobiblico.org/sermoni/18-giobbe/18html/18-07-a-10.10d.html
http://www.aiutobiblico.org/sermoni/18-giobbe/18html/18-32-a-37.10d.html
http://www.aiutobiblico.org/sermoni/18-giobbe/18html/18-38-a-41.10d.html“here, blessed is the man whom God chastises; therefore do not despise the correction of the Almighty; for he makes the plague, but then the band, it hurts, but his hands heal.” (Job 5:17-18)”For everything there is its season, there is a time for every situation under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones, a time to hug and a time to refrain from hugs, 6 a time to seek and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to sew, a time to be silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. 9 What advantage does he who works have from everything in which he toils? 10 I have seen the occupation that GOD gives to the sons of men, because they get tired of it. 11 He has made everything beautiful in his time; he even put eternity in their hearts, without any man being able to find out the work that GOD has done from beginning to end. 12 I thus understood that there is nothing better than rejoicing and doing good while one lives; 13 and that every man who eats, he drinks and enjoys well-being in all his toil, this is a gift from GOD. 14 I understood that everything God does is forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing can be taken away from it; and GOD does so, because men fear him.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14)
I'm sure Job will read it again, for now I understand that it makes no sense to dispute the work of God, we certainly cannot determine what is right or wrong; that the work of Satan is only the fruit of a concession from God (here it comes to me a bit’ to laugh at Beelzebub, who believes himself so powerful and does not even know that he will finally be defeated…); that as also faith (and the behaviors that follow) it is a grace, it makes no sense to believe that nothing bad will happen to those who possess it. But it seems to me that this belief was quite widespread in ancient Israel, that success in life was due to a divine blessing. And the real answer to everything, that is, the promise of a reward beyond death, does not appear to be presupposed in the book of Job, it seems to me that in essence it only says that we cannot afford to judge the work of God and we cannot be so presumptuous as to claim that we have not sinned. While I'm at it, I wanted to ask you: in the Torah the resurrection of the dead is explicitly stated or there is only the concept of sheol? (which should be a place where everyone ends up indiscriminately, right?)
Exact, in Israel the theory of retribution was widespread according to which some received evil from God because they had behaved in a way that was condemnable by the Lord; but that is wrong, because if so, all mankind should be thrown into hell.
As for life after death, in the book of Job it is written:
“Oh, if my words were written; oh, if they were engraved in a book; 24 if they were carved forever on a rock with an iron stylus and lead! 25 But I know that my Redeemer lives and will finally rise to earth. 26 After this skin of mine is destroyed, in my flesh I will see God. 27 I will see it myself; my eyes will contemplate it, and not another. My heart aches within me. 28 is said: “Because we persecute him?”, when the root of these evils is found in me, 29 fear the sword for yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment of the sword, that you may know that there is a judgment."” (Job 19:23-29)
As regards instead the resurrection in the Torah, it is our Lord Jesus Christ who tells us that it is spoken of in it:
“Now some Sadducees approached him, who deny that there is a resurrection, and they questioned him, 28 saying: «Maestro, Moses wrote to us that if someone's brother dies having a wife and dies without children, his brother take a wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers; the first married and died without leaving children. 30 The second took her to wife, and he also died without leaving children. 31 Then the third took it; and so all seven died leaving no children. 32 After all, the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be?? For all seven had her to wife". 34 And Jesus, answering, he told them: “Children of this age marry and get married; 35 but those who are counted worthy obtain the other age and the resurrection of the dead, they do not marry or get married; 36 in fact they can no longer die, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37 And let the dead rise again, Moses himself declared it in the pass of the bush, when he calls Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living, because everyone lives for him". 39 Then some of the scribes spoke up and said: «Maestro, you said well". 40 And they no longer dared to ask him any questions.” (Luca 20:27-40)
Here is the pass of the bush:
“Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian; he brought the flock beyond the desert and came to the mountain of GOD, all’Horeb. 2 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire, in the middle of a bush. Moses looked, and lo, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said: “Now I will move to see this great show: because the bush is never consumed!». 4 Now the Lord saw that he had moved to see, and GOD called him from the midst of the bush and said: "Moses, Moses!». He replied: "Here I am". 5 God said: “Don't come near here; take off your sandals, because the place where you stand is holy ground". 6 Then he added: “I am your father's GOD, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob". And Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at GOD. 7 Then the Lord said: “I have certainly seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and I have heard their cry because of their oppressors, for I know his sufferings. 8 So I went down to deliver him out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring him up out of that land into a good and spacious land, in a country flowing with milk and honey, where the Canaanites are, the Hittites, the Amorites, and Perez, the Hivites and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Now therefore come and I will send you to Pharaoh to bring out my people, the Israelites, from Egypt". 11 But Moses said to GOD: “Who am I to go to Pharaoh and to bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?». 12 GOD said: “I will be with you, and this will be for you the sign that I have sent you: When you bring the people out of Egypt, you will serve God on this mountain". 13 Then Moses said to GOD: "Here, when I go to the children of Israel and tell them: “The God of your fathers sent me to you”, if they tell me: “What's his name?”, I will answer them?». 14 GOD said to Moses: "I AM THAT I AM". Then he said: "You will say this to the children of Israel: “The I AM sent me to you”».” (Exodus 3:1-15)
Yup, sheol is the place where the souls of the dead end up waiting for the second resurrection, but now that Christ died and rose again, that place was emptied of people who had faith in God, and carried into Abraham's bosom, a place where you don't suffer. Consequently, those who die after the resurrection of Christ, and who have faith in Him, they go straight there, waiting for the second resurrection.
Here are two incidents of unanswered prayers, in which God's decision not to accept them manifests clearly better consequences than granting them!
Then, released, went as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples also followed him. Arrived on site, he told them: "Pray not to enter into temptation". And he walked away from them, about a stone throw e, kneel down, preached, saying: "Dad, if you want, remove this cup from me! However, my will not be done, BUT YOURS». Then an angel from heaven appeared to him to give him strength. and he, being in agony, he prayed even more earnestly; and his sweat became like clots of blood falling to the ground. Then rose from prayer, came to his disciples and found them sleeping for sadness, and told them: "Because you sleep? Rise and pray that you will not enter into temptation" (Luca 22:39-46)
Of course, bragging is of no use to me; then I will come to the visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who, fourteen years ago (whether with the body or out of the body I don't know, God knows), he was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that man (whether with the body or without the body, Even in the case of reading the Bible it is more of an imposition that I make on myself, God knows), he was raptured to heaven and heard ineffable words, which it is not lawful for any man to utter. I will boast of that guy, but I will not boast of myself, if not of my weaknesses. Even if you want to glorify me, I would not be foolish because I would tell the truth; but I abstain, so that no one judges me more than what he sees or hears from me. Furthermore, lest I become proud of the excellence of the revelations, I have been given a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan to slap me, lest he make me proud. In this regard I THREE times prayed to the Lord to remove him from me. But he told me: « My grace is enough for you, for my might is consummated in weakness". Therefore I will gladly boast rather of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, Therefore I am delighted in my infirmities, Therefore I am delighted in my infirmities, in adversity for Christ's sake, because when I'm weak, then I'm strong. (2Corinthians 12:1-10)
all right (on the other hand if it is written…), but I see a contradiction with Mc 11:22-24, how can you say everything if it's not true?
If we contextualize Mc 11:22-24, keep in mind that Christ was teaching the apostles how to preach the gospel and was strengthening their faith. He sought to make them steadfast in their resolve to tell the good news to the whole world, in those days contemptibly pagan. Jesus therefore exhorts them to break down every obstacle that has come between them and faith, or between them and God, such as that mountain. All this in harmony with the will of the Father, that he would give them the Holy Spirit to succeed in that work. But by reading the passages that I have brought back to you, – and not only, – it is clear that the apostles were servants of the Lord and that they knew well that they had to fulfill the will of God, and not theirs, thus demonstrating that you have complete confidence in your choices, whatever they would have been.
but exasperating a bit’ the concept -indisputable- that we cannot be the ones to interfere in God's will, we end up taking away the meaning of every prayer of request, because anyway God will only do what he has already decided to do - which is obviously right by definition. Instead in the Gospels Jesus never refuses requests for miracles, healing or even resurrection, the hemorrhagic woman even manages to “rip him off” salvation in the crowd! Jesus only refused to give a sign to those who asked him expressly with the sole intention of putting him to the test
I don't know why it can't be clear: if tonight you decide to pray for a friend of yours who is ill and then, thanks to prayer, heal, it's because God established from the beginning that your friend was sick, that you would pray and he would hear you. If you decide to pray for the conversion of your friend (another stupid example) and that friend of yours is not converted, it's because God established from the beginning that your friend is not an elect. Now you say “but God has promised that He answers all prayers, then he is a liar if he does not listen” .. God also tells how to pray, with heart, faith, sincerity and humility, you have to really want that thing. It may be that you did not meet all the qualifications it requires when you pray. And how come you don't have them? because He has established so, this was his plan. We don't always pray the same way for all situations, but rest assured that if you qualify and ask for one thing you really care about, He will grant it because he will see your good faith and not the doubt that is in you. I speak of “the” to give you an example, I don't know you and I don't know what faith you have.
sorry, let's see if I understand: you are also saying that all prayers supported by sincere faith are answered and that otherwise we have to question ourselves about our faith, o no? your examples lead me to what seems like a real mystery to me: where our will ends and God's begins? or better, do we have a will of our own or are we just puppets? I would say both, inevitably we participate in the divine plan, but we certainly cannot believe that we have no responsibility for our actions; for those who do not believe these two aspects seem irreconcilable, of course, however, they create difficulties. Atheists thus provoke on the most aspects “dark” of the divine plan (free will or not, suffering in the world): “it's easy for you when you don't know how to explain something to defend yourself with -it's a mystery of God-“; instead it is really difficult to give up and admit that our mind cannot understand and explain everything concerning such an immense and wonderful project
Instead of asking yourself all these questions that will NEVER find comprehensive answers according to our human logic of understanding, ask yourself if you have true faith, because true faith removes all doubts and makes us understand everything perfectly and makes us place our trust in God. When I asked myself all these questions, it was the period in which I had not yet received the inner call, even though I already believed I had true faith. After the call, you have no more doubts!
With true prayer supported by the Holy Spirit we do not interfere anything, but we are made partakers of the good works which God has prepared for us! This requires perseverance and constancy, so that we can be able to pray properly, and to remain steadfast in the faith!
Jesus never denied the prayers of the people he met because they were an expression of their humble need to believe in the Messiah, in the Savior. Through merciful love he reveals himself as a redeemer, in fact, Jesus often asked the sick if they believed in him, before being healed. So then he never refused to grant their request, for whoever called for salvation was satisfied and received grace! Jesus came down to earth to save the elect, certainly not to condemn them, because He Himself suffered on the cross what they should have had to suffer!
I don't know if it's so much on topic with this post, but I wanted to ask you: but what did all those people who followed Jesus to be healed have faith in?? Because they believed He was “John the Baptist; others say Elijah and others one of the prophets” (Mc 8:28), they didn't know who he really was; the impression is that they only believed they could be healed because they knew its fame, and that they would follow any healer who came to them
They had faith anyway, and not wrongly, in someone sent by God.
they had faith in a person who performed miracles, works that went beyond human capacity, and therefore had to be sent by God, in spite of all the other people who didn't admit they could be healed, because it is rationally impossible.
you are both saying that anyone who performs miracles is necessarily sent by God, but even Satan knows how to disguise himself as an angel of light and can perform miracles…or at least you rely on this to disqualify the miracles that happen today for example by the work of Our Lady (or whatever it is) a Medjugorie, or for the intercession requested of the saints or for contact with their relics…and certainly if miracles were enough to consider someone as sent by God, then Jesus would not have been condemned by people who certainly believed in God
No we are not saying that, and you are looking for an excuse to argue! Think carefully about the differences before saying this. Jesus was announced by the Old Testament prophets. Jesus is present in the Bible from beginning to end. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. What do Madonnas and relics have to do with it? The Bible doesn't talk about these things, indeed he criticizes them as a deception of Satan. All Scripture revolves around the figure of Jesus Christ the Messiah so Jesus cannot be a deception of Satan.
it seems to you that he can say that Jesus is a deception of Satan? I just said that miracles are not enough to prove that they are sent from God (even the Egyptian magicians managed to perform some prodigies), otherwise some believers would not have had the courage to condemn Jesus
I will? Because what we say? Instead you wrote “you are both saying that anyone who performs miracles is necessarily sent by God” as if i ever said that, I have been repeating all my life that apparitions and false wonders are the work of Satan. But Jesus is Jesus, and he. So I don't understand your comment sincerely! We say the same thing but you put words I never said into my mouth… and you should know how Protestants feel about it!
Perhaps you are referring to my words, but I specify that the miracles of Jesus were unique, no one else did them, for as He Himself stated, and me.
If you hadn't come and talked to them, they wouldn't be to blame; but now they have no excuse for their sin. Who hates me, he hates my Father too. If I had not done among them the works WHICH NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE, they wouldn't be to blame; now they have seen them, and they hated me and my Father. (Giovanni 15:22-24)
The Feast of the Dedication was then being celebrated in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, under Solomon's porch. 24 So the Jews surrounded him and said to him: “As long as you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us openly». 25 Jesus answered them: "I told you, but you do not believe; the works that I do in my Father's name, they are the ones that testify about me. 26 But you don't believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, I know them and they follow me; 28 and I give them eternal life and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them from my hand. 29 My Father, who gave them to me, it is bigger than all; and no one can snatch them from my Father's hand. 30 The Father and I ARE ONE". 31 So the Jews again gathered stones to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them: “I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which of them do you stone me??». 33 The Jews answered him, saying: “We do not stone you for any good work, but for blasphemy, and because you who are man MAKE yourself God». 34 Jesus answered them: “It is not written in your law: “I said: You are gods”?35 Now, if it calls gods those to whom the word of God came (and the scripture can not be broken), 36 you say that he, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, blasphemy, because he said: “I am the Son of God”? 37 If I do not the works of my Father, don't believe me, 38 but if I do, even if you don't believe me, at least believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.". 39 So they tried again to take it, but he escaped from their hands. 40 And he went across the Jordan again, where John used to baptize; and stopped here. 41 Now many came to him and said: “John certainly made no sign, but all that John said about him was true". 42 And many in that place believed in him. (Giovanni 10:22-42)
You say that even Satan performs miracles and wonders; of course. But also remember that the evil one tries to deceive people, tries to lead people away from the truth, try to get away from God! You say that for this reason Jesus could also be an angel of the devil, but it cannot be a deception because all the Old Testament testifies of Him, and because he had complete dominion of his own forces over nature, about demons, on people's lives, in short, he freely disposed of his power; unlike satan, whose power is limited by the sovereignty of God, and can only work some wonder granted to him by God.
Now there are still many other things that Jesus did, than if they were written one by one, I think that the whole world would not be enough to contain the books that could be written. Amen. (Giovanni 21:25)
what I'm saying is that Jesus never refused to perform a miracle when asked of him, even though those people didn't believe He was God, therefore every prayer is answered if clothed in true faith
Yup, said in these terms, i think it is correct. Maybe those people who didn't know the scriptures didn't think it was God, but with meekness they believed that it certainly had something to do with Him, for His works bore witness to Him. Jesus could read hearts and certainly saw faith in them.