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The First Rule: Prayer for the World

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So, then, this is my very first command: God’s people should make petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings on behalf of all people – on behalf of kings, and all who hold high office, so that we may lead a tranquil and peaceful life, in all godliness and holiness.  This is good; it is acceptable with God our saviour, 4who wants all people to be saved and to come to know the truth.  For, you see, There is one God, and also one mediator between God and humans, King Jesus, himself a human being. He gave himself as a ransom for all, and this was testified when the time was right.  1 Timothy 2-6