In the Beginning was Information

and defects of the information sent by us: “The Spirit helps us inour weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray, but theSpirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannotexpress” (Romans 8:26).4. Pragmatics: God is described as a Doer in the Bible: “I, theLord, do all these things” (Isaiah 45:7). It is clear from the creationaccount that his words immediately become deeds, and the Biblecould have the subtitle: “The great deeds of God”. Jesus’s life onearth was a unique life of witnessing through deeds. He did notonly preach with authority, He also acted at every conceivableopportunity: He healed those who were ill, He raised people fromthe dead, He forgave sins, He exorcised demons, He fed largecrowds, and He controlled the weather. Eye witnesses cried out inamazement: “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obeyHim!” (Mark 4:41).His greatest deed was the salvation he wrought on Calvary. Thiswas already prophesied by God through Isaiah: “The Lord has laidon Him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:6). Today the power offorgiveness reaches out to all sinners. Nobody need be lost. Weonly have to turn to the One who has the required authority, JesusChrist. He has never ever rejected anybody who prayed to Him inearnest. God always answers our prayers in the way that is best forus, because He knows the correct time much better than we, aswell as the action which will benefit us most. But there is oneprayer which is always answered immediately; there is no delayand no alternative when a sinner prays for salvation. If you call onthe name of Jesus for this purpose, you are immediately accepted(Romans 10:13). There is no delay between call and answer, noteven one millisecond: “Before they call I will answer; while theyare still speaking I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24). When the one criminalon the cross next to the Son of God asked Him: “Jesus, rememberme when You come into your kingdom”, he was immediatelygiven the unconditional and instantaneously effective promise:“I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise” (Luke23:42-43).5. Apobetics: In the “Our Father” prayer God gives us goalswhich correspond to his purposes: “Your will be done” (Matt154