Q.195. For what do we pray in the sixth request?
A. In the sixth request ( And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one[1]), we acknowledge that God, who is completely wise, righteous, and gracious, may, for various holy and just purposes, ordain circumstances by which we become the target of temptations, are defeated, and temporarily taken captive by them;[2] that Satan,[3] the world,[4] and our own sinful natures have a powerful potential to turn us aside from righteousness and trap us;[5] and that even after our sins have been forgiven, we are naturally so depraved,[6] spiritually weak, and inattentive to our spiritual condition[7] that we are not only prey to temptations and willingly expose ourselves to them[8] but are completely incapable of and unwilling to resist, get away from, or use them as opportunities for our spiritual growth[9]—and consequently we deserve to be left under their power.[10] We pray then that God would so rule over the world and everyone in it,[11] so curb our sinful natures[12] and restrain Satan,[13] so ordain all things,[14] so endow and bless all the means of grace[15] and sharpen our awareness in the use of them, that we and all his people may be providentially spared from being tempted to sin;[16] or, if tempted, that his Spirit would powerfully support and enable us to resist during the time of our temptation;[17] or, should we fall, that we would be raised again and restored,[18] with the experience being thereby sanctified and used for our spiritual growth;[19] and that our sanctification and salvation may be made complete,[20] Satan trampled under our feet,[21] and we become completely delivered from sin, temptation, and all evil, forever.[22]
| 1 | Matthew 6:13 | dummy text |
| 2 | 2 Chronicles 32:31 | dummy text |
| Job 2:6 | dummy text | |
| 3 | 1 Chronicles 21:1 | dummy text |
| 1 Peter 5:8 | dummy text | |
| Job 2:2 | dummy text | |
| 4 | Luke 21:34 | dummy text |
| Mark 4:19 | dummy text | |
| 5 | James 1:14 | dummy text |
| 6 | Galatians 5:17 | dummy text |
| Romans 7:18 | dummy text | |
| 7 | Matthew 26:41 | dummy text |
| 8 | Matthew 26:69-72 | dummy text |
| Galatians 2:11-14 | dummy text | |
| 2 Chronicles 18:3 | dummy text | |
| 2 Chronicles 19:2 | dummy text | |
| 1 Timothy 6:9 | dummy text | |
| Proverbs 7:22 | dummy text | |
| 9 | Romans 7:18-19 | dummy text |
| Romans 7:23-24 | dummy text | |
| 1 Chronicles 21:1-4 | dummy text | |
| 2 Chronicles 16:7-10 | dummy text | |
| 10 | Psalms 81:11-12 | dummy text |
| 11 | John 17:15 | dummy text |
| Romans 8:28 | dummy text | |
| 12 | Psalms 51:10 | dummy text |
| Psalms 119:133 | dummy text | |
| 13 | 2 Corinthians 12:7-8 | dummy text |
| Hebrews 2:18 | dummy text | |
| 1 Corinthians 10:13 | dummy text | |
| 14 | 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 | dummy text |
| Romans 8:28 | dummy text | |
| 15 | Hebrews 13:20-21 | dummy text |
| Ephesians 4:11-12 | dummy text | |
| 16 | Matthew 26:41 | dummy text |
| Psalms 19:13 | dummy text | |
| 17 | Ephesians 3:14-17 | dummy text |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:13 | dummy text | |
| Jude 24 | dummy text | |
| 1 Corinthians 10:13 | dummy text | |
| 18 | Psalms 51:12 | dummy text |
| 19 | 1 Peter 5:8-10 | dummy text |
| 1 Peter 1:6-7 | dummy text | |
| 20 | 2 Corinthians 13:7 | dummy text |
| 2 Corinthians 13:9 | dummy text | |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:13 | dummy text | |
| 21 | Romans 16:20 | dummy text |
| Zechariah 3:2 | dummy text | |
| Luke 22:31-32 | dummy text | |
| 22 | John 17:15 | dummy text |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | dummy text |