如何祷告？主祷文教导我们什么？
How should we pray? What does the Lord's Prayer teach us?
简答 Short Answer
耶稣亲自教导门徒用主祷文祷告。它包含六个祈求：三个关于上帝的荣耀，三个关于我们的需要——先求祂的国和义，然后是日用的饮食、赦免和保守。
Jesus taught His disciples to pray using the Lord's Prayer. It contains six petitions: three concerning God's glory and three concerning our needs — seeking His kingdom first, then daily provision, forgiveness, and protection.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
主祷文（太6:9-13）是祷告的完美范本：
「我们在天上的父」——祷告的根基是父子关系，不是宗教义务。「我们」提醒我们祷告不是独自的行为，而是教会共同体中的。
「愿人都尊你的名为圣」——祷告首先不是关于我们的需要，而是关于上帝的荣耀。
「愿你的国降临，愿你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上」——我们渴望上帝的主权完全彰显，而非我们自己的计划得逞。
「我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们」——把最基本的物质需要也交给天父，承认一切供应都来自祂。
「免我们的债，如同我们免了人的债」——认罪与饶恕是祷告生活的核心。不饶恕人的，无法真正领受上帝的赦免。
「不叫我们遇见试探，救我们脱离凶恶」——我们承认自己的软弱，需要上帝的保守。
加尔文说主祷文是「祷告的规则和模式」。每一句都可以展开成丰富的祷告。不是机械地背诵，而是用它来引导和塑造我们的祷告生活。
The Lord's Prayer (Matt 6:9-13) is the perfect model for prayer:
'Our Father in heaven' — Prayer's foundation is a father-child relationship, not religious duty. 'Our' reminds us prayer is communal, within the church.
'Hallowed be your name' — Prayer begins not with our needs but God's glory.
'Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven' — We long for God's sovereignty fully displayed, not our own plans.
'Give us this day our daily bread' — Entrusting even basic material needs to the Father, acknowledging all provision comes from Him.
'Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors' — Confession and forgiveness are central to prayer life. Those who refuse to forgive cannot truly receive God's pardon.
'Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil' — We acknowledge our weakness and need for God's protection.
Calvin called the Lord's Prayer 'the rule and pattern of prayer.' Each petition can unfold into rich prayer. It is not mechanical recitation but a guide to shape our prayer lives.
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