奉耶稣的名祷告是什么意思？
What does it mean to pray in Jesus' name?
简答 Short Answer
不是在祷告末尾加一句口头禅，而是承认我们唯独靠基督的中保工作才能来到上帝面前，并且按照基督的心意和旨意祷告。
It's not adding a catchphrase at the end of prayer, but acknowledging that we come before God solely through Christ's mediation, praying according to His heart and will.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
耶稣说：「你们奉我的名无论求什么，我必成就，叫父因儿子得荣耀」（约14:13）。很多人以为「奉耶稣的名」只是祷告结尾的固定用语，像一个通关密码。但它的含义远比这深刻。
第一，承认基督是唯一的中保。「因为只有一位上帝，在上帝和人中间，只有一位中保，乃是降世为人的基督耶稣」（提前2:5）。旧约时代，大祭司代表百姓进入至圣所；如今基督是我们永远的大祭司，祂的宝血为我们打开了通往上帝的道路。我们不是凭自己的义，而是凭基督的义来到上帝面前。
第二，按照基督的心意祷告。奉一个人的名行事，意味着代表他、按照他的意愿行动。奉耶稣的名祷告，意味着我们的祈求应当合乎基督的心意和上帝的旨意。「我们若照他的旨意求什么，他就听我们」（约壹5:14）。
第三，依靠基督的权柄。耶稣的名不是魔法咒语，而是代表祂的位格和权柄。当我们奉祂的名祷告，是依靠祂在十字架上所成就的工作，依靠祂复活升天的大能。
所以，奉耶稣的名祷告，是带着对基督的信靠、按照上帝的旨意、依靠基督的中保和权柄来到天父面前。
Jesus said: 'Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son' (John 14:13). Many think 'in Jesus' name' is just a closing formula, like a password. But its meaning goes far deeper.
First, acknowledging Christ as sole mediator. 'There is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus' (1 Tim 2:5). In the Old Testament, the high priest represented the people entering the Holy of Holies; now Christ is our eternal High Priest whose blood opens the way to God. We come before God not by our own righteousness but by Christ's.
Second, praying according to Christ's heart. To act in someone's name means representing them and following their will. Praying in Jesus' name means our requests should align with Christ's heart and God's will. 'If we ask anything according to his will he hears us' (1 John 5:14).
Third, relying on Christ's authority. Jesus' name isn't a magic spell but represents His person and authority. When we pray in His name, we rely on His finished work on the cross and His resurrection power.
So praying in Jesus' name means coming before the Father with trust in Christ, according to God's will, relying on Christ's mediation and authority.
📖 经文引用 Bible Verses
📚 推荐阅读 Related Readings
- •韦敏斯德大要理问答 第178-185问；WLC Q178-185
- •约翰·欧文，《基督的中保工作》；John Owen, The Mediation of Christ