The Lord’s Prayer · piece 23 of 26
Amen
From Luther’s Small Catechism, 1529
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What does this mean?
That I should be certain that such prayers are acceptable to the Father in Heaven and will be granted, that He Himself has commanded us to pray in this way and that He promises to answer us. Amen. Amen. This means: Yes, yes it will happen this way.
In plain words
“Amen” means “Yes, it will happen this way.” You can be sure your Father in heaven welcomes these prayers and answers them. God is the one who told you to pray like this. God also promises to hear you.
Our summary of Luther’s explanation, for reading after his words, not instead of them.
Where Jesus says it
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John 16:23–24 Jesus promises that the Father will give what you ask in his name.
Read John 16:23–24
23 “In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
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Translated by Robert E. Smith for Project Wittenberg (revised 2004) and placed in the public domain by the translator. How we checked it, and the whole Catechism on one page