Prayer Distinctives

A.C.Pike

 Introduction

In 27/07/2025 I wrote two articles entitled, 'The Lord's Prayer' and How Do We Pray?' In these article I taught the examples that the Lord gave us in his model prayer on what to pray for and how we should pray. In this small article, I will detail the differences between how a man and a woman should pray.

Men

In corporate (Church) and non-corporate (the home) worship, men are to lead the Church/their households in prayer. 

In the Bible, we read that men are to offer up prayer (1 Timothy 2:8)  In times of prayer, men in both the Old Testament and the New Testament were to raise their hands to heaven while praying. This was a sign of worship  (Leviticus 9:22), supplication (Psalm 28:2), thanksgiving/praise (Psalm 63:4), and leadership (1 Timothy 2:8). This was a practice of both Jews and Christians.

Also, men looked up to Heaven when praying. Jesus did this himself (Luke 6:16 & John 17:1).

Women

When praying, women wore a headcovering (1 Corinthians 11). This was a sign of humility and headship. In the Garden of Eden, Adam had direct communication with Jehovah, as he was created in the image of God. The woman, Eve, was taken from Adam's side. She was a part of Adam. The applies in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 11:3).

Conclusion

The Bible details the role of the family - husband, wife, and children (Ephesians 5:23-25 & Ephesians 6:1-4).