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There seems to be a misunderstanding here. I assume you're referring to Psalm 55. Psalm 55:16-19 (NLT):
That's not a mandate, it's a description of how often David prayed. But there is a mandate in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18:
God is always listening, and He doesn't like it when prayers (as in people who pray) babble just to check boxes. The same almost certainly applies to scheduled prayers. If there's a legitimate purpose, there's nothing wrong with that, but praying just because it's praying time doesn't make sense. Especially since we're supposed to keep the comms open all the time anyways.
Thanks, i thought it was explicitly stated.
Not sure how you are interpreting the Thessalonians verse, which EXPLICITLY says “never stop praying” as god doesn’t like it when people pray for no reason. Seems to me that, at least for this specific verse, this is exactly what god wants.
I didn't mean that was how I was interpreting Thessalonians. That bit instead stems from Jesus talking about how to pray. He said something along the lines of "don't babble like pagans, who think they'll be heard because of their many words."
"Never stop praying," depending on how you read it, either means "be praying at literally every moment," "never abandon the practice of prayer," or some more vague "be in the attitude of prayer all the time." I always thought it was the latter, as some translations say "pray without ceasing." The first just doesn't make sense. I'll have to do some more research later. But that's why I said "we're supposed to keep the comms open all the time anyways."
I'm back with more research. In the original Greek, the word used there was "adialeiptōs," which is typically translated as "without ceasing." Looking up its definition, I got "without intermission, incessantly, without ceasing." The word was also used as part of the following verses (KJV because it's a more direct translation):
And in adjective form:
The most common interpretation among theologians seems to be the "keep the comms open" kind of thing, but it looks like another valid interpretation, especially given that last verse, is more like "don't take any days off from prayer." Nor periods of the day. In other words, be praying a lot, and never pause that practice.
That's just playing The Sims.