11:5-10 What exactly does Jesus teach in this parable?

This is called the parable of the friend at midnight. It is used by some in the church to teach how we need to persist in praying for God to meet a particular need if it does not immediately manifest. But that is not correct (cp Lk 11:1-4).

This is what is commonly called the Lord's prayer. Jesus uses it as the model prayer to teach us to pray, and He then goes on to illustrate by the parable of the friend at midnight how God will answer our prayers. The man in the parable got what he needed although it was midnight, because he boldly and unashamedly went to his friend, knocked on his door, and asked for it. In Lk 11:9-10 Jesus promises that we can do the same with God.

All we have to do is what the man in the parable did: ask, seek and knock. The word importunity in V8 means shamelessness, boldness, impudence, audacity. It does not mean persistence, thus the parable simply teaches that, as the man who shamelessly dared to ask his friend to meet his needs at midnight got his needs met, so too believers who shamelessly through prayer ask, seek and knock, will also get what they need from God (cp Mt 7:7-11; 2Cor 1:19-20; 1Jn 3:19-22; 5:14-15).

God's will is His word, and if we abide in Him, and His word abides in us, we will never ask for anything outside of His will. On this basis believers can always pray, confidently believing that they will receive from God that which they pray for without having to continuously ask Him for it (cp Jn 15:7 with Mk 11:22-24 and Php 4:6-7).

See also comments on Mt 21:17-22; Jn 14:12-14, 15:7; Php 4:6-7 and 1Jn 5:14-15,

11:14-22 See comments on/Mt 12:25/11:23 See comments on/Mt 12:30/11:24-26 See comments on/Mt 12:43-45/11:27-28 See comments on/Mk 3:31-35/11:29-30 See comments on/Mt 12:38-40

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