這幅12世紀拜占庭的肖像強調了耶穌神的本質現存於伊斯坦堡的索菲亞大教堂 在基督徒的信仰中，禱告是與上帝溝通（部分基督徒稱之為「交通」）, 可以是讚美, 祈求, 懺悔或者僅僅是表達自己的思想或願望。
「我們在天上的父,願人都尊你的名為聖,願禰(ㄋㄧˇ)的國降臨,願你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上,我們日用的飲食今日賜給我們,免我們的債,如同我們免了人的債,不叫我們遇見試探,救我們脫離兇惡,因為國度、權威、榮耀全是你的,直到永遠，阿們。」
原因
聖經顯示上帝鼓勵信徒禱告。聖經指出：「應當一無掛慮，只要凡事即著禱告，祈求和感謝，將你們所要的告訴神，神所賜出人意外的平安，必在基督耶穌裡保守你們的心懷意念。」[1]
經常禱告可以增進和上帝的友誼。基督徒認為，上帝應當是基督徒的好朋友，不會只在需要幫忙時才交談，倒會互相關心，無拘無束地向對方説出自己的想法、憂慮和感受，這樣友誼就更牢固。上帝是個實在的個體，是有思想和感情的，可以通過禱告向天父訴説自己的想法和感受，信徒和上帝的關係更親近。[2]
目的
基督徒相信經常禱告是與神保持良好關係的一個重要方式。值得注意的是，禱告與得永生並沒有直接關係。在聖經中記載，喜歡在大街上公開禱告的法利賽人有大部分最後並沒有得永生。部分基督徒相信可以藉著禱告來獲得上帝的力量。
禱告具體的目的有：頌讚上帝和向上帝謝恩；向上帝祈求事物(可以為自己求，也可以為別人代求)和求赦；與上帝溝通。
要求
基督徒認為禱告是信徒與上帝之間的直接接觸，所以需要虔誠而嚴肅。他們認為基督徒禱告必須遵守奉耶穌的名以及用心誠實，同時要有信心，毅力和愛心，在遇到重要及困難的事，感覺禱告無力，可以加上禁食，但不是必需的。
對象
耶穌教導門徒，要向「我們在天上的父親」禱告。[3]所以我們應該只向耶穌所指代的天父耶和華上帝禱告。但是，上帝也要求承認耶穌基督的地位。耶穌被差派到地上來，犧牲生命作為贖價，救贖人類脫離罪和死亡。[4]他是上帝委任的大祭司和審判者。[5]因此，聖經顯示，要通過耶穌向上帝禱告。耶穌自己也曾説過：「我就是道路、真理、生命。若不即著我沒有人能到父那裡去。」[6]因此禱告的對象應當是上帝耶和華，並通過他兒子耶穌禱告。
姿勢
在舊約聖經裡，耶和華沒有規定，禱告時手要怎樣擺，身體要有怎樣的姿勢。聖經的記載顯示，人禱告時無論坐著、站著，還是面伏於地、雙膝跪下，各種姿勢都是可以的。[7]真正要緊的，不是外在的特定姿勢，而是內在的正確心態。事實上，不管平時還是緊急關頭，都可以就地向上帝默禱。即使周圍的人完全看不出我們在禱告，耶和華也會聽見我們的默禱。[8]
內容
聖經説：「我們按照上帝的旨意，不管求甚麼，他都聽我們。」[9]因此，凡是合乎上帝旨意的事都可以求，包括：
個人的憂慮或難題。大衛王在詩篇里說，向耶和華禱告就像跟密友説話，大可以向上帝傾心吐意，暢所欲言。[10]
祈求聖靈，因為聖靈能幫助人做對的事。[11]
指引作明智的決定，賜給力量去忍受逆境。（雅各書1：5）
假如犯了罪，就應該懇求上帝本著基督所獻的贖價寬恕。（以弗所書1：3，7）
為其他人禱告，例如家人和其他崇拜耶和華的人。[12]
時長
無論是個人還是集體禱告，聖經都沒有規定禱告應該多長。禱告可長可短，短的如吃飯前的禱告，長的如向上帝傾心吐意的禱告。[13]不過，耶穌曾譴責一些自以為義的人，他們故意在別人面前作冗長的禱告，好引人注目。[14]重要的是，必須衷心地禱告。因此，正確的禱告可長可短，視乎情況和需要而定。
頻度
聖經鼓勵基督徒「不斷禱告」，又説「禱告要堅持不懈」。[15]聖經不是説要每時每刻不停地禱告，而是要經常禱告，常常感謝，向他尋求指引、安慰和力量。
聖經中的禱告
撒母耳記上1：12，15，撒母耳的母親在聖殿里做了很長的禱告，以致祭司認為她睡著或者酗酒。
但以理書6：10,但以理對抗尼布甲尼撒的命令堅持每天三次面向耶路撒冷禱告。
尼希米記2：1-6，尼希米在要求返回以色列時做了一個十分簡短的禱告。
馬太福音6：9-13，門徒請求耶穌指導禱告，耶穌便教導他們一個模範禱告。被稱為主禱文。
以弗所書6:18 時時在靈裡禱告，並盡力堅持，在這事上儆醒，且為眾聖徒祈求，
歌羅西書4:2 你們要堅定持續的禱告，在此儆醒感恩，
腓立比書4:6 應當一無掛慮、只要凡事藉著禱告、祈求、和感謝、將你們所要的告訴神；
羅馬書8:26-27 況且，那靈也照樣幫同擔負我們的軟弱；我們本不曉得當怎樣禱告，只是那靈親自用說不出來的歎息，替我們代求。那鑒察人心的，曉得那靈的意思，因為祂是照著神的旨意替聖徒代求。
In Christian's belief, the prayer is communicates (partial Christians with God to call that it “transportation”), may be praises, the hope, the confession or is merely expresses own thought or the desire. The reason Holy Bible demonstrated that God encourages the follower prayer. The Holy Bible pointed out: “must one not worry, so long as everything namely prayer, the hope and thanks, you must tells the god, the god bestows the beyond expectation safety, must keep your intention thought in Christ Jesus.”[1] The prayer may promote frequently with God's friendship. The Christian believed that God must be Christian's good friend, not only when needs to help only will then talk, pours will care mutually, unrestrained to opposite party 説 own idea, the anxiety and the feeling, such friendship will be more reliable. God is a solid individual, has the thought and the sentiment, may sue 説 own idea and the feeling through the prayer to the heavenly father, the follower and God's relations are intimate with. [2] The goal Christian believed that the prayer is frequently maintains with the god the good relations an important way. It is noteworthy that prays with the eternal life not direct relation. Records in the Holy Bible, likes the public prayer Pharisee having the majority finally not eternal life on the avenue. The partial Christians believed that may the affiliation pray obtains God's strength. Prays the concrete goal to include: Praises God and thanks for kindness shown to God; (May ask to the God hope thing for oneself, may also ask for others generation) and asks the amnesty; Communicates with God. Requests the Christian to think that the prayer is between the follower and God's immediate contact, therefore needs to be reverent and to be serious. They thought that the Christian prayer must observe presents Jesus's name as well as attentively honest, simultaneously must have the confidence, the will and the compassion, is experiencing important and the difficult matter, feels prays incapable, may add on fasting, but is not essential. Object Jesus teaches the disciple, must to “us in the space father” the prayer. therefore [3] we should only refer to generation of heavenly father Jehovah God to Jesus to pray. But, God also requests to acknowledge Jesus Christ's status. Jesus misses sends to ground to come, the sacrifice life takes the ransom price, redeems the humanity to be separated from the crime and the death. [4] he is the big priest who and the trial God appoints. [5] therefore, the Holy Bible demonstrated that must pray through Jesus to God. Jesus also once 説: “I am the path, the truth, the life. If namely my nobody cannot arrive at father there.”[6] therefore prays the object must be God Jehovah, and prays through his son Jesus. The posture in the old testament, Jehovah had not stipulated that when prayer how can the hand suspend, the body must have what kind of posture. The Holy Bible record demonstrated that the human prays, regardless of sits, is standing, the surface bends down in the place, the double knee kneels down, each kind of posture is may. [7] true important, is not the external specific posture, but is the intrinsic correct point of view. In fact, no matter usually the critical moment, may pray silently to God. Even if the periphery person cannot see us completely in the prayer, Jehovah will also hear our praying silently. [8] Content Holy Bible 説: “we according to God's decree, no matter what asks, he listens to us.”[9] therefore, everything conforms with the God decree the matter to be possible in order to, including: Individual anxiety or difficult problem. The David king said in the poem that prays to Jehovah looks like with the close friend 説 words, may spit Italy sincerely greatly to God, speaks freely. [10] Hope Holy Ghost, because the Holy Ghost can help the human does to the matter. [11] The direction makes the unwise decision, bestows the strength to endure the adverse circumstance. (Jacob book 1:5) If committed a crime, should plead God the ransom price forgiveness which offers in line with Christ. (by the book 1:3,7) For other person of prayers, for example the family member and other worships Jehovah the human. [12] When long, regardless of being individual or the collective prayer, the Holy Bible had not stipulated that the prayer should be much long. The prayer may long be possible to be short, before short like eats meal the prayer, long like spits Italy's prayer sincerely to God. [13], Jesus once condemned some from thought that righteousness person, they make the long prayer intentionally in front of others, good noticeable. [14] more importantly, must pray heartfeltly. Therefore, the correct prayer may long be possible to be short, regards the situation and needs to decide. The frequency Holy Bible encourages the Christian “to pray unceasingly”, also 説 “the prayer must be relentless”. the [15] Holy Bible is not 説 must not stop every time prays, but is must pray frequently, thanks frequently, seeks the direction, the comfort and the strength to him. In the Holy Bible prays Samuel 1:12,15, scattered the female ear's mother to make the very long prayer in the temple, so that the priest thought that she fell asleep or the excessive drinking. Book of Daniel 6:10, but resists Nibujianisa order by the principle to insist that daily three times prays face Jerusalem. Nehemiah 2:1-6, Nixi rice when requested returned to Israel to make a very brief prayer. The matthew 6:9-13, the disciple requested that Jesus instructs the prayer, Jesus then to teach a their model prayer. Is called Lord's prayer. 6:18 prays at times by the book in the spirit, and insisted with every effort, warns at this matter to awake, and implores for the numerous disciples, Colossians 4:2 you must continue firmly the prayer, warns in this to awake feels grateful, fei stands compared to the book 4:6 must one not worry, so long as everything affiliation prayer, the hope, and thanks, you must tells the god; Moreover the epistle to the romans 8:26-27, that spirit also in the same old way helps with shoulders our weakness; We originally did not know, when how to pray, is only the sigh which that spirit uses not to be able to say personally, for asks for us. That inspection will of the people, knows that spirit the meaning, because he illuminates the god decree to ask for the disciple generation. At any time can read: We in the space father, are willing the human to revere your named Saint, is willing Mi's country to arrive hopes your decree line in ground, if the colleague in the space, our daily expense's diet, bestows us to remit our crime daily, because we also remit every to have a deficit our person not to call us to meet the probe, rescues us to be separated from rogue because of the state, the lawful right, the glory, belongs to you, until for generations, amen ~ The matthew sixth chapter nine to 13: “we in the space father, are willing the human to revere your named Saint, hopes Mi (ㄋㄧˇ) the country arrives, hopes your decree line in ground, like the colleague in the space, our daily expense's diet bestows us today, exempts our debt, was similar to we have exempted person's debt, was not called us to meet the probe, rescued us to be separated from rogue, because the state, the authority, the glory all were you, until forever, amen.”
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