286. What do you pray for in the second petition?
286. What do you pray for in the second petition?
I pray that the kingdom of God may come.
287. What is meant, in a particular sense, by the kingdom of God which you pray for in this petition?
287. What is meant, in a particular sense, by the kingdom of God which you pray for in this petition?
1. The kingdom of grace, in which Christ makes every believer a partaker of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit; and
2. The kingdom of glory in heaven, where the chosen live with Christ in perfect happiness.