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							 "Beware 
							of practicing your righteousness before men to be 
							noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward 
							with your Father who is in heaven. 2 
							"When therefore you give alms, do not sound a 
							trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the 
							synagogues and in the streets, that they may be 
							honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their 
							reward in full. 3 "But when you give 
							alms, do not let your left hand know what your right 
							hand is doing 4 that your alms may be in 
							secret; and your Father who sees in secret will 
							repay you. 5 "And when you pray,
							you are not 
							to be as the hypocrites; for they love to stand and 
							pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, in 
							order to be seen by men. Truly I say to you, 
							they have their reward in full. 6 "But 
							you, when you pray, go into your inner room, and 
							when you have shut your door, pray to your Father 
							who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret 
							will repay you. Matthew 6:1-6 (NAS) 
							 
							A disciple of Jesus must not pray before other men 
							or openly in public places "in order to be seen 
							by men."   
							 
							Places of Prayer
							
							It appears that Jesus intended for people to 
							assemble together on occasion for the purpose of prayer 
							and other forms of worship.  Here are just a few of many 
							examples: 
							 And 
							He (Jesus) said to them, "It is written, 'My house 
							shall be called a house of prayer'; but you are 
							making it a robbers' den." Matthew 21:13 (NAS) 
							 
							Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at 
							the ninth hour, the hour of prayer. Acts 3:1 (NAS) 
							And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a 
							riverside, where we were supposing that there would 
							be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began 
							speaking to the women who had assembled. Acts 16:13 
							(NAS) 
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