«...Иисус Наставник, помилуй нас!»

What is the kingdom of God?

The Kingdom of God is the kingdom of Christian love and the grace-filled peace of the soul. Where there is love and harmony between Christians, and there is no enmity, there is the kingdom of God; but the kingdom of God will be fully revealed after the second coming of the Son of God to earth.

How is the third petition of the Lord's Prayer read?

Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth.

As - how.

What do we ask of God with these words?

We ask God to help us to fulfill His holy will as willingly and diligently as angels and holy men do it in heaven - always and in everything perfectly.

With these same words we show complete obedience to God, as the Father, Who knows better than we do which of us needs and is useful for earthly and eternal life.

How is the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer read?

Give us this day our daily bread.

Daily - enough for a day. Give - give. Today - to this day.

What do we ask of God with these words?

We ask God to give us everything we need in life for body and soul.

What is necessary for the body and soul?

The body needs: food, clothing and housing. For the soul are necessary: Holy Communion (John 6:55) and other sacraments and the word of God (Matt. 4:4).

As the body, if it is deprived of its food, will die, that is, it will lose its soul and be destroyed, so the soul, if it does not eat its proper food, will die, that is, it will be deprived of eternal bliss.

Why is it commanded to ask for daily bread only for one day?

In order that we may not be overly concerned about future days; but they would remember that God Himself cares for us more than we do, and in Him they would firmly trust (Matt. 6:25-33).

How is the fifth petition of the Lord's Prayer read?

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Leave it - forgive me. Debts are sins. As - just as.