What is the Catholic view of "and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil". The way it's prayed aloud at Mass kind of gives it the sound of predestination: "and lead us not (pause), into temptation (pause), but deliver us from evil.

-- Mark Advent (adventm5477@earthlink.net), March 08, 2004

Answers

I would direct you, as usual, to first start in the Catechism:

2863 When we say "lead us not into temptation" we are asking God not to allow us to take the path that leads to sin. This petition implores the Spirit of discernment and strength; it requests the grace of vigilance and final perseverance.

2864 In the last petition, "but deliver us from evil," Christians pray to God with the Church to show forth the victory, already won by Christ, over the "ruler of this world," Satan, the angel personally opposed to God and to his plan of salvation.

For more information in the Catechism go here.

-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45-nospam@hotmail.com), March 08, 2004.

I think the lords prayer is by far the most used prayer the is. Lead us not into temptation means that the lord will help you not be tempted.

-- joe blow (Iamacatholic@cross.com), March 22, 2004.

I recall reading somewhere that "lead us not into temptation" in the Lord's Prayer and "world without end" in the Minor Doxology are poor (or at least awkward) translations from the Latin that date back to the days of Henry VIII and Cranmer. It's probably best to pray them in Latin.

-- Nick (nixplace39@hotmail.com), March 23, 2004.

In two of the Gospels (or all four, I can' t remember) it tells of Jesus being 'led' into the wilderness to be tempted. Abraham was tempted to disobey God when he an angel of the Lord told him to sacrifice Issac. God allows us to be tempted but never more than we can bear. I think it is so we can prove our loyalty and obedience to him and when he prove true we are pruified even more by His Presence and Grace.

JD

-- j.d. brabant (joshua123@qwest.net), March 23, 2004.