Most Unusual Prayers, part 1

Seven New Testament prayers show how false ideas are to be rejected. The Apostle Paul uses a formula to show absolute disdain and rejection of the idea he states in his reasoning about particular theological points. In the older King James Version, the formula is translated, "God Forbid!" and conveys the sense of prayer and appealing to God to prevent the idea that is presented. In the NKJV, it is consistently, "Certainly not!" and in the NASV, it is, "May it never be!" Others have, "By no means!" or "Not at all!"