Answer: To pray in the name of Christ is, in obedience to his command, and in confidence on his promises, to ask mercy for his sake₁; not by bare mentioning of his name₂, but by drawing our encouragement to pray, and our boldness, strength, and hope of acceptance in prayer, from Christ and his mediation₃.

1. John 14:13-14; John 16:24; Dan 9:17
2. Matt 7:21
3. Heb 4:14-16; 1 John 5:13-15