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May 15, 2013Posted by Pastor Jay McCaig

 

Fasting
Wondering about fasting? Let these questions and answers start your personal study of this critical tenant of the Christian faith.

* What is fasting?

Abstaining from something, usually food, for spiritual purposes.

* What does the Bible say?

- Biblical examples:
Moses (Exodus 34:28; Deut. 9:9,18), David (2 Samuel 12:16), Elijah (1 Kings 19:8), Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4); Esther (Esther 4:16), Daniel (Daniel 1:12), Anna (Luke 2:37), Paul (Acts 14:23), Jesus (Matthew 4:1-2), the early church (13:2).
- Jesus placed fasting on the same level as financial giving and prayer (Matthew 6:1-18).
- Jesus said that there is a time for fasting (Matthew 9:15).
- Paul says we should give ourselves at times to prayer and fasting
(1 Corinthians 7:5).



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