The Bible does not issue any direct commandment to Christians to fast. There is none in the Old Testament, nor any in the New Testament. Similarly, neither Jesus Christ nor his twelve leaders, the Apostles, gave any explicit directives to Christians to fast. So, is fasting ceremonial or is it necessary? Below you will find a list of reasons why Christians fast.
Today, I will employ seven steps to describe how to do a Christian fast. These are biblical activities that we should execute as we undertake Christian fasting. Many Believers do more damage to themselves breaking the fasting than at any other time. For this reason, learning how to do a Christian fast correctly is crucial to your physical and spiritual health. Successful Christian fasting is different from all other forms of fasting. It differs in perspective, activities, fast duration, fasting goals, purpose, and result. Therefore, when I talk about fasting, I’m referring to Christian fasting or biblical fasting. The name itself is somewhat of a misnomer. Its practices and procedures actually have their origins in Judaism. No surprise here, for Jews started Christianity. Moreover, it revolves around a Jewish leader, Jesus Christ.
There are many myths in circulation concerning the Christian fast. However, Believers need not be confused because the Holy Bible is clear. I shall investigate what is a Christian fast; where to fast; and what activities do we embrace while we conduct our Christian fasting? There are two basic ways to approach a Christian fast: as a body of Believers (the church), or as an individual.
Is Christian fasting any different? Would you engage a person to represent you in court with little or no legal training and qualifications? f your answer is no, and I suspect it is: Why should you confer and believe a person who has never done a Christian fast and who is not a Believer of Jesus Christ with the task of teaching you about Christian fasting? Is it any different from our other Christian principles?
Updated:-2022-04-30 Biblical Fasting - Important Spiritual Discipline Today, Christendom is without Christ. Many Believers in Jesus Christ have drifted from the Word of God. They speak, teach, and preach whatever…
What is a Christian Fast? This will be in my own words, but a fast really is a specified duration of time during which we abstain from foods, drinks, sexual intimacy, and we focus on afflicting the soul and seeking God through prayer, reading our scriptures, for a specific objective, a specific goal. That's what I consider to be a fast.