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| Fasting | : : What is Spiritual Fasting? |
| Fasting | : : Is Fasting Relevant in a Covenant of Grace? |
| | Many Christians are unfamiliar with spiritual fasting. Some believe that fasting is an Old Testament tradition neither required nor relevant to the New Testament grace under which we now live. In truth, however, fasting is a necessary though underutilized spiritual discipline that Jesus addressed right along with giving and prayer (reference Matthew 6). Fasting was never replaced, rescinded, or superseded in the New Testament, and it is not just Old Testament legalism. Jesus came to fulfill the Old Testament, not to render it irrelevant. As Randy Alcorn so eloquently stated in Money, Possessions & Eternity, "Being under grace does not mean living by lower standards than the law." In fact, Jesus assumed that we believers would fast. Jesus said, "When you fast" (Matthew 6:16) not "if you fast".
The verses below emphasize that we are saved by grace, not by works. Fasting, like prayer, is a spiritual tool that believers should use not to earn righteousness but to embrace it.
"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing." (Galatians 2:21)
"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men." (Romans 14:17-18)
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| Fasting | : : Fasting: Superficial or Supernatural? |
| Fasting | : : Fast Unto the Lord, Not Unto Men |
| Fasting | : : Who Fasted in the Bible? |
| Fasting | : : Are There Different Kinds of Fasts? |
| Fasting | : : How Do I Fast Unto the Lord in Today's World? |
| Fasting | : : The Compassion of Jesus and the Purpose of this Fast |
| Fasting | : : I'm Afraid to Fast! |
| Fasting | : : How Fasting Relates to the The Great Commandment |
| | The Great Commandment, as Jesus replied to the Pharisees in Matthew 22:37-38 is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself."
Fasting, as outlined in Isaiah 58, accomplishes both the first and second greatest commandments and also highlights the "true" fast (indicated by actions representative of Christ's character) as opposed to the "legalistic" fast (indicated by actions representative of arrogant, sinful, and unrepentant human hearts). looking to cheat click how to tell if wife has cheated is my husband cheated on me open i almost cheated on my husband
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| Fasting | : : True Fasting as Detailed in Isaiah 58 |
| Fasting | : : Isn't Fasting Practiced by Other Religions (and By Those with No Religion?) |
| Fasting | : : Why Fast Now? |
| Fasting | : : Corporate and Intercessory Fasting |
| Fasting | : : 2008 Lenten Fast |
| Fasting | : : I'm a Pastor; How Do I Get My Congregation Involved? |
| Fasting | : : I'm a Parent; How Do I Include My Children in this 40-Day Journey? |
| Fasting | : : Have Additional Questions, or Need More Information? |
| | Should you have additional or specific questions about fasting, please e-mail us. We would welcome the opportunity to hear from you. May God bless your faithfulness!
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| Fasting | : : Have Additional Questions or Need More Information? |
| Fasting | : : This is My First Fasting Experience; What Should I Expect? |
| Fasting | : : Legalism and the Liquid Fast |
| Fasting | : : I Feel So Weak! What Should I Do? |
| Fasting | : : How to use this website for fasting and prayer |
| Fasting | : : Recommended Books on Fasting and Revival |
| | Recommended Books on Fasting and Revival
Bragg, Paul C. and Patricia. The Miracle of Fasting. (Santa Barbara, CA: Health Science, n.d.).
Bright, Bill. The Coming Revival. (Orlando, FL: New Life Publications, 1995). See pages 131-
135 for prayers of repentance).
Bright, Bill. First Love. (Orlando, FL: New Life Publications, 2002).
Bright, Bill. The Transforming Power of Fasting and Prayer. (Orlando, FL: New Life Publications, 1997).
Bright, Bill and Jenson, Ron. Glow in the Dark. (Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, Inc., 2005).
Jonathan Edwards on Revival. (Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1987).
Towns, Elmer L. Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough. (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1996).
Towns, Elmer L. Knowing God Through Fasting. (Shippensburg, PA: Destiny Image Publishers, Inc., 2002).
Wallis, Arthur. God's Chosen Fast. (Fort Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade, 1993).
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