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Three earlier articles in this series covered prayer, Bible study and thinking or meditation. Along with those spiritual tools, we need to frequently combine this fourth tool—fasting.
Bible Questions and Answers
Some call fasting a spiritual discipline. It is often connected with prayer, Bible study and meditation. What is fasting and why does the Bible encourage us to fast?
Tools for Spiritual Growth
The Bible shows us that many notable figures spent time in fasting—going without food and drink. God even commands us to fast at least one day each year. What does fasting teach us, and how can we use this tool for growth?
Bible Questions and Answers
It depends on your health situation, so fast using common sense, judgment and above all faith. Fasting is an excellent spiritual exercise to get our minds and spirits in tune with God's purpose and plan for us.
United News
What Is Fasting? Unger’s Bible Dictionary explains that the word fast in the Bible is from the Hebrew word sum, meaning "to cover" the mouth, or from the Greek word nesteuo, meaning "to abstain." For spiritual purposes, it means to go...
Teen Bible Study Guides
In order to help us in our calling, God has given us a handful of powerful tools-prayer, Bible study, meditation and fasting. To the world, these tools don't seem very effective, but in the hands of God working in a Christian's life they...
Good News
Some believe a call for nationwide prayer and fasting, as recently issued by Texas Governor Rick Perry, would ignite religious revival and save America from impending doom. Would religious renewal help solve national problems? Just what...
Bible Questions and Answers
While science is just now doing the studies to prove these things, many people have understood the physical and spiritual benefits of fasting for a long time.
Is God a Trinity?
The apostle Paul admonished members in one of the churches he started, "Do not quench the Spirit" (1 Thessalonians 5:19). He also urged the young evangelist Timothy: "Stir up [rekindle into flame] the gift of God which is in you through...