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Tag Archives: fasting
Christian Duty in a Time of National Distress
Joel 2:11,12; Daniel 9:3-6,19 The day of the Lord is very terrible; and who can abide it? Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged confession of sin, fasting, humiliation, judgments, mercy, pestilence, prayer
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Our Lord Jesus Christ’s Rule for Christian Fasting
Matthew 6:16-18 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged confession, fasting, humility, mortification of sin, prayer, self-denial
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The Solemn Fast
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4; Joel 2:12,15 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven―a time to weep…a time to mourn. Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged affliction, fasting, humility, mourning, prayer, repentance, sin
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Seeking God’s Special Guidance by Fasting & Prayer
Ezra 8:21,23; Daniel 10:1-5,11,12; Acts 13:1-3 [Ezra] proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our … Continue reading
Prayer & Fasting for the Christian Church, the Spiritual Israel of God
Nehemiah 1:4,5; Daniel 9:3-5 The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I [Nehemiah] heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Church, fasting, humiliation, intercession, prayer, sin, Ten Commandments
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Is Fasting a Christian Duty for Protestant Evangelicals?
Matthew 9:14,15; Matthew 6:16 When came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged duty, fasting, prayer
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