fasting – Bible Q

Why did eggs get associated with Easter?

Answered by BibleQ . April 1, 2021 - 9:59 pm

This is a one of the easier Orthodox and Catholic Christian traditions to explain: The eating, as well as painting and giving of painted eggs, developed as a by-product of traditions about fasting. New Testament teaching about private fasting, and remembering ‘Christ our Passover’ weekly It first needs to be said that there is no […]

What does the parable of the wineskins have to do with fasting?

Answered by BibleQ . July 13, 2011 - 9:57 am

You say: In Matthew 9:14-17 Jesus was asked about fasting he gave three example two of them were not to put new wine in a used wineskins and not patching an old coat with a brand new piece of cloth. My question: What is the relation between this and fasting, what that these examples are […]

What does the Bible say about fasting?

Answered by BibleQ . November 29, 2009 - 3:41 pm

In the Bible, to fast means to go without all food and drink. Under the Law of Moses, the Israelites were to fast at the time of five of their feasts each year and at other individual occasions, such as grieving or as a sign of penitence. In Isaiah 58:3, it sounds as though the […]

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Why did eggs get associated with Easter?

What does the parable of the wineskins have to do with fasting?

What does the Bible say about fasting?

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