tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15871180.post4433505636300038369..comments2024-01-22T09:29:11.683+00:00Comments on The Conventicle: How to FastChris Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08832290458905110111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15871180.post-32016620924339898542007-06-29T20:31:00.000+01:002007-06-29T20:31:00.000+01:00Susan: I think he is probably teaching, consistent...Susan: I think he is probably teaching, consistently with the wider Christian tradition, that fasting in essence is about abstinence from anything that one usually indulges in, for the sake of drawing near to God; but in its classic form it is abstinence from all food for a period of time. Some people fast from both food and water, but I think most fast only from food, as the body can survive Chris Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832290458905110111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15871180.post-9673597519128052442007-06-29T19:08:00.000+01:002007-06-29T19:08:00.000+01:00One pitfall to studying theology on the internet: ...One pitfall to studying theology on the internet: I got hold of some "bad dope" on how fasting was Old Testament and it was fulfilled and made obsolete in Christ. But then, the benefit of studying theology on the internet stepped in and cancelled that out when i got to discuss it with folks more wise than I in the Scriptures on the subject. While I've yet to discipline myself in this area as of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15871180.post-15937108760633299562007-06-21T21:11:00.000+01:002007-06-21T21:11:00.000+01:00Thanks. I'm interested in what he means by fasting...Thanks. I'm interested in what he means by fasting: from what he says about abstinence, do you think he is saying that the food part of fasting involves avoiding meats and other rich foods, or all foods?Susan Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894948244988727627noreply@blogger.com