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Many Christians believe that fasting promises power, strong faith, and health. In fact, there’s a catalog of supposed spiritual, mental, and physical benefits. Fasting is presented as a sort of cure-all. But are these beliefs valid? Are they even biblical? This is the book that reveals the truth about fasting found in Scripture. The act of fasting and results must be tested in the light of God's...

In the Old Testament, almost every fast of spiritual significance was explicitly said to have been done “before the Lord” or “unto the Lord.” Jesus confirmed this, but went beyond it. Fasting is to be done unto the Father and only the Father is to know about it. Wimmer points out the uniqueness of the terminology here: “Pater sou, ‘thy Father,’ referring to God as the Father of someone other than Jesus, is found nowhere else in the New Testament, only here (Matthew 6:4, 6, 18). In the Old Testament,
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