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> Question:
> we would like a dafenition on a true fast as it is
explained in GOD'S
> WORD. WHICH FAST ARE HONORED BY god and what kind of fast is JESUS
> REFERRING TO WHEN HE TELLS THE DICIPLES 'these kind come out only by
> fasting and prayer.
The Hebrew word for 'fast(ing)' is 'tsum.' It means to abstain from food. A
Biblical fast therefore, is an abstaining from food, and usually from drink
also.
When Jesus said, "But this kind does not go out except by prayer and
fastng,"
the emphasis would be upon being prepared spiritually.
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Lawrence "Buddy" Martin
email: Bro.Buddy@ChristianChallenge.org
Web: http://www.ChristianChallenge.org
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