Tag: what is fasting

  • The Fermentation of the Believer

    The Fermentation of the Believer

    After Jesus calls Matthew and claims, “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners,” Matthew takes the time to explain Christ’s work of sanctification a little more. In the previous passage, we saw that real sanctification follows true conversion. When the Holy Spirit regenerates the heart of the person called by Christ, that…

  • You Can’t Make Christ Lord of Your Life

    You Can’t Make Christ Lord of Your Life

    The years of 2016, 2017, and 2018 were Hell on Earth for me. At least that’s the way I felt. Those years were not nearly as bad as Hell will be for those going there, not even close. During these years, nothing went right. I felt like I was being oppressed by God. I had…

  • What is Fasting? Why is fasting? Can You Ruin Your Witness?

    What is Fasting? Why is fasting? Can You Ruin Your Witness?

    In the previous section of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5), we saw that Jesus addressed six popular teachings that were contrary to the actual message of the Old Testament after committing verbally to remaining faithful to the Old Testament Scriptures. The major way in which the Old Testament was misused, according to Jesus’…