Tag: fasting
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Is there a causal relationship between Jesus’ 40-day fast and his return in “the power of the Spirit” in Luke 4:14?
According to Luke 4:1-2, Jesus, after his water baptism at the Jordan river, was full of the Spirit and was led by the Spirit to a 40-day fast: Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit …
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What was the purpose of fasting in Acts 13:1-3?
Acts 13:1-3 (ESV): 1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, t…