WHY Should We Fast? - Albert J Portune - June 1961

Albert J Portune

What purpose does fasting serve? This subject is as vital in our Christian lives as prayer or Bible study! Yet, many have neglected or completely omitted this phase of their Christian Lives. HUNDREDS of newly baptized members of God's Church have not grasped the primary benefits and meaning of fasting. Many who have been in God's Church for years have not come to full understanding of the purposes of fasting. As one recently baptized member said: "Oh yes, I tried fasting once, and all it did for me was to make me hungry and weak!" Is this our approach to fasting? Is this all we get out of fasting? We need to understand the deep significance of fasting. To Get Closer to God. Some brethren have the idea that fasting is a kind of penance - that God is pleased when we punish ourselves by a fast. This is absolutely wrong. We fast to draw closer to God - to get away from the world and the flesh. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library