Was Jesus fat when he began his 40 day fast ?

BurningBush84 · Sep 8, 2023

If Jesus was thin/slender when he began his 40 day fast , how is that healthy?

I thought our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. How can it be healthy to fast 40 days ???

Is prolonged fasting a sin ?

Why did Jesus fast that long ? Why did Jesus promote fasting ?

Is it because eating wheat is unhealthy and fasting counters the negative effects of consuming bread ???

dwb001 · Sep 8, 2023

I was thin as a rail and did a 30 day fast with no problem.
You would be amazed what the body can do without issue.
We don't want to try the hard thing so we are limited to the small results.

Aaron112 · Sep 8, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
If Jesus was thin/slender when he began his 40 day fast , how is that healthy?

I thought our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. How can it be healthy to fast 40 days ???

Is prolonged fasting a sin ?

Why did Jesus fast that long ? Why did Jesus promote fasting ?

Is it because eating wheat is unhealthy and fasting counters the negative effects of consuming bread ???

Jesus, Messiah, "Yeshua", always , always, always obeyed His Father, though without beginning and without end they have always been together perfectly since before there was anything any person knew of, and long after the universe and earth is melted.

Aaron112 · Sep 8, 2023

Remember also when Jesus told His Own Disciples "I HAVE FOOD to eat that you don't know about".

ViaCrucis · Sep 8, 2023

For me the answer seems simple enough: He's Jesus. I can't turn water into wine or make the blind see, but He did, and He can.

-CryptoLutheran

ByTheSpirit · Sep 8, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
If Jesus was thin/slender when he began his 40 day fast , how is that healthy?

I thought our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. How can it be healthy to fast 40 days ???

Is prolonged fasting a sin ?

Why did Jesus fast that long ? Why did Jesus promote fasting ?

Is it because eating wheat is unhealthy and fasting counters the negative effects of consuming bread ???

no prolonged fasting is not a sin, otherwise Jesus sinned and we know He did not.

Jesus promoted fasting because it is a wonderful thing we can do to draw near to the Father.

Diamond72 · Sep 8, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
Is it because eating wheat is unhealthy and fasting counters the negative effects of consuming bread ???

Yes, fasting purifies the body and food is more toxic now than it was. I used to fast and I just had pure energy. Now I seem to have a lot of toxins I have to work out of my system. If you are very active you can lose up to 10 pounds a week. If you are not active you lose two or three pounds a week. So let's pick five pounds for a 40 day fast that would be 6 weeks times five pounds. That adds up to 30 pounds.

As a carpenter Jesus would have quite a bit of muscle. If you run out of fat you burn off your muscle.

YorkieGal · Sep 9, 2023

There are many, many studies that show that fasting is healthy and beneficial and can be undertaken safely for months.

40 days, compared to many people who fast regularly over extended periods of time, is not a big deal at all.

Fasting is easier for people who are not addicted to sugar and carbs. I suspect that those in the time of Jesus did not have the addiction problems society has with food today due to chemicals put in our food etc.

Refer to Dr Jason Fung and others who confirm fasting benefits etc.

Aaron112 · Sep 16, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
eating wheat is unhealthy and fasting counters the negative effects of consuming bread ??

True for most people today, but not over a hundred years ago - before wheat was corrupted.

Aaron112 · Sep 16, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
Is prolonged fasting a sin ?

Only if it is not by faith.

Aaron112 · Sep 16, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
how is that healthy?

Jesus always, in every way, every day, obeyed ABBA YAHWEH.
There is nothing ever unhealthy about that for anyone abiding in truth.

Aaron112 · Sep 16, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
Why did Jesus fast that long ?

When a student runs around a track fifty times because his coach/instructor tells him to,
does the student need another reason ?
When the Father Instructs someone to do something specifically,
if they are faithful and good son, they just do it, trusting obediently.

BurningBush84 · Sep 17, 2023

Aaron112 said:
True for most people today, but not over a hundred years ago - before wheat was corrupted.

Obviously wheat wasn't healthy 2000 years ago , otherwise Jesus wouldn't have promoted fasting ?

Aaron112 · Sep 17, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
Obviously wheat wasn't healthy 2000 years ago , otherwise Jesus wouldn't have promoted fasting ?

That does not follow at all.
Wherever you got the wrong connection as if wheat (before 'modern' times since it has been corrupted) was unhealthy
and also wrong
as if fasting was to avoid wheat
is an error from the source of that false information.

BurningBush84 · Sep 17, 2023

Aaron112 said:
That does not follow at all.
Wherever you got the wrong connection as if wheat (before 'modern' times since it has been corrupted) was unhealthy
and also wrong
as if fasting was to avoid wheat
is an error from the source of that false information.

What made wheat so healthier 2000 years ago ????

BurningBush84 · Sep 17, 2023

Jesus promoted fasting to counter the negative side effects of consuming wheat

Aaron112 · Sep 17, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
What made wheat so healthier 2000 years ago ????

The Creator of All Life did.

Man corrupted it recently (last hundred years or so) in many ways, on purpose, for money and death dealing.
=====================================

Wherever did you get the idea wheat was unhealthy before man/corporations corrupted it ?

BurningBush84 · Sep 17, 2023

Please provide proof. What are the differences in nutrition facts ?

Aaron112 · Sep 17, 2023

BurningBush84 said:
Please provide proof. What are the differences in nutrition facts ?

See all the references newspapers, healthy news sources, etc, for the last century.
(as many as you can)
There is innumerable 'proof' for a few people.
The same good news that is life and a fragrance of life to those who accept and believe the truth,
the same good news, to others who have not life in them, is a stench in their nostrils.

Aaron112 · Sep 17, 2023

Aaron112 said:
Wherever did you get the idea wheat was unhealthy before man/corporations corrupted it ?

Any proof ? No proof for your ideas ? No source ?

BurningBush84 said:
Please provide proof.

Was Jesus fat when he began his 40 day fast ?

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