Bible Question: I want to ask this question, if it is right (I don't mean if it is sin). If I'm fasting and praying for 3 days and on the second day go to church and there's a Lord's super or commuion. Do I have to eat the Lord's super or commuion and continue with my fasting and prayer or not to take part in the Lord's super or commuion. Which is right. Thanx, and God bless you. |
Bible Answer: Joe: I would think that the Lord's supper would supersede your fast for a couple of reasons: 1. Even though it is eating and drinking, it isnot so much for physical nourishment as it is for spiritual nourishment. In many Christian traditions, communion is considered a means of grace, which serves to strengthen one's faith. Therefore, the Lord's supper could actually help your fast in a very real and spiritual way by "feeding on Christ by faith." 2. I don't know about your communion service, but the actual physical nourishment I get from the bread and wine is so little as to be inconsequential. Like Hank said, I don't think there is a specific passage on whether to partake of the Lord's supper during a fast, but I do not think that you would be eating and drinking judgment unto yourself. Of course, if it troubles your conscience, you are not morally bound to partake of it. Hope this helps! --Joe! (not you, the other one) |