There was, and is, always a dan ger in advertising one's efforts at fasting. That is not to be the case whatsoever! There is no personal merit which is to be received from fasting. Sometimes the lack of food sours the disposition. There is a danger here in our outlook on life. We are not to compare ourselves among ourselves. Such activity is definitely unwise. This is what they did in Israel and why our Lord Je sus condemned the Pharisees for their activities. Cod wants piety but He also wants spiritual living. Q. "My son is a Christian but he smokes marijuana. He uses Gene sis 1:29 to justify this act I have told him his body is God's temple but he does not want to listen. How can I explain this particular verse to him?" A. It is amazing how some indi viduals and groups can extract por tions of the Bible out of context to prove their erroneous theories. One simple answer to your ques tion is that ail of the first chapter took place before the fall of man through sin. As a result of that, all of nature has been condemned and bears the sins of his iniquity. There is nothing that could stretch the truth farther than to quote Genesis 1:29 as a defense in using marijuana. It is the height of folly and absolutely wrong and a total perversion of Scriptures. Q. "Were any prophecies fulfilled when Jesus met with Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfigur ation?" A. This account is interestingly found in Matthew, Mark and Luke, which are the synoptic gospels.
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