I believe the idea of fasting is to deprive the body of cravings enough for your soul to be spiritually nourished. Not to do what everybody is doing. I know someone who died cause he was dry fasting for 30 days and he had ulcer.

I m on a 21 day fast and I break it by 12pm cause I m on a very tight work schedule. During this period, NOTHING enters my mouth. Then i prefer bananas afterwards.
Two issues that have plagued me for yrs have jst vanished since i started the fast.

Whatever you decide to do during your fasting is between you and your God. It is not a competition or show of willpower.

Drinking water during fast does not break the fast. The cells in d body needs fluid to survive. What matters is motification of the soul and consecration to God during fast. Watchin T.V and all the things we derive pleasure in should be set aside during fast. My pastor, a medival doctor that specialises in using water to treat dangerous ailments like cancer taught on this and was even oppoutuned to discourse dis amongst pastorates with daddy Adeboye in attendance

When I am fasting, the only window I have to eat is from 6pm to 12midnight. Its 18 straight hours for me. But I do brush around 5am.

Drinking water during a fast does not break the fast.

U are not permitted to drink water if you are on a dry fast. i.e no liquid or substance should touch your mouth. (paste inclusive)


Embarking on a dry fast will cut you off your social activites.

Dry fast is like " you alone with your God" till your are filled spiritually or convinced that what you are praying for has been answered.

Don't put milk or Milo lol

Noo, it did not break it, it only quench it.

starlingbawa:
I really cannot say which is spiritually correct. For me personally, I brush my mouth at 05:30am, then drink half a can of water before 06:00. After that, 'NOTHING' touches my tongue till 6pm.

That's the way I observe fasting and what I believe as real fasting too.

I don't know if this helps explain it in a little way?

drinking water before fasting means you are equipping yourself for possible storms ahead.which from my little understanding is not biblical.moreover you have already started the day by taking something,be it food or drink.a day of fasting should be a day you start by abstinence from food and drink,except ofcourse in the case of brushing your teeth.

Do u read it in the bible that jesus drink water when he was fasting for 40days and 40nignt? So I think we should follow the way of our jesus christ...
So drinking of water is highly prohibited

[qWhat did it feel like to fast for the first time? Well, in fact, you hit the nail on the head by asking about water, because I found that it was not the lack of food that was a problem, but the desire for something to drink.

Not being able to take a sip What did it feel like to fast for the first time? Well, in fact, you hit the nail on the head by asking about water, because I found that it was not the lack of food that was a problem, but the desire for something to drink.

Not being able to take a sip of water from time to time was, for me, the greatest hardship of the fast. As you say, our bodies are made up of seventy-five per cent water and we soon begin to moan and complain when the normal supply is denied us. water from time to time was, for me, the greatest hardship of the fast. As you say, our bodies are made up of seventy-five per cent water and we soon begin to moan and complain when the normal supply is denied us.oe author=ayoku777 post=29867796]Now as for scriptures;

There are no scriptures
That explicitly says drink water when yoWhat did it feel like to fast for the first time? Well, in fact, you hit the nail on the head by asking about water, because I found that it was not the lack of food that was a problem, but the desire for something to drink.
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Not being able to take a sip of water from time to time was, for me, the greatest hardship of the fast. As you say, our bodies are made up of seventy-five per cent water and we sIt says "He did EAT NOTHING" -not drink nothing. And afterward HUNGERED -not thirsted.

Which implied He drank water. If he ate or drank anything with calories He wouldn't be hungry.

Also;

Matthew 15:32 -Then Jesus called His disciples unto Him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have NOTHING TO EAT: and I will not send them away FASTING, lest they faint in the way.

Here Jesus equated having nothing to EAT as FASTING; not drink. The people obviously had water to drink for the past three days, coz they were by the sea of galilee.

Matt 15v29 -And Jesus departed from thence, and came NIGH UNTO THE SEA OF GALILEE;....and great multitudes came unto Him.

While it is possible to go on fast without both food and water; as there were people in scripture who did it -Moses, Esther and Nineveh. It is not advisable to go without water for prolonged fasts -like 10 days to 40 days fasts. Its not even possible for that of 40 days, except you're breaking daily.

The only person who ever fasted that long without water was Moses, and its rational to comprehend, considering the fact that He was literally in God's manifest presence; and he was also in the cloud -which is water.[/quote]on begin to moan and complain when the normal supply is denied us. fast; but such can be implied with care from some scriptures that talked about fasting. E.g.

Jesus was hungry after His forty day fast -not thirsty

Luke 4v2 -Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did EAT NOTHING: and when they were ended, He afterward HUNGERED.




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Fasting has to do with preparing of the mindset spiritually as we re little gods. Spirits in human skins. Eating, drinking is waved out of the exercise and strictly u take ur time of fast.

While fasting, u pray. The moment u deprive urself of certain tins, you have to be spiritually closer to the voice of God. Spiritually we all know drinking water is doubtfully not good but the flesh pushes one to ask.

Great minds as conscience and we want to convince others to drink water while fasting.

.....water is part of d temptations

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ayoku777:
Now as for scriptures;

There are no scriptures that explicitly says drink water when you fast; but such can be implied with care from some scriptures that talked about fasting. E.g.

Jesus was hungry after His forty day fast -not thirsty

Luke 4v2 -Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did EAT NOTHING: and when they were ended, He afterward HUNGERED.

It says "He did EAT NOTHING" -not drink nothing. And afterward HUNGERED -not thirsted.

Which implied He drank water. If he ate or drank anything with calories He wouldn't be hungry.

Also;

Matthew 15:32 -Then Jesus called His disciples unto Him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have NOTHING TO EAT: and I will not send them away FASTING, lest they faint in the way.

Here Jesus equated having nothing to EAT as FASTING; not drink. The people obviously had water to drink for the past three days, coz they were by the sea of galilee.

Matt 15v29 -And Jesus departed from thence, and came NIGH UNTO THE SEA OF GALILEE;....and great multitudes came unto Him.

While it is possible to go on fast without both food and water; as there were people in scripture who did it -Moses, Esther and Nineveh. It is not advisable to go without water for prolonged fasts -like 10 days to 40 days fasts. Its not even possible for that of 40 days, except you're breaking daily.

The only person who ever fasted that long without water was Moses, and its rational to comprehend, considering the fact that He was literally in God's manifest presence; and he was also in the cloud -which is water.

Brother,
I believe jesus came out of the wilderness after forty days right? So its easier seeing water than food?
Its a grave danger reading literal meanings into the scriptures as it gives you the power to act according to your own interpretation of it. Thats how someone also said the other day that its okay to have sex with your husband/wife during the fasting period (day) because its not a sin according to the scriptures for couples to mate.
Fasting is striving and depriving ur body and soul of all pleasures in order to get close to God.

Drinking water during fast is almost the same as eating. You're supplying nutrients to ur body both ways. Like someone said earlier you could go days without food, but without water not that far.
Take water if you must at the time wen uve broken the fast for the day.

Ma salam/shalom

From what I Know about fasting. Fasting is not a Form of spiritual gratitfication it is simply an act of punishing our body because it is the only thing and its actions that lead us into sin thereby drawing our soul away from god and so if we want the full blessing of God, we have to punish it by 1.fasting 2.wearing rag clothes for weeks as being done by the jews 3.floging oneself as being done by catholic monks and not talking to anybody for a length of time etc. So the purpose of fasting is using hunger as a form of punishment to our body and if you drink water there is no problem about that as long as the hunger is there.

According to my catechism, fasting is not just about food but total abstinence. It is more preferable to stay indoor while fasting. Your drinking water during fasting depend on the level of your sacrifice. But, one important thing some people forget is that when breaking, you don't combine morning, afternoon and evening meals together. By so doing, you never fast neither were you on diet. FASTING IS ALL ABOUT CHARITY.

missamanda:
Did Jesus drink a drop of water while fasting? If no, then water breaks fast.

We can't specifically say if Jesus DIDN'T drink water during His fast of 40 days. Bible didn't provide that information.

If one is embarking on a prolonged fast, then water becomes a necessity.

We actually did air and water more than we do need food.

It depends on the type of fast you choose.Isaiah 58:6-12 It can either be short or long term,partial or absolute fast.But,I don't subscribe to fasting with drinking of water while still fasting. My fast is 12 am-6pm(absolute fast) but I take my bath and brush any time I feel like it...@OP & All I recommend you listen to "Understanding And Maximising Fasting and Prayers" by Dr.Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis Church. Note that; Spiritual endeavours produce according to depth of understanding. Awareness is more important than activities or participation.. Please Keys to know about. Christian fast is ;1 The fast does not bribe God. 2 The fast is not a religious punishment.

In addition to what our learned brothers and sisters have said, I think it is also good to point out that the essence of fasting basically is deprivation from the goodies of life.

Don't after enduring a holy fast indulge in things you hitherto enjoyed doing during the preceeding period.

ITbomb:

With your line of argument, it follows therefore that the air we breath is also food since we take it in to maintain life, inu?

yeah air is also a food.do u no that carbohydrates consist of 3 major elements carbon,hydrogen and oxygen,air is also a combination some elements and same for other clases of food,water is also made up of some elements all needed for us to maintain life

almaliki:





are u for real.......no bathing for 21 days?

Yes my bro, some men can even go for as far has 40 days but its very risky

my primary school teacher taught me dat water is among d six classes of food so if fastin is about praying and not taking food then i guess if u take water it breaks ur fast

Jobyruz:
yeah air is also a food.do u no that carbohydrates consist of 3 major elements carbon,hydrogen and oxygen,air is also a combination some elements and same for other clases of food,water is also made up of some elements all needed for us to maintain life

So we should stop breathing in order to keep the fast

ayoku777:
Now as for scriptures;

There are no scriptures that explicitly says drink water or don't drink water when you fast; but such can be implied with care from some scriptures that talked about fasting. E.g.

Jesus was hungry after His forty day fast -not thirsty

Luke 4v2 -Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days He did EAT NOTHING: and when they were ended, He afterward HUNGERED.

It says "He did EAT NOTHING" -not drink nothing. And afterward HUNGERED -not thirsted.

Which implied He drank water. If he ate or drank anything with calories He wouldn't be hungry.

Also;

Matthew 15:32 -Then Jesus called His disciples unto Him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have NOTHING TO EAT: and I will not send them away FASTING, lest they faint in the way.

Here Jesus equated having nothing to EAT as FASTING; not drink. The people obviously had water to drink for the past three days, coz they were by the sea of galilee.

Matt 15v29 -And Jesus departed from thence, and came NIGH UNTO THE SEA OF GALILEE;....and great multitudes came unto Him.

While it is possible to go on fast without both food and water; as there were people in scripture who did it -Moses, Esther and Nineveh. It is not advisable to go without water for prolonged fasts -like 10 days to 40 days fasts. Its not even possible for that of 40 days, except you're breaking daily.

The only person who ever fasted that long without water was Moses, and its rational to comprehend, considering the fact that He was literally in God's manifest presence; and he was also in the cloud -which is water.

God bless you sir. You saved me the stress of typing all these. However, if you break your fast daily you should try to avoid water until the time to break. That's my method. The aim is to deny your flesh so doing so far few hours won't kill you.

I go to MFM once in a while,I waz told dry fasting is not even taking water in, so who s rite now if u guys claim its not writen that way

Once anything goes through your gullet downward, just go and eat. You have already broken your fast. That brother is just one of those fake doctrine preachers

I love this topic a lot because I have been fasting for more than 26 years though I'm still few years below 4o.I must let you know today that water can break a fast if you think so and water can make you fast better if you also think so.The main rule of fasting is to follow the basic understanding and to follow all health rules as much as possible.
Firstly,if you are on a day fasting of breaking by 6pm,you dont need to drink water because it is just a day fast in a week.If you are on 6am --6pm fast for periods like 20-4o days or 100 days you may need to drink water intermitently during the day to keep healthy and live to fast (fight) another day.Also,there is a fast we call ESTHER FAST which is abstainence from food and water for 3 good days.This is a very dangerous fast that will get you heaven's atention anytime.You can also decide to fast 3 days and still drink water,it depends on you.However,you must never fast beyond three days without taking water.It is dangerous to health to go beyond 3 days without water,after the 3rd day,please start to drink water.
I heard someone also say that,when you eat other things aside water,that it is mere dieting.I must expose something to you today that fasting is a covenant between you and God and it can take any dimension you want it to take.Generally,the Bible did not specify how we should fast but the rule we have is just sunrise to sunset.
Daniel in the Bible fasted by eating only bread and water for 21 days.That's like what the white garment people call white fast.Some people can also say they are fasting and eating only fruits.As I told you earlier,the rule is you seeking the face of God for divine intervention like Esther in the Bible,Journey mercy from accident and armed robbers just like Ezra.Spiritual power like Jesus,spiritual intimacy like Moses.Divine direction like eJIJAH,repentance like David etc.The ball is in your court.God gave us the right to choose how we can fast just as he gave us free will in praying.The bible did not give us the rule of prayer aside from living a clean life.Even closing our eyes to pray which I'm also addicted to is just for convenience and full attention.
So next time you fast,look up to God to accept your fasting and make it a sweet smelling savour before him.No just trying hard to follow a laid down rule or instruction.Howver,your church give a direct rule or instructions on how a fast should be done.The spiritual head can say this is what I want or what I feel God is leading us to do as a church.You are bound to follow the laid down instruction,which if you dont,you have committed the sin of disobedience.Dont allow anyone to tell you what can break your fast or what cant break it.Sometimes the Holy Spirit can lead you to fast out of the box,like telling you not to take just moring food or to start a fast after you have taken your breakfast in the morning.Or not to take dinner so that you can dedicate yourself to pray in the night hours.Some even beleiv that skipping dinner in order to pray is a fast to God.Like I said earlier there is no law or rule to follow really but follow the Holy Spirit or the leaders of your church.God bless you
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jamillion:
Beware for d scriptures ar vast in meaning, d punishement of d lord shall decsend on thos who act base on der perceptions nt on wat is in scriptures, read d lines of d scripture relate it to d way of practice of jesus Christ and practice as such. It is unscriptural to say water does not invalidate fasting, I there for urge u 2 make more research on FASTING. Salam......

you happens to be the first amonsgt those that have been preaching sriptures to say the truth. Islamically, there is no long term fasting like 2, 3, 10, 21, 40 days and more. If you do it, you are following wrong believe. Normal Fasting is abstainess from food and water and fasting is abstainess from things you are use to. For example, you deprive your self of talking is fasting and one of the prophet of GOD was commanded by GOD not talk for 3 days and that was a sign GOD gave him to tell him his wife will bear child and this is simply fasting (of talking). In conclusion, water break fast.
Peace!!! to everybody who deserve peace...

Whatever you decide to do and/or abstain from, remember the REASON WHY you do it.

Do NOT do anything which will damage your health, your body is a temple. So if (for example) you are diabetic and thus should eat little, often and at regular times. Then find some other (healthier) way to make a sacrifice rather than compound a serious medical issue.

EdDave:
I believe the idea of fasting is to deprive the body of cravings enough for your soul to be spiritually nourished. Not to do what everybody is doing. I know someone who died cause he was dry fasting for 30 days and he had ulcer.

I m on a 21 day fast and I break it by 12pm cause I m on a very tight work schedule. During this period, NOTHING enters my mouth. Then i prefer bananas afterwards.
Two issues that have plagued me for yrs have jst vanished since i started the fast.

Whatever you decide to do during your fasting is between you and your God. It is not a competition or show of willpower.

break by 12pm? isn't that too early..how many minutes will you use to pray then?

Matthew 23:23English Standard Version (ESV)

23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

I really don't understand Christians that fast from 6a.m. Maybe because of the way I was brought up. 12 midnight is the start of a new day. So if I am fasting till 3 or 6, it's gonna be 12 midnight to 6 pm that day. But eating before 6 a.m seems like u don chop for that day o. I grew up thinking that's the normal way of fasting for christians till I noticed that many Christians do 6am to 3 pm or there about.




Strange. Secondly, if the reason for ur fast is very very important. Water go be like piss for ur eye. I remember my sister did 3 days fasting. She did not eat for 3 days nor bath nor brush her teeth. She did not come out to d sun. Her prayers were answered as fast as lightning........

ITbomb:

So we should stop breathing in order to keep the fast

Nope!other foods are taken orally while air is diffused Thru the capillaries into the body.air is the lightest food needed by the body.fasting is all about restriction from taking oral substances

Btruth:
Yeah, there's nothing wrong in brushing every morning during the period of our observing fasting. My only opinion is that one needs to be determine not to drink water in the process. I've seen or heard a lot of people saying that they do take water too, but I just thought that the absence of taking water...which will make our system to be dehydrated which even make us to feel the fasting more than been hungary is what the fasting is about. Not taking water punishes the body than not taking a food. My thought sha!

I couldn't agree with you more.

Fasting as far as i know is denying your body things that you are used to. If you decide to partake in a congregational fasting, your pastor should be able to tell you things to avoid&if its one you have chosen for yourself, then set your boundaries.
As regards time, it can start anytime. I can decide to start my fast from 6pm to 12noon of the next day and another can start from 12am to 3/6pm, the main issue is that one should not loose tracking of what he/she is observing. Mind you, Prayer must be employed.
In summary, your definition of fasting might be so different from mine. Thank you!