In this article I will be sharing what I learnt from the teachings of Bro Eli of Members of Church Of God International also known as MCGI on the 20th of May, 2022.
The teachings was centered on prayer and fasting couple with ethics one must exhibit during the period or even after the period of fasting.
Prayer means talking to God and fasting on the other hand is a practice that tells God you are very serious about the case.
Here are the important points that were discussed as regards ethics of fasting.
During fasting and prayer, you do not eat. It is essential you share your food with the needy and those who may be hungry.
During fasting and prayer, do not show off. This include probably having a dull facial appearance for people to actually know you are fasting.
In Matthew 6: 16,
You just don't have to appear sad because you are fasting. Instead wash your face and feet, if you got some nice cream, you use it so that you father in heaven sees it and rewards you. Look clean and neat.
In Matthew 6:18,
It is obvious that when we fast our God In heaven sees us and will give to everyone his rewards according to conduct.
During fasting and prayer, one should abstain from sexual relationship as a married couple and even the singles shouldn't even try to involve in it during or after fasting.
In 1st Corinthians 7:1-5,
One should avoid fornication but even the married couples should obey the law during fasting but this should be done with knowledge having known that there is a mutual ownership of both bodies by both partners.
The point here is that if you are not fasting there is no need depriving your woman of sex likewise the man.
During fasting there should be outright submission not only during the fasting period but in continuity. The woman is expected to submit to the man because she is the glory of the man and the man should submit to God.
In Ephesians 5:24,
It talks about Christ been the head of the church, the man should also be head of the woman with her covering her head in agreement to submission.
My old beliefs that were improved are:
I use to think since the bible said it's a good thing to find a wife, you can have intimacy with your wife probably before bed hours after the fasting
.but I get to understand that fasting period is a period of seriousness because you can still have each other after the fast is done totally.
The study affects me to be a better person in real life that at some point fasting is important for a human it is very essential and will be rewarded when due process as listed in the teaching is followed.
Thank you.
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