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I’m many things (an engineer, a college professor, a disciple of Jesus, an elder and a pastor, etc.) but a lawyer isn’t one of them. If you really want to try to understand me, Luke 6:40 is bedrock for me. I was responding specifically to your question on my view about obeying Jesus.

Yes, with the knowledge and agreement of a Board Administrator. I’m a conscientious objector; a Christian who cannot with a clear conscience affirm the Christianity Board Statement of Faith. There are members of the board who insist that failure to make that affirmation of faith places such a...

Disobeying a command of Jesus isn’t a matter to be taken lightly. If Jesus commands something, what right do his disciples have to say no?

There is a significant difference between “Jesus commands” and “Jesus doesn’t mind”.

Thank you for the clarification. This strikes me as a tradition. An ecclesiastical determination / decision, which might vary from denomination to denomination. Do you see it that way too? Do you think John’s disciples were?

A scenario was introduced in which someone cannot do what Jesus commanded. The question concerns providing a substitute which might (or might not) be acceptable to Jesus. I used the example of baptism. A specific method is spelled out in the Didache. A substitute is provided for those who...

Does Jesus? Maybe he does but it sounds like a tradition. “Jesus says do x, but if you can’t do x Jesus understands. Do y.“ An example of this is found in the Didache, in regard to baptism.

Was Jesus speaking about food? If so, was he speaking only about food? Food is, or can be, an important element in fasting but it isn’t the element in the OT passage I alluded to in post #9.

It’s a large subject. I’m taking it one step at a time. It’s a conversation; not a lecture. Thanks.

If you want to keep it between yourself and God then, by all means, please do. I’m interested in discussing the topic of fasting with those who are interested in discussing it. The question arose in my mind from an OT passage of scripture that was included in my daily Bible reading plan this...

It’s everyone‘s business who self-identifies as a disciple of Jesus. What an individual disciple does personally may be business the disciple chooses to share with others or not.

Thinking about the sentence I bolded, fasting appears to be connected with Jesus being taken from them. That was then. This is now. Death happened. (Jesus was taken from the disciples.) Resurrection happened. (Jesus is reunited with the disciples.) Is Jesus taken from his disciples today...

Someone can fast in your place if you can’t? Do you think John’s disciples were talking about food? Do you think Jesus was talking about food when he responded to them?

“Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?’ Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then...

Welcome to the forums. The church is dead (or dying). Long live the dechurched?

I should probably give it a little more time before saying this but - the lack of interest shown in the topic strikes me as being indicative of the validity of the survey.

I’ve heard quite a few sermons that no one should have gotten away with.