In the Bible the word consecration means “the separation of oneself from things that are unclean, especially anything that would contaminate ...
“Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father.” Leviticus 19:3 (ESV)
Jesus explained that fasting should be done without fanfare; and not “of a sad countenance” so as to “appear unto men to fast …...
God patiently guided his charges through the divine pattern he established, yet they continued obstinately to follow their own way, murmuring and complaining all...