Fasting as Idolatry Idolatry IV · TWOW 70

Fasting has not been examined as carefully as it should be, and the cost of that oversight is a church still trying to procure by activity what was already received by belief.This fourth installation of the Idolatry series takes Leviticus 16 as its central text, arguing that a failure to properly understand this chapter and Exodus 30 has allowed religious processes, fasting, prayer, tithing, to be elevated into positions they were never meant to occupy. The teaching works through Colossians 2:9-10 to establish that the fullness of the Godhead already dwells in the believer in Christ, which means no process can activate, unlock, or manifest what is already your reality. From there, Hebrews 4:3 is brought in to press the question directly: if fasting is what you must add to gain assurance, then you are saying Christ's finished work was insufficient. James 2:10-11 then applies the logic of the law to close the argument. If fasting is law, you must keep all of it, and if you break one point, you have broken all of it.SCRIPTURE: Colossians 2:9-10, Hebrews 4:3, John 3:16, James 2:10-11, Leviticus 16SERIES: Idolatry. A verse-by-verse examination of the doctrines and practices the church has added to the finished work of Christ, and why adding anything to what Christ completed is, by definition, another gospel.Subscribe to The Word on Wednesday on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for weekly teachings. Find T.S.P at www.tsp.church. If something stirred in you, come and tell us at tsp.church.Sunday deep-dives on The Sonship Place: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Dq9g2qcBw0NRsX7FfS4WmStart your foundation with 21 Days of Fellowship: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZylATnFjGigJtRIdLmQK7