Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day (Mark 2:18-20)

The followers of Jesus faced criticism early on in their walk with Jesus. That is not an uncommon event. But the essence of the criticism in this passage is that the disciples don't fast. But what is fasting? When and why should we fast?

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