Ingredients for a Theology of Feasting

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The Bible talks a lot about feasting — far more than about fasting, in fact. So what is feasting, and how might we enjoy it in our Christian lives?

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0:00.0	Happy Monday, everyone.
0:06.7	We launch a new week and we close in on 1700 episodes in this podcast.
0:12.4	Thank you for your support and for your prayers and encouragement over the years.
0:17.3	And as we march forward, I'm also investing some time curating the archives going back
0:24.1	to notice where some of our content gaps remain.
0:27.6	And while doing so, Pastor John, I found one of those gaps, I think we have several episodes
0:31.9	on fasting.
0:32.9	You know, what is fasting?
0:33.9	What does it mean?
0:34.9	What is accomplished?
0:35.9	How do we do it?
0:36.9	And so on.
0:37.9	But by contrast, we have relatively little on feasting, and yet feasting is a major category
0:44.2	in scripture, far more prevalent in the Bible than fasting is actually.
0:48.2	So on this Monday, Pastor John, can you give us a little theology of feasting in 10 minutes
0:54.0	as you understand it?
0:56.6	A little theology in 10 minutes.
1:00.1	Maybe the way to think about this episode on feasting is that the biblical points that
1:05.6	I will make are the raw materials of a theology of feasting.
1:12.4	That would make me feel a little bit better.
1:15.7	First we need a definition.
1:17.5	I'm going to start with a popular definition, namely feasting is the enjoyment of abundance.
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