Why do we celebrate Lent?

Question

It's not Biblical, never mentioned. Is this a man-made tradition, should it even be done? And what about the self-sacrifice associated with Lent? That's not mentioned in Scripture either. Pagan roots here? Another Constantine thing?

In answer to one poster's question, I believe the Bible to be God inspired, God directed and God led. God was the author using mankind to write it.

Answer 1

Jesus spent 40 days in the desert fasting and praying to come closer to the Father in preparation for His public ministry. Catholics spend 40 days of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving as a means of coming closer to God in preparation of the joyous event of Easter - the resurrection of the Lord

There is also a very good example of teh Ninevites fasting in repentence of their sins.

Answer 2

right that's the which potential of Lent. Lent is an old English observe which potential 'postpone'. Lent is asserted in spring, while the days start to get longer. Now, right that's why Christians have lent.....long yet nicely worth it Lent is the era of 40 days which comes till now Easter in the Christian calendar. beginning up on Ash Wednesday, Lent is a season of mirrored image and coaching till now the celebrations of Easter. by utilising watching the 40 days of Lent, Christians reflect Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the wasteland for 40 days. Lent is marked by utilising fasting, the two from nutrition and festivities. while Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus after his dying on the flow, Lent remembers the activities greatest as much as and consisting of Jesus' crucifixion by utilising Rome. that's believed to have taken place in Roman occupied Jerusalem. The Christian church homes that word Lent in the twenty first century (and not all do heavily) use it as a time for prayer and penance. in basic terms a small form of human beings at present rapid for the completed of Lent, even however some guard the prepare on Ash Wednesday and stable Friday. this is extra basic those days for believers to provide up a definite vice collectively with regular ingredients or smoking. notwithstanding the sacrifice this is a mirrored image of Jesus' deprivation in the wasteland and a try of self-discipline.

Answer 3

Indeed, it's called a "season", which is mentioned in the Bible: Revelation 20:3. As for the 'roots', check out law law in Matthew 22:36-40, plainly notes the second(law) is like unto the first(law), and in Romans 8:2 law law the first is notably sin and death... obviously a dead end.
http://www.godshew.org/Easter.htm

As for "sacrifice", it's notably what God & Son Unlimited will "not" have: the "not" part being not then, now, ever: Psalms 40:6; Psalms 51:16; Hosea 6:6; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7; Hebrews 10... God NEVER desired sacrifice, nor ever took pleasure in it.
http://www.godshew.org/Sacrifice.htm

Funny thing is, lent is about giving up some thing. The 'some' thing lent observers should give up is their law law belief there is any respect of persons with God. Not! Not with awful lawful God nor with grace us God. Both Gods portrayed have no respect of persons. Law accuses, condemns, kills all: "as in Adam all die". It's the Schoolmaster witch fails every student: Romans 9:31.
http://www.godshew.org/Law.htm

Jonah:
they that observe lying vanities (laws)
forsake their own mercy (grace).

Paul:
by using of ordinances(laws) all perish

No matter, AD -> only goes ONE way, unto "the end" of law:

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 4

Lent is fasting. It is same as the Muslims and Ramadan. It is a time to give up something you want so much. All up to that person and what they want every day. It could be Chocolate, it could be meat, or dairy products, or anything else, even not playing a video game. What can that person give up for forty days to get them to understand and feel what others.

Jesus fasted for forty days and so do the Christians.

Lent is for Christians same as Ramadan for Muslims. The rules may be different, but the motive and purpose is the same.

Answer 5

The Catholic Church and many other Christians Churches follow the Biblical practice of Jesus Christ and the Jews in setting aside days where the entire Church fasts and prays as one in a attitude of constant renewal.

By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert and in spiritual preparation for the celebration of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection.

This season of penance is an intense moments of the Church's penitential practice and are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and charitable and missionary works.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

For forty days, we make a special effort to fast, to pray, to repent, to remove the stumbling blocks in our heart and make the way straight for the Lord.

Exodus 34:28
1 Kings 19:8
Matthew 4:2
Mark 1:3
Mark 1:15

Answer 7

Lent is about the 40 days and nights Jesus spent in the desert fasting and being tested, that is why something is given up for lent and you are tested to keep to it!

Answer 8

We celebrate lent to remember when the Israelites were led out of Egypt.

Answer 9

Actually we celebrate "lint". You see in medieval times there were no Dyson vacuum cleaners and lint would accumulate. The concept of the Easter Bunny came to pass due to the accumulation of lint - which gave rise to dust bunnies and the short jump to the Easter Bunny. It feels so good to help make history come alive.

Answer 10

Christians are not the only religion that fast. By the way who do think wrote the bible?