...that person is not a Christian.

[Gaga]

A life of fasting, properly understood as general self-limitation and abstinence, to the annual practice of which the Church always calls us with the Great Lent, is really that bearing of the cross and self-crucifixion which is required of us by our calling as Christians. And anyone who stubbornly resists this, wanting to live a carefree, happy, and free life, is concerned for sensual pleasures and avoids sorrow and suffering that person is not a Christian. Bearing one's cross is the natural way of every true Christian, without which there is no Christianity."
---Archbishop Averky of Syracuse, New York (of Blessed Memory)

The Christmas fast begins today! Be glad!

[Beshara]

avoids sorrow and suffering that person is not a Christian.

Thanks Gaga for this contribution
Fasting is one of the narrow ways the Christian should enter from because the wide sensual pleasure river can easily drift one away from the salvation way.
In Christ

[Gaga]

yes brother beshara , fasting is so important in the christian life , remeber jesus asked us to fast when he said about eveil ,, this kind of eveil doesn't et out unliss you pray and fast !!
in christ