Matt 6:16 And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee.
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Tell us how you in your Church obey Jesus' command to Fast.
You are begging the question. I asked where in the Scriptures do you find (specifically) "Mardi Gras" amd "Lent" - you have given me verses on fasting. Those verses are true - and to answer your question, we fast when there are times of appropriate need, such as in conjunction with a time of intense prayer - but you have not answered my question.
Colossians 2:16-17 " Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day--things which are a {mere} shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ."
Again, my simple question is: where is the Scripture for "Mardi Gras" and "Lent?"