God said, See. I have given to you every herb that yields
seed which is on the face of the earth. And every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be food. - Genesis 1:29
Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. -
Ge 2:16, 17 (And they did start to die but being closer to having eaten
from the tree of life, they lived longer than we do. Also a day with the Lord is a thousand years and a thousand
years as a day - 1 Peter 3:8 they did die in a day.) However, they did die spiritually that day.
Everything that moves not flesh with its blood -Ge 9:34
Manna from Heaven - Exodus 16:4
Foods permitted and forbidden - Leviticus 11
You shall eat neither fat nor blood - Le 3:17; 7:22-27
-Fat causes cholesterol and related diseases
I will set My face against that person who eats blood
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Le 17:10
You shall not eat the blood - Le 17:13, 14
Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beast shall not
eat -
Le 17:15; 22:8
Clean and unclean meat - Deuteronomy 14:2-20
Ceremonial washing of Hands, Defilement comes from within
not without: Matthew 15: 10, 11, 16-20; Mark 7:15, 16, 18-23
Peters Vision Acts 10:9-43 (The gospel not only goes to
the Jews)
Abstain from - Ac 21:25
Principles of Conscience - Romans 14:1 - 15:5
Food does not commend us to God - 1 Corinthians 8:8
Lest I make my brother stumble - 1 Co 8:13
God will destroy both food and the stomach -
1 Co 6:13
Let no one judge you in food or drink - Colossians 2:16
Things which perish with usedo not touch, taste, or handle
- Col 2:21-23 indeed having an appearance of widom in self-imposed
religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh - Col
2:23
The heart established by faith not with food -Hebrews
13:8
The great Apostasy - 1 Timothy 4:1-5
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and
them. - 1 Co 6:12, 13
Out body is the Temple of God:
If anyone defiles the Temple of God, God will destroy
him - 1 Co 3:16,17
Your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit - 2 Co 6:16
Offer you bodies as a living sacrifice, Holy and pleasing
to God this is you spiritual act of worship - Romans 12:1, 2 (NIV)
- Diet does not determine our righteousness or eternal life.
- Original diet given to man when created is best vegetarian.
- Next best would be Mediterranean Diet.
- OT and NT both say do not eat the blood.
DO NOT CAUSE ANYONE TO STUMBLE BY OUR EXAMPLE
