He wanted mankind, HIS children to live forever, without sin nor any of our human trails we must endure ever since sin and then followed by death, came into being on earth!
In view of this eternal life on earth, then, and yet to come, [read Revelation's last two chapters] HE gave us a specific diet of foods for our "MEAT!"
AMAZING FACT: Even though the United States enjoys one of the highest living standards, in the world, Americans need more doctors, take more drugs and experience more heart disease, and strokes as well as cancers, that virtually any underdeveloped nation!
WHY? Our diet! We are what we eat! OH, not once in a while, to eat that which is not good for us, but the every day, constant bombardment of foods which are not good for us, will wear down our bodies defenses, and guess what? We have strokes, heart attacks and cancers!
Those who have read the books, "Forks over Knives," or "The China Study", know to what this speaks to. The people who ran the studies, for the China project, at one point inject a lab rat with cancer cells, once these began to grow- multiply, they stopped feeding it animal based foods, and only fed then plant based foods. This they learned that plant diets turned OFF, the cancer cells every time, but as soon as they switched back to foods made from animal products, the cancers responded by multiplying again and again!
What does this fact begin to tell any thinking person? Look at what our MAKER TOLD US....
- Genesis 1:29-30. "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so."
NOTE: What was food for all life able to move, on its own? Plants,seeds and nuts and fruit! Even all living animals ate what our Creator told us to eat, THEREFORE, until sin entered the world, there was NO DEATH, of any living an being or beast or insect or bird! {By the way what does this do for evolution, no carnivores?}So MR. President Bush 1 eat your broccoli, please?
ARE THE BIBLE' S HEALTH LAWS STILL RELEVANT TODAY?
- 3 John 1:2. "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
- Deuteronomy 6:24-25. "And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us."
Note: To the question, "Can we eat anything we want"? Look at the above passage's "And it shall be our righteousness, IF. . .if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD..." So ask self, "How can I be righteous, in GOD' s eyes if I eat that which He said not too?"
- Exodus 23:25-26."And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. There shall nothing cast [still born] their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfill.".
Note: Does it not appear to you, dear reader, that GOD's Word, rates your health near the top of the list in importance? Remember Jesus spent much time healing, and not always teaching those around Him right? The human mind, spiritual nature and body are all interrelated. What affects one affect the others. If our bodies are misused, by harmful foods, and chemicals, on a daily bases, how different is this than YOUR putting water into your gas tank of your car, and expect to damage nor costs to result?
After all, do we not read, and rely on our new car's Owner's Manual? Just what do YOU think the Bible is?
- Psalms 67:2. "That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations."
- John 10:10-11. "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
DOES GOD' S RULES OF HEALTH HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH EATING AND DRINKING?
- Isaiah 55:2. "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."
- 1 Corinthians 10:31."Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
Note: How can we glorify our Maker, when we eat to excess, or drink and eat that which HE says this is unclean? HE crated all life, each for a purpose, many are is garbage and waste disposal units. Such as animals which do not have a split hoof, nor have more than one chambered stomachs, meaning they are ruminants, and for water life, they must have scales and fins, period. Everything outside of this criteria, belongs to his garbage disposal crew! Any one for a "Breast of Vulture" sandwich? They include all shell fish, all crabs and shrimp and sharks, rays, ells, catfish and lobster and crabs. They are ALL in His Garbage detail. As are all carnivores, pigs, rabbit, Read Leviticus 11-13 for greater details. WHY?
- Genesis 1:29. "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."
- Genesis 2:16. "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:"
NOTE: Sin and death entered into the Garden of Eden, because mankind ate that which GOD had forbidden, His original diet for us was simply fruits, nuts and seeds, "all to the glory of GOD".
If GOD says a thing is not fit to eat, HE must have a good reason, agree? I mean who would put water into their car's gas tanks, or sand into the oil pan? So why His restrictions?>>>>>
- Psalms 84:11-12. "For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee."
Note: Yet, no person can "EAT" their way into heaven no matter how closely they follow His guidelines, only a total acceptance of Jesus Christ as LORD and Savior can do that. Yet humanity has learned that foods can effect the mind, and a clear mind leads to a healthy body, but a dull mind can lead to bad judgments and cause one to sin, thus as unrepentant sinners are lost!
ARE SOME FOODS STILL UNCLEAN, OR DID JESUS CLEANSE ALL FOODS?
- Genesis 7:1-2. "And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female."
As per His Word, these are still unclean:
- Deuteronomy 14:6. "And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat." {Meaning pigs and horses are unclean}
- Deuteronomy 14:9. "These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:"
- Leviticus 11:13-20. "And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; Every raven after his kind; And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you." [Foraging birds that eat seeds, are clean like chicken, grouse turkey, but not the herons as they eat frogs salamander etc.
- Leviticus 11:21-23. "Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you." [please read to vs.47.]
Note: Noah lived long before any Jews existed, but he knew the difference of the clean and unclean foods. Because caused the clean to enter the ark by "Sevens", but the unclean 2 by 2 Yet even as only 2,000 yrs ago we have this....
- Revelation 18:2. "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird."
- Acts 10:11-13. "And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat."
NOTE: There are those who take this passage, and use it to justify eating everything and anything, but that's out of context!
- Acts 10:14. "But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean."
Note: If YOU, dear reader, are willing to read this whole chapter, you'll learn that Jesus spoke of the humanity, the Gentiles, to whom the Word of GOD was to go, because as a NATION, the Jews reject Christ and HIS Message, at the stoning of Stephen!Acts 7:60. "And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep." This moment forwards the Word was to got to the Gentiles, whom the Jews deemed unclean!
- Isaiah 66:15-17. "For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. [note the Italics!]
Note: ALL of humanity's digestive systems are the very same, wheter Jew or Gentile or purple people, thus these laws are for us ALL! Hid health laws men are now finding are wll supported by today's medical research and practices!
AMAZING FACT: A bubble bee placed into an open glass will stay there until it dies of exhaustion, never sees the means of escape from above [sounds like many of us right?] but persists on trying to find an escape through the sides. Please, let's not be bubble bees, OK?
WHAT ABOUT ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO-- DOES GOD FORBID THEM?
AMAZING FACT: A bubble bee placed into an open glass will stay there until it dies of exhaustion, never sees the means of escape from above [sounds like many of us right?] but persists on trying to find an escape through the sides. Please, let's not be bubble bees, OK?
WHAT ABOUT ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO-- DOES GOD FORBID THEM?
- 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." why?
- Proverbs 20:1. "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."
- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
- Romans 6:16. "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
Note: Any addiction, known to mankind, we yield ourselves as servants, agree? Then how would the above verse NOT APPLY?
Are not smokers servants to and of nicotine? Or drinkers to alcohol, and drug addicts to their Yoke?
- Romans 3:16-18. "Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes."
NOTE (J.B) as an ex-smoker, of many years, I was a user for 40 yrs. I knew I could quit anytime, in fact several times per day! BUT, it was not until I threw away all smokes, lighter, ash trays, and then in prayer asked the Father in Christ' s name to remove the cravings, to remove the habitual reaching in shirt pocket, that I was given the strength to quit. I never craved nor missed them for several weeks, after that I knew why non-smokers told me I stank! So I can safely say "What ever you are chained to, IF you desire, to be free, throw all your habit materials in the trash, just before they haul it away {yes I've been there, and retrieved it} then with heart filled with earnest hope ask HIM to deliver you from your addiction (s) no matter what they may be!
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER BIBLICAL HEALTH PRINCIPLES?
- Ecclesiastes 10:17. "Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!" Leviticus 3:17 " It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood."
NOTE: Eat your meals at regular intervals, and use no fat nor blood as foods. Be temperate and don't overeat...
- 1 Corinthians 9:25. "And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible." Proverbs 23:2. "And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite." [can you put it more plainly?] Luke 21:34. "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, (over-eating) and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares."
Note: Trust in the LORD and maintain a cheerful disposition....
- Proverbs 19:23. "The fear (reverence) of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil." Proverbs 17:22. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Note: Balance work and exercise with rest and sleep:
- Exodus 20:9-10. "Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:"
- Ecclesiastes 5:12. "The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep."
Note: Sumo wrestlers, are given a huge and heavy meal just before they hit the snore-shack, and look at their waist lines!
- Isaiah 58:6-8. "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward." [help those in need!]
What does the Bible say to those who ignore GOD' s rules?
- Galatians 6:7-8. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."
- Deuteronomy 12:23-25. "Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD."
- Exodus 20:5. "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;"
NOTE: The answer is plain, break God rules and your body will be broken, by illness or disease, old before one's time. and burned out lives, plus what does your example set for one's children?
- 1 Corinthians 3:16-17. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
Note: As YOUR CREATOR, HE knows what's best for you and me, right? Besides, we all breathe HIS air, eat foods produced on HIS earth. yet many deny HIM????? Plus ignoring HIS laws, like the Natural Laws, Gravity for instance,will bring disastrous results!. Besides GOD, in His mercy, has given us these laws so that we might avoid the disease and sickness that results from breaking them!
WHAT SHOULD EVERY SINCERE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TO DO AT ONCE?
WHAT SHOULD EVERY SINCERE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TO DO AT ONCE?
- 2 Corinthians 7:1-2. "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.".
- 1 John 3:3. "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law".
- John 14:15. "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
NOTE: THE DEVIL ARGUES THAT FREEDOM IS FOUND IN DISOBEDIENCE, but this is a lie!
- John 8:44. "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
- Isaiah 8:20. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Note: Our Father will not hold to account, for any one's lack of knowledge, or light within one. However...
- James 4:17 . "herefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
SOME OF MY BAD HABITS OF HEALTH HAVE BOUND ME SO TIGHTLY. WHAT CAN I DO?
- John 1:12. "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
- Philippians 4:13. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me"
NOTE: Take ALL of your self-destructive habits and desires to Christ, and lay them at His feet, in prayer. He will joyfully give you a new heart/mind, and the powers you need to break any bad habit, and thereby become a son or daughter of GOD: Ezekiel 11:18-20. "And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God." [WHY?]
- Mark 10:27. "And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible." [WHY?]
- John 6:37. "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
- John 15:11. "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full."
NOTE: "..and him that comes to me, I will in no way cast out!" So come to Jesus, in all your sins and dirt, and HE'll clean you up! We have His promise on this!
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