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Clean and Unclean Meat !!
hillsbororiver:
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--- Quote from: Kat on August 23, 2007, 02:05:30 PM ---Mark 7:19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.)
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The "(Thus He declared all foods clean)" part is not in the King James.
Take a look at this (5 minute read)...
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Actually this thread has already presented about every view possible so let's take Paul's advice and not let what we eat or don't eat become stumbling blocks.
I have had members of my family that did everything possible to gain and or preserve good health and died in their early to late 50's, on the other hand my Grandfather smoked like a chimney, drank morning til night ate fried foods constantly and lived to be 86, my Grandmother (other side of the family) was overweight, ate a lot of pork and other meats as well as more than her fair share of breads, pastries, cakes, etc. she lived to be 97.
Temperence in all things is a requirement and one of the fruits of anyone who has the Spirit of Christ within, we should seek the things above if we do the earthly things will take care of themselves (through Him of course).
His Peace and Wisdom to you,
Joe
rk12201960:
Well said Joe.
I good bit of wisdom to chew on.
Randy
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ez2u:
Here is something I did not find in reading these post
All things are lawful to me, but not all things profit. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be ruled by any.
1Co 6:13 Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods, but God will destroy both this and these.
Reading the verses before and after gives a person more light as to what is being said.I have experience better health by eating closer to natural and organic. I don't believe we are under law that we must requirer someone to eat a certain way and surely when I ate all raw it took a little planning. I slept much better and never had any illness. People don't realize how important sleeping is. A good sound sleep helps your body to clean house and restore your health. Not putting so much work on the liver my eating raw food with life in it gives your body a chance to rest and repair, rebuild. I hear this calling to eat healthier my appetities of my flesh what I have known and done in the past has stop me. It is not a requirement for any one but I found it produces better health after a while. That is after your body heals.
Greed on the other hand is a very deturbing element to me why I don't know it been around forever and in the damn nature. It is not a respecter of persons. I to repent on things.
YellowRose:
This is a topic that hits close to home for me right now. I have read all of the posts and I have learned some important spiritual insights. I am always grateful for that. The Lord has been dealing with me on this very issue lately. My understanding was stuck between the world’s carnal views concerning food and the spiritual teachings concerning food. I was finally able to sort through it all with the help of this important scripture: I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service; and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect. Romans 12:1-2. I finally understood that the main issue is not which foods are right or how much food is right. These are carnal ideas/arguments. Every time I turn around, I’m being bombarded by diets and studies and discussions about food, food, food. It’s all about tending to the flesh, focusing on the flesh, caring for the flesh. It is true that we are to care for our bodies and responsibly manage them, but the goal is not so that the flesh will profit. The flesh profits nothing. The goal is not so that we meet the letter of some old testament law. Through Christ we have been set free from the law of sin and death. The goal is to present our bodies as a living, sanctified and acceptable sacrifice to God. It is for His sake that we consider these issues, not for the sake of our or others’ flesh. If there is a question as to clean vs. unclean food, or acceptable vs. unacceptable food, the answer can only be that which presents our bodies as a living, sanctified and acceptable sacrifice to God. And these posts are filled with scriptures that provide insights as to how to accomplish that. Romans 12 goes on to point out that we are each given our own measure of faith and we are each given our own kind of gifts and none of us are to think of ourselves too wisely because of any of it. There is no one way but we all have special lessons God has taught each of us concerning food that we can share with each other and we can personally accept or reject any teaching, based on how God is leading us to present our bodies as a living, sanctified and acceptable sacrifice to God and not based on the validity of a particular teaching. Remember: For those who are according to the flesh, the things of the flesh do mind; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Romans 8:5.
I am humbled by the privilege of being able to share this with all of you.
In His Service,
Cathy
DuluthGA:
And I am very personally GLAD and heartened to read it! HA! :) :)
Here you are, so new yet so insightful Cathy, ho ho!! [Just new to us, not that you are new to His indwelling spirit. :D] What a great post! YA NAILED IT! ;) To me anyway, I agree, and good also for all the accumulation of posts and other insights as well. My two favorite lines from you:
It is true that we are to care for our bodies and responsibly manage them, but the goal is not so that the flesh will profit.... It is for His sake that we consider these issues, not for the sake of our or others’ flesh.
HIGH FIVE, I love simplicity! :D
I praise Him for there are NO LIMITS TO HIS GRACE!
Janice
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