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| 1CD | 1 Cor. 10:31 | Christians are commanded to Glorify God in all that they eat or drink. We should be guided by his word. This means that Christians should avoid such things as harmful narcotics, alcohol and tobacco. |
| 2CD | Gen. 1:29 | God gave every seed-bearing plant and every tree that has fruit with seed in it for food. God's original diet for man was a meatless diet consisting of fruits, nuts and grains. He did not permit man to eat flesh food until after the flood. |
| 3CD | Lev. 11:1-4 | Even though flesh foods were permitted after the flood, there were some types of animals that were not to be eaten. The LORD said You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. Beef, Lamb, deer etc. are clean. Rabbit, pig, and horse etc. are unfit for food. |
| 4CD | Lev. 11:9 | Of the creatures living in the waters you may eat any that have fins and scales. Trout, flounder, salmon etc. are clean. Catfish, shellfish, oysters, shrimp, lobsters etc. are not clean. |
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Isa. 66:15-17 |
The fact that those who are eating these foods when Jesus comes to Judge and destroy the wicked, will be destroyed, means that these food restrictions apply even through the entire New Testament times. |
| 6CD | Matt. 15:17-20 | Jesus is not talking about what a person eats. He is talking about eating with unwashed hands. (v20) |
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1 Tim. 4:3-5 |
Paul speaks only of certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving. Food must be consecrated by both the Word of God and prayer. Pork was never created for food to be received with thanksgiving because it is not consecrated by the word of God. |
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Acts 10:1-28 |
Study this passage in its entire context and notice that 1. Peter never did eat the unclean food and 2. the point of the lesson is found in verse 28, it is people not food that God is concerned about. |
| 9CD | 1 John 3:3 | Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as He is pure. |
| 10CD | Rev. 21:27 | Nothing impure will ever enter God's City. |
| 11CD | 1 Cor. 6:19,20 | Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, we should honor God with our body. |
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