Throughout the scriptures, God has made promises to us. One of the great things about God’s character is that He is faithful.
Read Exodus 15:26. What is the promise contained in that verse?
The laws God gave his people were used to teach His people obedience and were a way to spare them from many preventable illnesses and problems.
Read Matthew 5:17. Jesus came not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it.
The Old Testament dietary laws are not significant for us spiritually. In Mark 7:1-23, Jesus has a discussion with the Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law regarding what is clean and unclean. Jesus list sins that are morally significant and points out that what makes us unclean comes from within. This is the passage where Jesus declares all foods clean; however, clean and healthy are two different concepts.
Clean means set apart for God.
Read Genesis 15:6. Because Abram believed, it was credited to him as righteousness. The grace/faith principle has been there all along, simply overshadowed by legalism.
Dr. Rex Russell suggest three principles for eating according to biblical principles:
- 1. Eat what God created for food.
- 2. Eat foods at they are created.
- 3. Avoid food addictions.
Read Genesis 1:29. What did God provide for food?
Read Ezekiel 16:19: What gifts did God provide for food?
Read Leviticus 11:3 What are the food guidelines provided?
Read Leviticus 11:9 What are the food guidelines provided?
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