Brad,
If you drive yourself bananas then what will you drive us? <grin> lol.
Maybe crazy! <grin> lol.
I know it must be a sin to eat too many bananas also, especially if they
are dipped in hard chocolate. lol.
Lovings,
Pat Ferguson
At 09:41 PM 12/1/2005, you wrote:
>Encouragement yes, command no. Not that we should be drunk, no, but there's
>no direct command specific to that. Least not that I know of, but yes we're
>told not to anyway. The point yet is these are things we ought , or ought
>not do, and if we do, or do not do them, in either case we reap their
>benefit or detriment. There are tons and tons of wisdom, advice, counsel,
>encouragement and out right scolding for various behaviors. Do not be a
>glutton, do not drink strong drink, do not spare the rod, do not be lazy,
>be a giver not a taker, help those who need it, pray for your enemies, on
>and on and on and on, why is food so different for people to swallow?
>Cheezy pun eh? Oops sorry about the Cheezy reference too, I better go now
>I'm starting to talk like a sausage, oops there I go again, I'm driving my
>self bananas. lol
>
>Brad
>
>
>
>At 07:19 PM 12/1/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >There is a command, or encouragement, not to get drunk with wine, but to be
> >filed with the Spirit.
> >
> >sharon
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "MV" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:07 PM
> >Subject: Re: Food and God's word
> >
> >
> > > Seafood is especially bad. Turkey? Scavengers? Ummm they forage but they
> > > don't eat road kill and etc. At least not that I'm aware of. I'm not
> > > certain on the Leviticus stand on Turkey one would have to check it out.
> > > And no I won't be having ham *smile*. I've noticed people tend to get
> > > very
> > > defensive of the foods of today when matched to the Leviticus rules. Not
> > > that you are, but I know many do. There is no commandment to not get
> drunk
> > > either, but God says don't do it man don't do it. People, or I ought say,
> > > Christians for the most part, don't have issue with that rule lol. If I
> > > can find the name of the book I'll post it. It is a doctor of
> medicine who
> > > took the various foods and matched them nutritionally to God's guide and
> > > ge
> > > whiz, God was on to something with his rule, they actually are the
> > > healthiest... and the stuff he said to stay away from is high in toxins
> > > and
> > > cholesterol... who'd a thunk! lol.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > >
> > > At 07:33 AM 12/1/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > >>I take it then, Brad that you won't be having ham for Christmas! I
> > >>feel sorry for all the Maine lobstermen too. Don't turkeys do some
> > >>scavenging too? HMMMM! GRIN!
> > >>Kathy
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>At 08:29 PM 11/30/2005, you wrote:
> > >> >Kathy,
> > >> >
> > >> >India must have had Lamb, fish, chicken, etc.? The reason I think the
> > >> >Leviticus foods are still applicable today is because it is clearly
> > >> >based
> > >> >out of a nutrition and cleanliness issue. Scavengers are high in
> toxins
> > >> >while clean meat and foods are low cholesterol and etc. We can prove
> > >> >this
> > >> >out in today's science what God knew back then because he created them.
> > >> >It
> > >> >never was a "law" to eat only the foods in Leviticus, it looked to me
> > >> >that
> > >> >God was giving wise guidelines to follow. If one chooses to alter from
> > >> >that, I suppose they pay the price, like we see happening today. The
> > >> >sacrifice of the animals is done with Christ, but we still need to eat,
> > >> >and
> > >> >I don't think God has made pig any cleaner today than it was centuries
> > >> >ago.
> > >> >
> > >> >Brad
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >At 09:20 AM 11/30/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> > >> > >Brad,
> > >> > >I do believe that food restrictions were eliminated as well. After
> > >> > >all, Jesus said, "Go in to all the world." If the disciples had to
> > >> > >take there dietary restrictions with them where ever they went, how
> > >> > >could Paul then be all things to all people? Don't forget, church
> > >> > >tradition says that Andrew ended up in India. If that is true, in
> > >> > >India, then he wouldn't have been able to eat cow meat. He would
> > >> > >have had to eat something else!
> > >> > >Kathy
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >At 03:06 PM 11/29/2005, you wrote:
> > >> > > >According to Leviticus, God gave his people some very simple but
> > >> > > >easy to
> > >> > > >determine guidelines for food they ought eat. Fish that have
> > >> > scales and not
> > >> > > >those without, not to eat scavengers, but to eat hooved animals
> that
> > >> chew
> > >> > > >their cud and etc.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >How then does the New Testament' scriptures that speak of unclean
> > >> > > >being
> > >> > > >clean apply? Granted I know Peter's trance or dream or whatever was
> > >> > > >netaphorically speaking of the visitors he was about to get who
> were
> > >> > > >gentiles and not Jews, but is there a food related application
> to it
> > >> > > >as
> > >> > > >well? Curious of your thoghts. Has the New Testament made the
> > >> > > >Leviticus
> > >> > > >rules obsolete in any way.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >Rom 14:19-21
> > >> > > >19 So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the
> > >> > building up of
> > >> > > >one another.
> > >> > > >20 Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All
> > >> > things indeed
> > >> > > >are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats and gives
> offense.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >Acts 10:11-16
> > >> > > >11 and he saw the sky opened up, and an object like a great sheet
> > >> > > >coming
> > >> > > >down, lowered by four corners to the ground,
> > >> > > >12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and
> > >> > > >crawling
> > >> > > >creatures of the earth and birds of the air.
> > >> > > >13 A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!"
> > >> > > >14 But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten
> > >> > > >anything
> > >> > > >unholy and unclean."
> > >> > > >15 Again a voice came to him a second time, "What God has cleansed,
> > >> > > >no
> > >> > > >longer consider unholy."
> > >> >
> > >> >Brad
> > >> >
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