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]>
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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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