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Post by Beck on Mar 21, 2007 14:56:44 GMT -5
I have to get that book sister Keita.. I will be the first to admit that I am still trying to figure out what the scripture teaches... I havent made the full switch yet.. Im like Nino from the movie New Jack City " Im trying but it keeps callin me" LOL. I have stoped eating pork, its the shrimps that im having a hard time with..LOL Pray for me..  |
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Post by nina2 on Mar 21, 2007 16:32:55 GMT -5
"When I read the Bible as a whole, I see a God who cares about the details of how we live our lives—including what we eat."
And He certainly does.
As Keita mentioned, why would Jesus say this:
Matthew 22:
37 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang ALL THE LAW (emphasis mine) and the prophets.
knowing full well all of the Law and the number of commandments in it?
When it comes to dietary laws, if we just read them, they are overwhelmingly complicated. I know I wonder how can one keep them all? Not just in the choice of foods, but their preparation, including the ustensils. the house, etc...
But the commandment given by Jesus as the "first and great" demands that we love God with all our heart, soul and mind.... To me, that's the link between Old and New Testament, including when it comes to food.
No, we are not obligated to follow those laws. But it is also important to better understand why the Jews are so committed to following all of the commandments, the ultimate purpose of them doing it.
Like for everything else, the laws related to food, of course, apply to the body and, through that, to the soul's health, because everything we absorb, eventually is carried through the blood...
According to the Bible, the soul is in the blood, the life is in the blood. I am not a scientist, but it is a fact that some foods and drinks - and the amount of the intake - drastically affect our body and even our brain, our metabolism, and it all works together.
We tend to think about food as something affecting "only" the body, but it goes well beyond that. We have to be sensitive to the ultimate wisdom of the Law. The body is the temple, and the temple cannot be defiled.
I believe that's why Paul said that we can eat anything (paraphrasing) but to acknowlege God in our eating, asking Him to bless it and thanking Him for it, which sanctifies it.
There is a great measure of holiness in caring for our bodies according to God's word.
And, after all, didn't we end up out of Eden for disobeying a food law and eating the forbidden fruit?
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Post by keita on Mar 21, 2007 21:13:14 GMT -5
I have to get that book sister Keita.. I will be the first to admit that I am still trying to figure out what the scripture teaches... I havent made the full switch yet.. Im like Nino from the movie New Jack City " Im trying but it keeps callin me" LOL. I have stoped eating pork, its the shrimps that im having a hard time with..LOL Pray for me.. LOL! I'm gonna have to pray with you bro beck 'cause I confess that some rightly prepared shrimp scampi can still somehow find its way to my mouth and even the smell of bacon can cause drooling.  But, like you, I am at least recognizing that I definitely need to do better with this food thing. First, because of the perfect and everlasting wisdom of God's Word on the matter and also because my butt is starting to look like somebody's following me. I think there's a connection there...duh, lol! I highly recommend Hope's book because she remains very clear that our diets are not a salvation issue while also encouraging obedience to God’s Word, and that's the very balance I'm ultimately after. I'm also impressed with the way the book helps us see how science and Scripture brilliantly intertwine. She doesn't promote legalism or vegetarianism but instead challenges us to take a fresh look at how we live out our faith and, like God's Law, that's always ALL GOOD! |
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Post by keita on Mar 21, 2007 21:23:32 GMT -5
...When it comes to dietary laws, if we just read them, they are overwhelmingly complicated. I know I wonder how can one keep them all? Not just in the choice of foods, but their preparation, including the ustensils. the house, etc... But the commandment given by Jesus as the "first and great" demands that we love God with all our heart, soul and mind.... To me, that's the link between Old and New Testament, including when it comes to food. No, we are not obligated to follow those laws. But it is also important to better understand why the Jews are so committed to following all of the commandments, the ultimate purpose of them doing it. Like for everything else, the laws related to food, of course, apply to the body and, through that, to the soul's health, because everything we absorb, eventually is carried through the blood... According to the Bible, the soul is in the blood, the life is in the blood. I am not a scientist, but it is a fact that some foods and drinks - and the amount of the intake - drastically affect our body and even our brain, our metabolism, and it all works together. We tend to think about food as something affecting "only" the body, but it goes well beyond that. We have to be sensitive to the ultimate wisdom of the Law. The body is the temple, and the temple cannot be defiled. I believe that's why Paul said that we can eat anything (paraphrasing) but to acknowlege God in our eating, asking Him to bless it and thanking Him for it, which sanctifies it. There is a great measure of holiness in caring for our bodies according to God's word. Shoot sis, you could have written the very book we're talking about, lol! M-m-m-m good Word! BAM! |
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