Vegetarianism, eating meat and food in general – Part 1

Vegetarianism, eating meat and food in general – What does the Bible say about it? – Part 1

Food is one of the few things that can bring people together in a group to enjoy time together. Food is important in a physical sense to sustain, but how important is it really? Although there is nothing new under the sun, we hear about ongoing changes in diet suggestions from so many different health guru’s about what we should eat. Now there is an ever growing trend of eating organic and whole food, which I would agree with, but the challenge then comes, where do we find them and how much are we willing to spend for them? This world is at a very interesting crossroads, and among other things, food quality, availability and variety are at the top of some of our concerns in our daily life. This week we will talk about the topic of food using the Bible as the go to reference book of choice.

Just like everything else, food was created to enjoy, but can also be a contentious issue with all of the different allergies, diet trends, etc. But what does the Bible say about all of this? First Proverbs 15:17 says, “Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred” (NKJV). In Proverbs 17:1 says, “Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife” (NKJV).  And Genesis 9:3 says, “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs” (NKJV). I will get into the New Testament account of what the Bible says next, but the point is, we are not to make food a contentious issue. It is meant to be enjoyed, whatever and however much we eat or do not eat.

More to come…

Darrell

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