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To: topcat54

I have a hard time believing that you believe in God.

If you want to see my logic, which is based in what I understand about God from His book, here it is:

God made everything.

God made certain things for us to be food.

At certain points in history, God said to avoid certain things as food. The main reason was because He said so, but modern day science shows that there are positive health benefits to avoiding much of the foods that were ‘off limits’ in the past.

The things that God made for us to be food were to be good for us because God is good.

I never said I have a ‘theory’ on biblical nutrition. I don’t need Scriptural support for it, the only Scriptural support was God saying a long time ago, don’t eat this and that. Today’s man knows that much of what God said not to eat, well, there is scientific evidence to show there are good reasons not to eat these things. And this is exactly what I would expect from God, that there are benefits to listening to Him when He tells us to do something, or not to do something. You may be upset that He didn’t spell out the details “why” not to eat certain things, but as God He doesn’t have to. If we believe what He says and that He’s a good God and looking out for us, we know what He says is good for us even without knowing the details.

You got trust issues, sounds like to me.


47 posted on 10/02/2007 10:02:40 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man
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To: Secret Agent Man; Terriergal
I have a hard time believing that you believe in God.

Why? Because I disagree with you on what seems "obvious"?

Your “logic” is still not supported from the Word of God.

At various times in the Bible God gave sundry commandments for what to eat and what not to eat. These changed over time. There are commandments that were peculiar to Israel as a nation that not longer apply to the people of God under the new covenant (the Church; cf. Acts 10). One of the “food laws” that God gave to Israel was that they could not eat something that had died of itself (i.e., road kill). However, they were perfectly free to give it to their neighbor who was not an Israelite. (See Deut. 14:21). Now, “logic” might tell us that eating “road kill” is not a good idea. But if that were the case, then why would and Israelite give “road kill” to his neighbor whom he is supposed to love (Lev. 19:34)? “Logic” would tell us that we are not to do anything that would harm our neighbor, but God tells them they may do this, defying human logic.

I never said I have a ‘theory’ on biblical nutrition.

Well, you don’t have the Bible to support you, so all you are left with is your theory.

You got trust issues, sounds like to me.

Well, you are not God, thankfully.

I would suggest you examine your presuppositions before you go questioning another’s salvation/spirituality in a public forum. You might find that it is just an excuse for a poor understanding of the Bible and what God really requires of His people.

49 posted on 10/03/2007 6:50:02 AM PDT by topcat54 ("Friends don't let friends listen to dispensationalists.")
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To: Secret Agent Man; topcat54
I have a hard time believing that you believe in God.

I have a hard time believing the author of the article believes in God. At least not the God of the Bible.

What this guy is advocating is the Colossian Heresy. "do not eat, do not touch, do not" this and that, from which restrictions we have been liberated by Christ's sacrifice and his fulfillment of all the ceremonial laws of cleanness and uncleanness. The moral law however we are still to follow, and we are empowered to do so by the Holy Spirit. Those who are unsaved, no matter how 'moral' they may appear, still are completely unable to fulfill the moral law either because they lack the Holy Spirit (given by faith in Christ and his Word). So they go back to trying to follow these works of the law to redeem themselves. It's blasphemous and dishonoring of Christ. It's as bad as the Judaizers in Galatians.

51 posted on 10/04/2007 8:42:45 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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