Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Why Not to Eat Unclean Foods (Improve You Health and Quality of Life)











There are valuable reasons why to follow God's words in the Bible, even when it comes to food: (unclean foods: earth scavengers; pork, vultures, rabbits, etc., ocean scavengers; all shellfish, and fermented alcoholic drinks)

Daniel 1:8-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB) (Daniel’s Resolve)

8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials, 10 and the commander of the officials said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking more haggard than the youths who are your own age? Then you would make me forfeit my head to the king.” 11 But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 “Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be observed in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king’s choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see.”

14 So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food. 16 So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.

17 As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams.


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God is not in judgement when you defile yourself eating unhealthy foods; it's not a transgression under the New Covenant, but God's words never lie, unclean food are for a fact bad for you, scientifically observable. If you really love God and Jesus C., you will keep their words. In the end, it's to benefit you and to maximize this life. And we are being measured on how deeply we understand and how careful we are keeping God's words in our hearts.

Proverbs 7:1-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
  • My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.
  • 2 Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
  • 3 Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.


John 10:10 New King James Version (NKJV)

  • The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. ~ Jesus C.


1 Corinthians 6:19 New King James Version (NKJV)

  • Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
For the full listing of clean and unclean foods refer to Leviticus 11. Read it from a Bible translation version that is easier to understand and expand on, like the Amplified Bible (AMP) and the Easy-to-Read Version (ERV), each respectively.

God Bless!