VEGETARIANISM & UNCLEAN FOODS……

VEGETARIANISM & UNCLEAN FOODS

One thing you may run into in your Christian walk are "Vegetarian Christians." Now, if you feel that it will strengthen you in your walk to give up meat, by all means, it is denying yourself and God has called us to deny temptation. Though, if some Christians are eating meat, you have no right to rebuke them. There is no commandment saying we are not to eat animals. Exodus 20:13? Though shall not kill... Well... Technically it means murder and murder is defined by killing out of hatred, revenge, or for money. People kill animals for survival. Food...

Don't get me wrong, as you read in my second article I am against animal abuse, trophy hunting, factory farms, labs, etc. I currently am trying to be vegetarian because I do not wish to support these factory farms, but... If someone eats meat, don't rebuke them. I respect your love for all God's creatures, but don't get caught up in love for creation and not the Creator. If we love Him, we keep His commands. John14:15. And use Scripture as correction. 2 Timothy 3:16. Oh and as much as I support PETA on a lot of things... When you kill people to protect animals, you make yourself no better than the humans that kill animals. I do not support violence to protest against violence. It is hypocritical and stupid.

So let's explore foods we are allowed to eat... Starting from beginning...

Genesis 1:29 - "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

So looks like God intended for only fruits and vegetables to be Adam's and Eve's food, but most likely because God wanted animals to become more populated before they would be hunted... Though if Adam and Eve never sinned, God would have given them enough produce to survive on, never having to kill any creature, and no animal killing any other animal... But Adam and Eve sinned, so...

Genesis 9:3 - "You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything."

We may eat any living thing that lives... First, only were allowed to eat fruits and veggies, but now can eat animals as well. Because of this animals started eating each other as well, creating carnivore animals, omnivore animals and herbivore animals... A lot of the animals that are eating carrion were dubbed unclean in Leviticus 11, but let's come back to that in a bit.

Isaiah 11:6 - "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them."

So this is talking about Heaven on Earth, so in the future when Lord Jesus reigns the carnivores animals will no longer be carnivores. It will go back to like it was in Eden, just herbivores. Also to mention, I think in my personal opinion it is good to grow our own food and be trained to live off only veggies, so that in the End Times when Christians suffer persecution where we won't be able to buy or sell, we can live off our own land, our own food. Not to mention, produce in the grocery is still Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).

Mark 7:19-20 - "Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man."

So what you eat doesn't defile you, what you say and think defiles you. You will not be damned to Hell for eating something, you will be damned for saying or thinking something. Especially if you are playing the Pharisee...

Romans 14:2-3 - "2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him."

So the weak (physically) eat only herbs. If you wish to eat only herbs, very well, but do not condemn your brother or sister in Christ for eating everything, meat. God has received you both if you are not defiling yourself with wicked speech and thoughts.

Romans 14:13-18 - "13 Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister. 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean. 15 For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men."

Romans 14:20-23 - "20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 [It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 22 Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin."

Let's not kid ourselves, but accept Scripture for what it says... Do not condemn your brothers or sisters in Christ for laws that are made up by your own mind. There's enough commands to keep up with that are important, don't put a stumbling block before your brother in Christ. Jesus ate fish!

Luke 24:41-42 - "41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb." Jesus also ate the Passover feast. Matthew 26.

I personally as of now am a Flexitarian, meaning I try to eat very little meat especially pig, because as commanded it is unclean, not healthy to eat. Not that your soul will go to Hell because you ate pig all your life or shrimp or any unclean food... We know now that God said that it's what comes out of your mouth that defiles you, not what goes into your mouth. Mark 7:19-20. And God doesn't change. Malachi 3:6. So what is God talking about in Leviticus 11?

Pretty much every animal is unclean to eat except Cow, Chicken, Duck, Lamb, Fishes with scales and fins. Why God tells us not to eat all other animals is because not for our Spiritual Health, but our Physical Health... Pigs, Shrimp, Catfish, etc. are creatures that are dirty animals, scavengers, eating carrion. So back in the Levitical era, unlike today they couldn't clean their food as properly as we do today, refrigerate... Even though our foods today are filled with GMOs... Leading me to talk about this topic...

Do you know that there is fluoride in our tap water? Okay, now do you know that fluoride is bad for our health? Fluoride is added to water to prevent tooth decay. In the U.S.A 40,000 children from 84 communities were used to conduct a survey by the National Institute of Dental Research, and when comparing tooth decay among children in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities… Showed little difference.

In short, fluoride does more damage than help. Fluoride accumulates pineal gland in very high levels. 100 animal experiments have been conducted that show fluoride accumulates in the brain, damaging learning, poisons the nervous system and changes mental behavior.

Reduced IQ is among the other damages fluoride causes, but not the only neurotoxic effect that results from fluoride exposure. Impaired vision and four studies have been found between prenatal fluoride exposure and fetal brain damage.

Fluoride leads to earlier stages of puberty. Young girls in fluoridated communities got their menstrual 6 months earlier than girls in the non-fluoridated communities. Thyroid damage, bone damage, kidney damage, reproductive problems. In conclusion, fluoride does more damage than it helps. Don’t drink your tap water, fluoride is in our tap water, and if you think you’re safe with bottled water, some bottled water is just bottled tap water. Make sure there is little to no fluoride in your water; get it purified. All of us, and our children are being over-exposed to fluoride.

Fluoride is not an essential nutrient. No disease, not even tooth decay, is caused by “fluoride deficiency”. Not one medical condition is caused by “fluoride deficiency”. Our bodies do not require fluoride, so why should we consume it? Why is it in our water? Think about it…

GMO foods (genetically modified organism) and for those that do not know what this is, it’s where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal.

GMO foods are currently in the vast majority of processed foods in the United States, and all the more sadly is that the FDA doesn’t require labeling of GMO foods in the ingredients. While in Europe GMO food ingredients are banned.

Why are they banned?

GMO foods have been linked to toxic, allergic, sterile and sick reactions, along with even dead livestock. Studies done to show that damage was caused to organs in lab animals. There is a virus gene that is poisonous to humans that has been missed when GM food crops have been evaluated for safety.

So when these crops are consumed by farm animals that produce meat, milk and eggs, us humans are also consuming this virus. Critics of GMO foods say that say the GM approvals process has been flawed for over 20 years. Not only a flaw, but a fatal one at that.

They argue that the only logical response is to recall all of the crops and food products involved. But of course that will not happen. GM crops are modified in laboratories to give them resistance to being sprayed with powerful weed killers. Meaning that, fields are being doused with the chemical.

The modification process involves inserting genes into the plants allowing viruses that are commonly found in the soil and plants to remain. The findings will embarrass the U.S.A government. So don’t fall for the pro-GM propaganda that try to win over consumers. I recommend a book titled, "Seeds of Deception" by Jeffrey M. Smith.

Do your research and keep your body healthy.