1. God Wants Us to Prosper and Be in Good Health.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in _health_; I know that it is well with your _soul_.
2. Sanctification Includes the Body, Mind, and Emotions As Well As Spiritual Faculties.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 May the God of peace himself _sanctify_ you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and _blameless_ at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3. Present Your Body As a Living Sacrifice.
Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living _sacrifice_, holy and acceptable to God, which is your _spiritual_ worship. [2] Do not be _conformed_ to this world but be _transformed_ by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
4. Your Body Is the Temple of God.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; [20] you were _bought_ with a price. So _glorify_ God in your body.
5. Whatever You Eat Or Drink, Do All to the Glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 So, _whether_ you eat or drink, or _whatever_ you do, do all to the glory of God.
6. Wine Is a Mocker and Strong Drink Is a Raging.
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a _brawler_; and _whoever_ is led astray by it is not wise.
7. Wine Causes All Kinds of Problems.
Proverbs 23:29-32 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has _complaining_? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? [30] Those who tarry long over wine, those who go to try mixed wine. [31] Do not look at wine when it is red, when it _sparkles_ in the cup and goes down _smoothly_. [32] At the last it bites like a _serpent_, and stings like an adder.
8. Woe to Those Intoxicated with Wine.
Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the _evening_ till wine _inflames_ them!
9. Excessive Wine Leads to Violence.
Proverbs 4:17 For they eat the bread of _wickedness_ and drink the wine of _violence_.
10. Wine Perverts the Judgment of Kings.
Proverbs 31:4-5 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to desire strong drink; [5] lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and _pervert_ the rights of all the _afflicted_.
11. Since We Are Kings and Priests Unto God, We Need Clear Minds.
Revelation 5:10 And hast made them a _kingdom_ and _priests_ to our God, and they shall reign on earth."
12. God's Original Diet Was a Vegetarian Diet.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, "_Behold_, I have given you every plant _yielding_ seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.
13. Noah Understood the Difference Between Clean and Unclean Animals.
after the Flood God Gave Permission to Eat Clean Animals.
Genesis 7:2 Take with you _seven_ pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate; and a pair of the animals _that_ are not clean, the male and his mate;
14. Clean Animals Must Have a Split, Or Divided Hoof and Chew Their Cud. Unclean Animals Are Those Like the Pig That Does Not Have Both Features Just Mentioned.
Leviticus 11:1-8 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, [2] "Say to the _people_ of Israel, These are the _living_ _things_ which you may eat among all the _beasts_ that are on the earth. [3] _Whatever_ parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the _animals_, you may eat. [4] _Nevertheless_ among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. [5] And the rock _badger_, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. [6] And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. [7] And the swine, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. [8] Of their _flesh_ you shall not eat, and their _carcasses_ you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
15. Clean Sea Animals Must Have Both Fins and Scales.
Leviticus 11:9-12 "These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, _whether_ in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat. [10] But anything in the seas or the rivers that has not fins and scales, of the _swarming_ creatures in the waters and of the _living_ creatures that are in the waters, is an abomination to you. [11] They shall _remain_ an abomination to you; of their _flesh_ you shall not eat, and their _carcasses_ you shall have in abomination. [12] Everything in the waters that has not fins and scales is an abomination to you.
16. Those Who Rebel Against God's Dietary Standards Will Not Be in the Kingdom.
Isaiah 66:15-17 "For behold, the LORD will come in fire, and his chariots like the _stormwind_, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. [16] For by fire will the LORD execute judgment, and by his sword, upon all flesh; and those slain by the LORD shall be many. [17] "Those who _sanctify_ and purify themselves to go into the gardens, _following_ one in the midst, eating swine's flesh and the _abomination_ and mice, shall come to an end _together_, says the LORD.
17. God Links Eating Unclean Foods to Heathen Idolatry.
Isaiah 65:1-5 I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, "Here am I, here am I," to a nation that did not call on my name. [2] I spread out my hands all the day to a _rebellious_ people, who walk in a way that is not good, _following_ their own devices; [3] a people who provoke me to my face _continually_, _sacrificing_ in gardens and _burning_ incense upon bricks; [4] who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat _swine's_ flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their _vessels_; [5] who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am set apart from you." These are a smoke in my _nostrils_, a fire that burns all the day.
18. Peter Had a Vision of a Sheet with All Kinds of Unclean Animals Which God Told Him to Eat.
Acts 10:9-16 The next day, as they were on their journey and coming near the city, Peter went up on the _housetop_ to pray, about the sixth hour. [10] And he became hungry and desired something to eat; but while they were _preparing_ it, he fell into a trance [11] and saw the heaven opened, and something _descending_, like a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth. [12] In it were all kinds of _animals_ and _reptiles_ and birds of the air. [13] And there came a voice to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." [14] But Peter said, "No, Lord; for I have never eaten _anything_ that is common or _unclean_." [15] And the voice came to him again a second time, "What God has _cleansed_, you must not call common." [16] This _happened_ three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.
19. Peter Later Understands That the Vision Does Not Apply to Food But to the Jewish Practice of Calling Gentiles Unclean. God Is Breaking Down Racial Barriers.
Acts 10:28 And he said to them, "You _yourselves_ know how unlawful it is for a Jew to _associate_ with or to visit any one of another nation; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
20. Jesus Provides Spiritual Strength to Overcome Physical Habits.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all _things_ in him who _strengthens_ me.
21. Jesus Was Tempted Like We Are. He Fasted 40 Days and Overcame So That We, Too, May Receive His Power to Overcome.
Hebrews 4:15-16 For we have not a high priest who is unable to _sympathize_ with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. [16] Let us then with _confidence_ draw near to the throne of grace, that we may _receive_ mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Next Bible Study: 24-Questions Regarding Health
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