1Tim 4:4 All Food Lawful

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All Food Lawful

1Tim 4:4 "For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;"

"Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake; for "the earth is the LORD'S, and all its fullness."" 1Cor 10:25,26

However I perhaps must remind Americans that Paul is not condoning gluttony. "For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:  whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame——who set their mind on earthly things." Php 3:18,19 And while, "all things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify." 1Cor 10:23

But while one should not allow what is forbidden - namely gluttony, so also one should not forbid what is allowed - namely the eating of meats, for example. For even today there are animal activists among the Christian community, who preach the doctrine of demons that to eat animals is sinful.

But while Paul does teach that one can set restrictions upon one's own diet, it is forbidden for Christians to judge another with respect to the variety of one's diet. (1Cor 10

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