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Re: What Is The Truth About The Eating Today Of Unclean Meat Such As Pork?
[Re: djconklin]
#91360
08/14/07 01:51 AM
08/14/07 01:51 AM
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Thus, by the end of the I Century AD John still kept the conception of unclean animals, a proof that such attribution to certain animals had ceased. "ceased"? Did you mean "not ceased"?
Well, since we have a long discussion regarding these subjects in our response to the Ratzlaff challenge, I will add also some other materials regarding the subject. See, initially, our basic philosophy that explains our attachment to these principles:The Divine Manual For the Operation of the Human Machine
Last spring a bought a bicycle, and the manual of how to assemble and operate it in safety was almost as thick of that of an automobile. That is because the maker wants the user to have his equipment in the most efficient and durable application.
God, man’s Creator, wouldn’t act differently from any maker of human equipment, leaving the “machine” He created without being accompanied by its due “manual”. Thus, He established laws so that man put into operation the “machine” of his body for the best performance possible. The health laws of the Bible regulate the best for human feeding, with its hygienic features as clear preventive measures to preserve the good health of His creatures.
Actually, the advocates of the “eat-it-all” freedom mentality regarding these rules admit that the reason why God gave these detailed laws on foods was exactly to grant man defense mechanisms in the face of the underdeveloped conditions, at a time when there were no hospitals, clinics, laboratories, medicines and the modern means of treatment. That is true, but with that they can’t justify why these laws had to end overnight (when Christ died), since the conditions that could be detrimental to men kept on justifying such divine care, both in the land of Judah and in the other lands where the gospel would be proclaimed.
The Bible dietary rules practically define what should constitute food for man. Otherwise, he would ignore what would be best for him and consume every type of animal, whose ecological role is of another character, which involves land, air and water beings.
Some time ago I read in the Readers' Digest about someone asking to a dweller in the seashore region why they didn’t hunt the fowls that flew over the beaches to eat. The experienced man explained that a brick put to cook in an oven would end up being smoother than a seagull and other birds typical of the coastal areas.
Ignoring such dietary rules has been the cause of many plagues and diseases that have affected human beings, such the AIDS, ebola fever and afflictions such as the bubonic plague of the Middle Ages have been attributed to the consumption and manipulation by men of animals prohibited by God.
The Sabbath commandment has its health aspects also. If God hadn’t established a day for man to interrupt his activities, his tendency would be to work more and more, without stop, causing himself great physical and mental harm. God wisely associated a day for his rest with a special time for worship, thus setting necessary limits for man and a time for his spiritual refreshment. Jesus demonstrated an interest for the best health of His disciples caring for their physical rest, when He urged them once: “Come with Me by yourself to a quiet place and get some rest” – Mark 6:31 (NIV).
Even the tithe question has its beneficial logic. God doesn’t need man’s money, but He created norms for the maintenance of the ministry so that there was participation of His children. Otherwise man’s tendency would be to gather selfishly more and more to himself, not thinking about the responsibility for God’s Work that man has the assignment of concluding on this planet—the mission of preaching the gospel to every people, thus promoting Christ’s message until the end of all things (Matt. 28:19, 20 and 24:14).
The December 2005 issue of the National Geographic Magazine brought a special news story confirming what had been found in previous researches—the greater longevity of the Seventh-day Adventists and the health advantages of this religious group in comparison with Americans in general. Jesus declared: “By their fruits ye shall know” if a tree is good or bad. The fruitage of the Adventist’s (and Jewish) care for the biblical dietary laws could only result in benefit for those who follow them.
And if these rules are good for the Seventh-day Adventists, why wouldn’t they be equally good for other Christians and the general population as well?
A. G. Brito
Sola Scriptura Ministry
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Re: What Is The Truth About The Eating Today Of Unclean Meat Such As Pork?
[Re: Azenilto]
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10/23/08 06:33 PM
10/23/08 06:33 PM
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Have you folks seen this remarkable video? See what famous Pr. Joel Osteen (who pastors one megachurch in Houston, TX--Lakewood Church), has to say about unclean meats. www.mydadsrestaurant.com/josteencleanfoodbig.wmv
A. G. Brito
Sola Scriptura Ministry
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Re: What Is The Truth About The Eating Today Of Unclean Meat Such As Pork?
[Re: Azenilto]
#103953
10/23/08 09:44 PM
10/23/08 09:44 PM
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That's quite a crowd he was speaking to. Nicely done  Have to wonder how many had a pork roast or chops planned for their Sunday dinner? 
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