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The Bible says NOT ALL MEATS ARE FIT TO EAT..

Why does God restrict what I want to eat?

Our human bodies are an amazing masterpiece of God’s creation. 

We are marvelously made.

God the Creator knows and has revealed to mankind which meats are fit to eat. Which ones will provide the proper nourishment to make him healthy.

God created all animals that move and breathe, but He intended only a certain portion to be used by mankind for food.

Don’t just believe me, open your Bibles and prove it yourselves.

You will find this list in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.

Did Moses write this only for the Jews?

This law of clean and unclean meats was already in effect at the time Moses wrote Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.

How do we know this?

Centuries before Moses was born, God had commanded Noah before the flood to bring seven pairs of clean animals and one pair of the unclean animals into the ark.

And neither Noah nor Moses were Jews.

So then, WHY does God command us not to eat pork, rabbits or any of the other unclean animals mentioned in the Bible?

Because they are scavengers that God designed to clean the earth of refuse and waste.

People can get infected with a parasite which causes inflammation of the heart, lungs and brain.

WHY does God prohibit us from eating any fish without fins and scales, like catfish, eel, or swordfish?

They are scavengers and also bottom feeders that clean the oceans, ponds and rivers of refuse and filth.

God intended their digestive system to absorb all the toxic waste contaminants dumped in the water they dwell in.

When we eat their flesh, we take in those poisonous materials which can lead to heart complications and adversely affect the brain.

Shellfish — such as clams, oysters, shrimp or lobsters is also not to be eaten.

They are filter feeders that consume bacteria, parasites and viruses from industrial waste and domestic sewage and other debris from the water they live in.

In addition, eating shellfish causes bacterial infections, hepatitis and stomach viruses.

WHY does God forbid eating unclean birds, such as ostrich, vulture and raven?

They also are scavengers. They feed on garbage, dead and rotting meat.

Eating these unclean birds can cause blood infections, some of which are resistant to antibiotics.

God decreed that not all meats were fit to be eaten. He set apart the clean for us to eat.

And commanded us to avoid the unclean which are unfit to eat.

He has set before us the way that leads to robust, vigorous health.

And the way that leads to sickness and disease.

The choice is yours!

This is Garry Schaeffer with the Constant Church of God.

Join us again next time to hear more about what the Bible actually says!