Health

III John 1:2 ~ Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. “God desires that we prosper and be in health.”

I Thess. 5:23 ~ And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

“Sanctification includes body, mind, and emotions as well as spiritual faculties.”

Romans 12:1,2 ~ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. “Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.”

I Cor. 6:19,20 ~ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. “Your body is the temple of God.”

I Cor. 10:31 ~ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. “Whatever you eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.”

Prov. 20:1 ~ Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.”

Prov. 23:29-32 ~ Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. “Do not drink fermented wine. It brings sorrow, woe, and contention. It is deceptive and clouds the judgment.”

Isa. 5:11 ~ Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! “Woe to those who are intoxicated by wine.”

Prov. 4:17 ~ For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. “Excessive wine leads to violence.”

Prov. 31:4,5 ~ It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. “Wine is not for kings or princes since it perverts wise judgment.”

Rev. 5:10 ~ And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. “Since we are kings and priests unto God, we need clear minds.”

Gen. 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. “God’s original diet was a vegetarian diet.”

Gen. 7:2 ~ Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. “Noah understood the difference between clean and unclean animals. Since at the time of the flood, God gave permission to eat the clean animals, they were brought by sevens. The unclean scavengers by twos.”

Lev. 11:1(2)-12 ~ 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. 9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. “Clean animals must have a split or divided hoof and chew the cud. Unclean animals are those like pigs that do not have the above features. Clean sea animals must have both fins and scales.”

Isa. 66:15-17 ~ For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. 17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. “Those who rebel against God’s dietary standards will not be in the kingdom.”

Acts 10:9-16 ~ On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. “Peter’s sheet with all kinds of unclean animals included rats, alligators, and crocodiles. God says arise and eat. Peter is horrified! What does God mean? Verse 17 indicates Peter is uncertain.”

Acts 10:28 ~ And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. “Peter explains that the vision applies not to food, but to calling gentiles unclean. In this vision, God breaks the racial barrier. Peter is open to witness now to the Gentiles. The vision deals with the fact that through the cross all barriers between people are removed.

Phil. 4:13 ~ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. “Jesus provides spiritual strength to overcome physical habits.”

Heb. 4:15,16 ~ For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. “Jesus was tempted like we are. He fasted 40 days and overcame so we, too, can receive His power to overcome.”