Abstaining From Meat

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

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.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.

But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. — read the full passage →

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. — read the full passage →

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, — read the full passage →

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

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. — read the full passage →

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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?

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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.

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.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: — read the full passage →

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

These things command and teach.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. — read the full passage →

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. — read the full passage →

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. — read the full passage →