Eating In Church

What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

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

When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

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

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

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

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.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

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:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

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.

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 continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

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.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. — 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 →

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 →

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

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

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? — read the full passage →

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. — read the full passage →

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

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

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

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, — read the full passage →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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 →

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

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

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

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. — read the full passage →

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. — read the full passage →

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. — read the full passage →

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. — read the full passage →

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

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

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. — read the full passage →

For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

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.

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

Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? — read the full passage →

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

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 →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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: — read the full passage →

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. — read the full passage →