Eating Red Meat

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

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

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

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

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.

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. — read the full passage →

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

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.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

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

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

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 it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

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

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 →

As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

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: — read the full passage →

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

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, — read the full passage →

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

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

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

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

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 →

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.