{"id":194794,"date":"2025-04-07T04:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/?p=194794"},"modified":"2024-11-15T04:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:10:57","slug":"55-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/55-u\/","title":{"rendered":"55.u. Not by Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"verseid:58.13.9\"><b>Heb 13:9<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/span><b>\u00a0Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, <\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>not by foods<\/b><\/span><b>, which have not benefited those devoted to them.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:58.9.9\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Hebrews 9:9-10<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0(which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,\u00a0\u00a0but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:44.10.14\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Acts 10:14-16<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0But Peter said, \u201cBy no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0And the voice came to him again a second time, \u201cWhat God has made clean, do not call common.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:45.14.2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Romans 14:2<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:45.14.6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Romans 14:6<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0\u00a0The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:45.14.17\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Romans 14:17<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:46.8.8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>1 Corinthians 8:8<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"verseid:56.1.14\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Titus 1:14-15<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.\u00a0\u00a0To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Heb 13:9\u00a0\u00a0Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. \u00a0Hebrews 9:9-10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(which is symbolic for the present age). 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