Which foods can Christians eat?

Answer 1

Christians, in general, have no religious restrictions on what they eat. There are numerous branches that have put some restrictions on things, such as Mormons avoiding caffeine.

There dietary strictures in Leviticus chapter 11, but they seem to have been rejected by Christians, at least by comparison with the way they are approached by Jews..

Answer 2

I don't believe there are restrictions involving food for Christians.

Answer:

Christians are to live by God's Word and imitate their Saviour (I John 2:6). What He ate, they are to eat; what He did not eat, they are not to eat.

If God does not change (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8), then Jesus did not change what He, as the "Word of God made flesh," (John 1:1-5) wrote in the Old Testament or He would contradict Himself. Indeed, He specifically told us that He was not changing the Old Testament instructions in Matthew 5:17-18.

Therefore, we are to interpret the information in the New Testament in light of the information in the Old. If God changed in what He told us in the Old Testament, how can we trust Him not to change in everything else?

Either God is constant, unchanging & trustworthy in ALL things, or He cannot be trusted in anything.

Answer 3

Christians can eat anything. Unlike some other religions where some foods are not allowed (like Jews and pork), Christians are permitted to eat any food. This is a result of a vision that Peter received in the book of Acts where a blanket descended fro heaven laden with all kinds of food that had been taboo. He was then told that from then on, to the Christian, all food was considered blessed by God and that nothing was now forbidden.

Occasionally Roman Catholics refuse to eat meat on a Friday (eating fish instead) as a mark of respect for the crucifixion which took place on a Friday, but this is more custom than Biblical requirement.

Christians should follow the dietary laws in The Bible. Peter's vision was about, "not calling any man unclean", thats why the vision worked to get the point across. By the time Peter had the vision he would of long ago known if he could eat unclean food. God knew Peter would not eat but God didn't want Peter to call other people unclean. Go back and read the verse you will see the context of it. Keep studying the Bible you will find the truth. Try (Passion for Truth Ministries) they have a very good Bible study on clean and unclean food.

Answer 4

I don't believe there are any restrictions--however particular sects have their own practices--

for example the Seventh-Day Adventists advocate vegetarianism.

the Mormons do not drink coffee, tea or alcohol.

Answer 5

In Christianity there are no regulations regarding food because food in itself is not a matter of great consequence to God. Refraining from certain foods does not give a person favour with God, and eating certain foods does not make people better Christians.

We can read in 1Corinthians 8:8 "But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse".

Answer 6

Christianity is a religion and incapable of eating.
Christians, as with several religions, have interpreted their religious tomes in many ways, prohibiting foods and acts and insisting on others.
Choose your preference or ignore them all.

Answer 7

They are listed in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. Moreover, the vast majority who call themselves 'Christian' have no dietary laws considering those noted above to be 'Jewish laws'. However, there is a 'little flock' that does adhere to 'God's dietary laws' as these believe His laws are eternal and spiritual (Romans 7:14) just as His principles shared with mankind who is made in His image (Genesis 1:26-27). We are told His ways and thoughts are higher than those of mankind (see Isaiah 55:8-9) and that we humans cannot direct our ways (Jeremiah 10:23). Therefore, God gave us His laws to guide us through this physical stage of life.

We must remember God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He simply does not change (see Malachi 3:6 and Hebrews 13:8). We humans should not look for 'loopholes' in His law to avoid doing His commands. Yet most of Christianity has perverted the clear biblical instructions with their erroneous reasoning: dietary laws are for the Jews only; only those laws mentioned in the New Testament are to be followed and Jesus took all sin upon Himself so we can do as we please since we believe and are saved, to name a few here. Each of these widely accepted by many, erroneously.

God first introduced the idea of clean and unclean meats to Noah in Genesis 6:19, 7:2). These laws were codified in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14. Jesus and the Apostles fully followed them. The early Church did as well. And a small minority of Christians still do today.

The New Testament instructions on this was confusing to many in the 1st Century AD - especially those in Corinth and Rome. Paul addressed the primary issue - as Jewish converts and new gentile Christians wondered if it were permissible to eat 'ceremonial' foods or foods offered to idols which was a common practice at that time. Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 8 that the main concern for Christians is the matter of defiling oneself or another by going against one's conscience or the conscience of others. This simply means if the person truly and deeply feels that it is wrong to eat ceremonial foods or his neighbor fells strongly this way, the Christian should avoid doing so - not offending himself or his neighbor. So in effect today, Christians may eat foods blessed by anyone or offered to any idol god as long as it does not conflict with their conscience or another's - always adhering to the dietary laws of clean and unclean meats still firmly in place for all mankind.

It is interesting to note that the commonly used passage of Scripture alleged to do away with the dietary laws - Romans 14 (especially verses 14 and 20) - that there is no original Greek word used for 'food or meat' in these verses. These words were inserted in later translations. Indeed, in this chapter there is no specific object mentioned relative to cleanness or uncleanness. The simple sense in context here is that 'nothing is unclean - (Greek 'koinos' meaning 'common or ceremonially defiled') of itself and 'all is clean - (Greek 'katharos' or free from impure admixture, without blemish or spotless). The forced interpretation into this paragraph associating food with idolatrous activity, had no bearing on the suitability of the food for eating.

Answer 8

For some Christians, the dietary laws have not changed at all from Leviticus 11. However, Paul gave us guidelines when eating food offered to other 'gods.'

The New Testament instruction on this was confusing to many in the 1st Century AD - especially those in Corinth and Rome. Paul addressed the primary issue - as Jewish converts and new gentile Christians wondered if it were permissible to eat 'ceremonial' foods or foods offered to idols which was a common practice at that time. Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 8 that the main concern for Christians is the matter of defiling oneself or another by going against one's conscience or the conscience of others. This simply means if the person truly and deeply feels that it is wrong to eat ceremonial foods or his neighbor fells strongly this way, the Christian should avoid doing so - not offending himself or his neighbor. So in effect today, Christians may eat foods blessed by anyone or offered to any idol god as long as it does not conflict with their conscience or another's - always adhering to the dietary laws of clean and unclean meats still firmly in place for all mankind.

It is interesting to note that the commonly used passage of Scripture alleged to do away with the dietary laws - Romans 14 (especially verses 14 and 20) - that there is no original Greek word used for 'food or meat' in these verses. These words were inserted in later translations. Indeed, in this chapter there is no specific object mentioned relative to cleanness or uncleanness. The simple sense in context here is that 'nothing is unclean - (Greek 'koinos' meaning 'common or ceremonially defiled') of itself and 'all is clean - (Greek 'katharos' or free from impure admixture, without blemish or spotless). The forced interpretation into this paragraph associating food with idolatrous activity, had no bearing on the suitability of the food for eating.

Answer 9

There are no food restrictions in Christianity.

Answer 10

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Us Christians eat any food we want! ???? fruit, vegetables, fast food, meat (unless your a a vegetarian) whatever we want