The Spiritual Relationship Between God and Mankind’s Eating Habits

From the beginning, God ordained a spiritual connection between food and man's positive or negative relationship with Him.  For example, Adam and Eve would have been taken to the next spiritual level had they chosen to eat from the Tree of Life instead of from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.  Jesus is the Tree of Life and the True Vine who gives us, and would have given them, eternal life (Revelation 2:7; 22:1-2 & 14-15) as well as the true spiritual wisdom they desired when they ate the forbidden fruit.
 
Likewise, the Israelites were Egyptian slaves, but after God miraculously set them free from bondage, He elevated them by making them a nation.  Then He transformed the Levites into priests and instituted the Jews' new method of worship to include eating for His glory (see Leviticus 11 & Deuteronomy 14).  God specifically stated the food restrictions imposed on the Israelites were made so they would "be holy because I am holy (Leviticus 11:44-45)."
 
Again, God changed the way mankind worshipped and ate when He removed us from the curse of the law and saved Jews and Gentiles alike by grace through faith in His Son, Jesus the Christ. The disciples were elevated to apostles, and God's Holy Spirit was, and still is, poured out on all flesh who believe in Jesus. It was at this point the Lord told Peter that all foods were declared clean, giving us the spiritual freedom to eat what we want. However, the commandment to eat in a way that reflects His holiness remains: "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31)."
 
These examples teach us that eating for God's glory instead of solely for our physical pleasure is a sign of spiritual maturity.  Like children in the natural, you should eventually graduate from spiritual milk to solid food in Christ (1 Peter 2:2, 1 Corinthians 3:2) as your relationship with God deepens and matures.  Consequently, it's time to put away the childish things of pizza, fried foods, burgers and fries, cobbler, ice cream and cookies in spiritual obedience to honor God with your body by taking care of the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
 
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