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Topic: Diet (ary, Food)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-11
Locust-Clean or Unclean: Didn't the diet of John the Baptist, which included locusts, contradict the dietary laws he was required to keep? [Leviticus 11:20-23].
Progressive Revelation: Are the teachings of Jesus part of the "progressive revelation?"


2024-02-19
Angel Food (Manna): What was "angel food?" [Psalm 78:25, John 6:32, Genesis 1:9].



2024-02-08
Eating Animals (Diet, Vegetarianism): Is it acceptable to eat animals (meat)? How aware are they? [Genesis 1:29, Genesis 9:2, Proverbs 12:10].



2024-01-29
Atheist Debate: Would you let us know when you schedule your debate with Max, the atheist?
Angels Eating: Could you explain how an angel could eat and process food? [Genesis 18-19].


2024-01-10
Comment-Fruit Trees in Heaven & New Earth: Caller thinks we will be eating in heaven and will live out our days here on earth.



2024-01-08
No Food (or Stomachs) in Heaven: Caller thinks there will be no need for stomachs in heaven because the food will be so pure. [1 Corinthians 6:13].
Liberty for the Christian: When does one take "liberty" with scripture too far? Can we read too much into it? [Luke 17:10].


2023-12-15
John the Baptist: Did John the Baptist only eat wild honey and locusts for his entire diet? [Matthew 3:4]



2023-12-01
The Exodus: How long was the Exodus supposed to be? Are the accounts of the provision of the quail referring to two different times? [Deuteronomy 1:2, Exodus 16, Numbers 16]



2023-08-21
Unclean & Unclean Foods: Is the phrase "thus He declared all things to be clean" a side comment from Mark? [Mark 7:19].
Side Comments Within Bible Texts: Are there any other side comments (parantheticals) included in Mark beside the one about unclean foods being made clean? [Mark 13:14].


2023-08-14
Teaching Children to be Perfect: Why don't we teach our children to be perfect, rather than emphasize grace? [Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21, James 3:2].
Dietary Directives in Leviticus: Why don't we pay more attention to the dietary restrictions in Leviticus? [Deuteronomy 11:18, Matthew 18:6, Leviticus 11, Genesis 9:3-4].


2023-06-30
Bible Contradiction-Restriction on Food Sacrificed to Idols: Could you clarify the contractions about dietary restrictions, specifically of Paul not really having a problem with those that eat meat sacrificed to idols in contrast to the letter in Revelation 2? Is there concern over the dietary laws (such as Kosher laws)? [Revelation 2:20, I Corinthians 8, 1 Corinthians 10, Acts 15, Galatians 2:11, Romans 14:14.



2023-04-10
Eating Meat: Could you help me sort when the eating of meat entered the diet of humans, why did they keep livestock, and what cause distinction between clean and unclean animals? [Genesis 1-3, Genesis 9].



2023-04-07
Books for Atheists Caller recommends books for Atheists that come from a Scientific approach.
Eating Better-Diet: Caller shares his views on the typical diet and notes that Seventh Day Adventists do better at their choice of food. [I Corinthians 10:31].


2023-03-13
Dietary Laws: Are the dietary laws for everyone, or were they just for the Jews? [Mark 7:18-17, Romans 14:14, 1 Timothy 4:1-5].



2023-03-08
Daniel Refusing the King's Food: When Daniel refused the king's food, was he adhering to the restrictions of the dietary laws? [Daniel 1:5-16, Leviticus 11, Leviticus 17].
What is Truth? (Pilate): What do you think Pilate meant when he asked the question, "What is truth?" [John 18:38].


2023-02-17
Fasting 40 Days: How was it possible that Jesus could go 40 days without eating when He fasted? How did they fast?



2023-02-15
Foods That Defile: How can foods that defiled you in Leviticus (Old Testament) no longer defile you in the New Testament? [Leviticus 11:43, Mark 7:15].
Unclean Foods: Were the unclean foods the ones that might be more likely unsanitary or prone to bacteria? [Acts 10:15, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Matthew 15:11].


2022-12-06
The Foundation of the Church: Caller disagrees with Steve's that this passage refers to the foundation of the church rather than for the individual. [1 Corinthians 3:11-15].
Keeping Diet Restrictions-According to the Law: Could you comment the Christian's obligation to keep diet restrictions according to Old Testament Law? [Romans 14:1-5, Galatians 4:10-11, Galatians 5:2, 1 Timothy 4:1-5, Romans 14:14, Mark 7:19, Hebrews 8:6].


2022-11-22
Food (Meat vs Vegetables): Why did God first give plants (vegetables) for humans to eat, and later introduce animals (meat) into their diets? [I Cor 15:22, Romans 5:12, Genesis 9:3, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 6:25].



2022-10-14
Sabbath & Diet: What about the Sabbath and diet concerns for Christians? In contrast to Colossians 2, I was directed to Isaiah by a Seventh Day Adventist? [Colossians 2:16, Isaiah 58:13].



2022-09-20
Jacob & Esau: In the story of Jacob & Esau, would not Isaac notice that goat had been substitued for venison? [Genesis 27:9].



2022-09-13
Food Provision During the Exodus: Where would those wandering in the wilderness get the wine and flour during the Exodus? [Numbers 28].
Onan's Punishment: Regarding the story of Onan and his practising (spilling of his seed), does not Deuteronomy 25 talk about his penalty? [Deuteronomy 25:5-10].


2022-08-30
Moses, Exodus & the Livestock: When did the people in the Exodus offer sacrifices and why did they complain that they did not have meat if they still had their livestock with them? [Exodus 16:3].



2022-07-05
Food, Diets & Seventh Day Adventism: Caller shares his experience with the foods he eats and supports the idea of eating Kosher. [Acts 10:13-15, Romans 14:14, Mark 7:18, I Timothy 4:1-4, Genesis 9:3]



2022-02-22
Jesus and the Kosher Diet: Where did Jesus address the issue of food and diet making all food acceptable? [Mark 7:15, Matthew 15:11, Leviticus 11:13].
Jews Offended by Jesus: Was the dismissal of the Kosher diet one of the reasons that the Jews were so offended by Jesus?


2021-12-14
God's Provision-Living by Faith: Can you help me understand the disparity between how we live and how others have to live? Do you think you will never be homeless because you live by faith? [Matthew 6:25-26, Matthew 10:5-8].



2021-08-17
Vegetarianism: Are we supposed to eat a plant-based diet? [Genesis 1, Genesis 9:2-3]



2021-05-14
Gluttony & Lack of Self-control: What do think of a pastor who says that gluttons will not inherit the "Kingdom of God"? [I Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:18-21, Matthew 15:11-20, Mark 7:15].



2021-05-14
Eating Vegetables: What is the connection between eating vegetables and the reference to the time of day? [Romans 14:5-6].
Chapter Headings and One's Conscience: What does the chapter heading have to do with conscience? [Romans 14:5-6].


2021-03-29
Healthy Diet Spiritually Beneficial: Have you looked at the correlation between scripture and eating a good diet, specifically not eating meat? [Proverbs 12:10, Genesis 9:3, Matthew 15:11].



2020-08-19
Eating Pork an Abomination Forever: If God said that the eating of swine would be an abomination forever, why do we think it is acceptable now? [Genesis 17:13, Matthew 15:11, Mark 7:19, I Timothy 4:1-5].



2020-05-11
Children Being Required to Fast: Do you think children should fast, or be required to fast, to overcome sinful behavior?
Train Up a Child: What does the verse in Proverbs mean, "train up a child in the way he should go..." [Proverbs 22:6].
Donations Through PayPal: Can people still donate through PayPal?

2020-04-24
Keeping the Sabbath: Caller doesn't agree with Steve regarding keeping the Sabbath. [Exodus 20:8-11, Deuteronomy 4 & 5, Matthew 5:18].



2020-04-16
Noah's Ark: Is it conceivable that the animals on Noah's ark were just babies, and not really full grown?
7th Day Adventists: Would you tell me about the 7th Day Adventists and if they are Christians? [Romans 14].


2020-03-10
Smoking Cigarettes: Do you believe that smoking cigarettes is a sin? [Romans 6:14, I Corinthians 6:19-20].
Obesity or Gluttony: What about the sin of obesity or gluttony? [Philippians 3:18-20, I Corinthians 10:30-31].


2020-03-05
God's Vegan Diet for Mankind: Why did God's ideal diet for mankind change after the flood?



2020-02-25
Anabaptist & Waldensians: Could you clarify the positions and relationship of the Anabaptists, and the Waldensians-particularly about baptism?
Dietary Restrictions: Why were dietary restrictions ever imposed in the laws levied on Israel? [Acts 10:15, Leviticus 11].


2020-02-19
Clean & Unclean Foods: Would you discuss the question of unclean foods? [Mark 7:19, I Tim 4:3-4].



2020-02-19
Catholic Traditions: How do Catholics respond to Romans 14, especially regarding not eating meat on Fridays? [Romans 14:1-8].



2020-02-19
Christians Eating Meat: How do Christians get around eating meat and its fat in light of the word "perpetual" in this verse? [Leviticus 3:17, 12:3, 2 Chronicles 7:16, Psalms 110:4, Hebrew 7:17, Acts 15].



2020-02-05
Loving Food: Is loving food a "sinful desire of the flesh"? [I Peter 2:11].



2019-12-23
Clean & Unclean Meat: Should we keep some of the dietary laws of the Old Testament? [Deuteronomy 14, Matthew 5:18,15:11, 23:23, Mark 7:15-19].



2019-11-20
Laws for Healthy Eating: Knowing that eating scavengers is not the healthiest thing to eat, can we think of these laws as suggestions for our health? [Leviticus 4].



2019-10-08
Eating Meat Sacrificed to Idols: Did Paul restrict Christians from eating meat sacrificed to idols? [I Corinthians 8:10, 10:20, Revelation 2, Romans 14-15].



2019-09-13
Idolatry, eating food that were sacrificed, meat that was strangled: In China, one still often gets their goods given to them at the stores in little idols. Is that a concern for the Christian?
Eating Blood: What about eating blood and the law for Christians today?


2019-05-30
Bible Guidelines for Eating: What does the Bible teach us about what we should or shouldn't eat? [Matthew 15:20, Mark 7:2, Romans 14:14, Genesis 9:3, I Timothy 4:4-5, I Corinthians 10:31].



2019-05-20
Rastafarian: What do you know about Rastafarianism?
Solomon's children: Did Solomon have children with the Queen of Sheba? Was she Ethiopian? 20, 5, 1, 1703


2019-04-05
Food restrictions: Where are people getting the idea that you can't eat pork anymore? Is the Torah still binding today? Are we under "the law" or under the Lord?



2019-03-26
Adam & Eve's Banishment: If Jesus said, “its not what goes into a man that defiles a man” [Matthew 15: 11, 17-20], why were Adam & Eve banned from the garden for eating? Considering the test in the garden.[Genesis 2].



2019-03-13
Exodus: During the exodus, the people were limited to manna and quail, why didn’t they eat their livestock and not just sacrifice it?



2018-12-19
Eating Bacon: Eating pork, can you explain to me Leviticus 11 about not eating unclean foods. [Leviticus 11, Matthew 15:15-20, Acts 10, Acts 11]



2018-08-28
Heaping Coal of Fire: Heaping coals of fire on his head, don't avenge yourselves, giving place to God's wrath, are we trying to win people over by doing that or what? [Romans 12:20, Proverbs 25:21]



2018-07-27
Peter & the White Sheet: I always thought the vision of the White Sheet that Peter had demonstrated that we are no longer under any dietary laws, there is no clean or unclean animals anymore. But after re-examining Acts 10, i'm wondering if that's really true. [Acts 10]



2018-05-23
Clean & Unclean Animals: Can you explain to me about clean & unclean foods, especially the vision Peter had regarding them? [Acts 10, Acts 11]



2018-03-06
Genetically Modified Food: What about genetically modified food? Is it acceptable to eat? [Acts 10:15]



2018-01-29
"All Things are Lawful: "All things are lawful, but not all things are expedient", what did Paul mean by this? [1 Corinthians 10:23]



2018-01-25
Providing Everything We Need: If there are promises that God will provide all we need, then why are there starving masses in other countries? [Matthew 6:25=34]



2018-01-16
Meat Sacrificed to Idols: I would like you to expound on these 2 particular verses in 1 Corinthians 8 regarding making your brother weak involving meat sacrificed to idols. [1 Corinthians 8:11-12]



2018-01-08
Hebrew Roots Movement What do you say about the Hebrew Roots Movement?



2017-08-25
Eating Meat Sacrificed to Idols: What were the ramifications for eating meat from idols?



2017-08-15
Weak in the Faith: Does Romans 14 go beyond diet, food & holy days? [Romans 14]
People being Dogmatic in Secondary Issues: What about people who are very judgmental in stuff that we each have the liberty to do or not do?


2017-07-13
Hebrew Roots Movement: Can you please tell me about the Jewish or Hebrew Roots?



2017-05-31
Fornication & Diet: I've never heard anything on this passage, would you have anything in your archives? [1 Corinthians 6:12-20]



2017-05-23
Water Veith (Adventist Minister): Have you ever heard of Walter Veith, who is an Adventist minister?
Adventists, Sabbath Keeping & other Rituals: Can you discuss Sabbath keeping & the New Covenant & Rituals?


2017-05-08
New Covenant Proof-Text Example: When discussing the covenant, explaining we don't need to keep the sabbath, dietary laws, is this a good verse to use? [Zechariah 11:10]



2017-03-16
Noah & his Family After the Flood: What did noah & his family eat after the flood since there was not much vegetation there yet?



2017-02-03
Vendetta against the SDA Church: SDAs/Adventists suggest that you shouldn't PRAY for people who drink coffee or tea.
Jesus having a sinful nature: Jesus had a sinful Nature.


2016-11-28
Conscience: Michael the Buddhist wonders about your own conscience verses what the Bible says to do or not do & eating animals.



2016-11-03
Writing the Law: Did the Kings have to write the laws down themselves? [Deuteronomy 17:18]
John the Baptist & Locusts: They weren't supposed to eat insects, so how does John the Baptist & eating grasshoppers fit together? [Deuteronomy 14:19]
Noah & 7 animals: So why did Noah take 7 of some animals, where did he get that from?

2016-10-12
Storing food: Is that biblical to store food, & how come so many conflicted messages about it because Jesus could come back really soon?



2016-10-11
Fasting: Was Daniel fasting to deprive himself of certain pleasures for spiritual discipline or was he concerned about what he was eating? Are we still supposed to fast today? [Daniel 1:8-16, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:15]



2016-09-16
Fasting: Are we still supposed to fast today, & if we are, how are we supposed to do it?



2016-08-19
Messianic Movement-Hebrew Roots Caller thinks obeying the Torah for the Christian is important. [Colossians 2:14-17, Acts 10, Acts 11, Mark 7:18-19, 1 Timothy 4:1-5]



2016-08-12
Tithe Being Edible: the exchange involving tithe always seemed to be of something that was edible. Is that true?
Convicting the World of Sin: How will He "convict the world of sin"? [John 16:7-11]


2016-06-30
Sabbath Keeping: I've been talking to some Seventh Day Adventists, & they say Sabbath keeping is important, that we need to keep dietary laws & that the Mark of the Beast is going to be a National Sunday Law, not being able to keep the true Sabbath without difficulty.



2016-05-25
Unclean Food & 70 AD: Why does he raise the issue of unclean foods at all if this is applying to 70 AD after everything has been declared clean? [Isaiah 66:17] (Caller who called earlier in the show, clarifying his question.)



2016-05-04
Seventh Day Adventists & the Dietary Mandate: When did Seventh Day Adventists start the idea that they needed to obey certain dietary laws?



2016-01-04
Kill & Eat-God Changed His Mind?: What caused God to change what He said in Leviticus? [Acts 10:9-28, Acts 11]



2015-09-14
Graven Images & wearing a cross on a necklace: Is wearing a cross on a necklace considered worshipping a "graven image"?
Prepping or Storing Food: Are you a believer in storing/prepping of food, etc. for a time of trouble?


2015-06-30
Dietary Laws: A friend of the caller thinks we need to still follow the Dietary Laws in order to obey God since we love Him.



2015-01-30
Peter & Vision of Unclean Animals: Caller thought the vision of the unclean animals Peter had was just talking about animals & diet, but it was talking about people. [Acts 10, 11]



2015-01-23
Nutrition & Depression: A handful of Cashews is just as effective as a dose of Prozac.



2015-01-22
Anti-Depressants: Fighting depression with Vitamins & Diet is the best way to go, this caller thinks.



2014-12-12
Fasting: What's commanded or expected of us in the New Testament when it comes to Fasting? Is there a certain amount of time we should fast? Should we be listening for the prompting of the Holy Spirit? What are we to fast? The new fad is to fast from electronics.....no internet, computers, tv. Is that acceptable?
Mental Lust Grounds for Divorce: Is lust which happens in the heart grounds for divorce or only actual physical adultery, fornication?


2014-11-19
Peter's Vision of Unclean Animals: The vision the that Peter had about the sheet coming down from Heaven, is that metaphorical or was that God saying that all the unclean animals were clean too? [Acts 10, 11:1-18]



2014-11-03
Waters of Shiloah: Who refused the waters of Shiloah, & who's rejoicing over what will happen to the kings? [Isaiah 8:1-6]
Curds & Honey: What does this mean, that the Messiah would eat Curds & Honey? He was also talking to Judah right then & there, but who is this talking about? [Isaiah 7:13-25]


2014-10-27
Jews, Messianic Jews, Adventists Christians & Christians: A long discussion about how the Messianic Jews or Hebrew Roots twist Scripture to propagate their religion, like when Paul said all meats were clean, but they say that the only thing that can be meat is what's already clean & so THEY are all still clean, but that Paul wasn't even talking about the supposed unclean food. [Romans 14, 1 Timothy 4:1-5]



2014-08-25
"Whatever is not of Faith is Sin": What does it mean that whatsoever is not of faith is sin? [Romans 14:23]
"All things are Lawful": What does Paul mean that all things are lawful, but that all things are not expedient? [1 Corinthians 6:12, 10:23]


2014-08-15
E-mails questions: Caller thinks Steve should dedicate a portion of his show to e-mail questions he gets because he enjoys them just as much as the call-in questions.
Offending People w/ Diet: Does not offending people include people who are not Christians, such as Muslims? [Romans 14-15, 1 Corinthians 8-10]


2014-08-13
Unclean Foods: What is the thing about clean & unclean foods in the New Covenant? [Acts 10 & 11, 2 Corinthians 6:14, Mark 7:19, Matthew 15:16-20, 1 Timothy 4:1-4, Luke 10:8]



2014-08-11
Being saved before the Cross: How were people saved before Jesus died? [Hebrews 11, Romans 4]
Diet in Heaven (New Earth): What kind of food are we going to eat on the other side of the glory?
Bugs in Heaven: Are there going to be bugs in Heaven?

2014-05-21
Legalism: Does the word "Legalism" always denote a negative connotation?
Peter & Dietary laws: My friend thinks we have to keep the dietary laws, the Sabbath, the feast days, that it's not just about love, it's about law-keeping. [Mark 7:19, Matthew 15:16-20, Acts 10-11]


2013-12-18
Homosexuality & Pork: How come homosexuality is still forbidden like it was in the Old Testament, but eating pork is no longer forbidden? Since one is allowed shouldn't the other be permissible as well?



2013-10-21
God Providing Everything but So much Suffering: I know it says somewhere in the Bible that God will provide, but why all this suffering & people with lack of stuff? [Philippians 4:19, Matthew 6:33]



2013-10-08
Reason SDAs are Vegetarians: I was calling because the other day you had people wondering why Seventh Day Adventism practiced vegetarianism. I think I know why.



2013-10-01
Adventist Explain why Vegetarianism: An Adventist caller calls to explain on why they are vegetarian.



2013-10-01
SDA & Meat: How come Seventh Day Adventists don't eat meat?



2013-07-05
Persecutions in the Book of James: Do we have any idea what trials or persecutions the Book of James was specifically talking about? [James 1:1]
Eating Unclean Animals: When did Peter's Vision about the sheet involving unclean animals relate to the council about avoiding blood, strangled animals & meats sacrificed to idols? [Acts 15:23-29]
Prophets-Judas & Silas: John the Baptist was the last of the Old Testament prophets, but two new prophets follow; Judas & Silas. Are there more prophets? [Acts 15:22]

2013-07-03
"All Thing Are Lawful To Me": When Paul said, "All things are lawful to me", what does he mean? [1 Corinthians 6:9-12, 1 Corinthians 10:23]



2013-06-14
Monsanto-Genetically Modified Food: What do you think about companies like Monsanto that make genetically modified food?



2013-06-13
Vegetarianism-No Killing: Should we all be vegetarians since scripture says not to kill?



2013-06-10
Sin After Jesus' Second Coming: Is there going to be the possibility of sin after Jesus comes back? [Revelation 21:4, Revelation 22:3]
Eating in Eternity: Will we be eating in eternity?


2013-05-22
Communion (or Eucharist) Memorial: What is the real presence of Jesus in the ritual communion memorial? [Matthew 18:20, John 6:54-56].
Cannibalism: Do you think the verse in John 6 helps clarify a position on cannibalism? [John 6:54-56, Acts 10:9-16].


2013-03-08
Eating Horse Meat: Is it a sin to eat horse meat? [Genesis 9:3, I Timothy 4:1-5, Mark 7:18-20, Matthew 15:11].


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