New Age Health Care - Way of Life Literature
New Age Health Care - Way of Life Literature
New Age Health Care - Way of Life Literature
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Concluding Warning<br />
We are forbidden to adopt the ways <strong>of</strong> the heathen<br />
(Jeremiah 10:2). Things associated with idolatry and<br />
pagan darkness are demonic, and the Bible forbids us to<br />
participate with such things (1 Corinthians 10:19-21).<br />
The Word <strong>of</strong> God warns, “And have no fellowship with<br />
the unfruitful works <strong>of</strong> darkness, but rather reprove<br />
them” (Ephesians 5:11).<br />
Delving into secret or occultic realms is forbidden. This<br />
is the very essence <strong>of</strong> divination and wizardry. See<br />
Leviticus 19:31 and Deuteronomy 18:10-12.<br />
As for diet, there is no biblical diet that is required for<br />
God’s people today as there was in the Old Testament.<br />
Paul warned that vegetarianism as a legalistic practice is<br />
a doctrine <strong>of</strong> devils, and he taught that all things are good<br />
to eat if received with thanksgiving (1 Timothy 4:1-5).<br />
For the Christian, diet is a matter <strong>of</strong> health and personal<br />
preference, not a matter <strong>of</strong> Bible doctrine.<br />
We should beware <strong>of</strong> an overemphasis on diet. It can<br />
become idolatrous. The Bible teaches us to put our focus<br />
on the spiritual rather than the physical. “For bodily<br />
exercise pr<strong>of</strong>iteth little: but godliness is pr<strong>of</strong>itable unto<br />
all things, having promise <strong>of</strong> the life that now is, and <strong>of</strong><br />
that which is to come” (1 Timothy 4:8).<br />
We don’t live in paradise. We live in a cursed world and<br />
a body <strong>of</strong> death (Rom. 8:22-23; 7:24). <strong>Life</strong> is short at<br />
best, and no matter what kind <strong>of</strong> diet you adopt you will<br />
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