Why don't Seventh-day Adventists east pork like Christians of various denominations?
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Quite simply, the holy scriptures tell us that this is not God's will for our lives.
"Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses." Deuteronomy 14:8.
The mind and the body are so intricately connected that if one is injured the other also suffers. If a person is strong and healthy they are better able to make proper moral decisions. One of the main purposes for all the instructions that God gives us in the holy scriptures is to help us make moral decisions. Additionally, Jesus is coming soon and we must be morally prepared for His coming. This will be more difficult if we eat foods that God has clearly shown us to be of poor quality and unhealthy. So, if we want to glorify God in our bodies and be ready for Jesus’ coming, we must be healthy.
With this in mind you might ask Christians why they feel it is okay to eat pork, which is both unhealthy and of poor quality!
"Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses." Deuteronomy 14:8.
The mind and the body are so intricately connected that if one is injured the other also suffers. If a person is strong and healthy they are better able to make proper moral decisions. One of the main purposes for all the instructions that God gives us in the holy scriptures is to help us make moral decisions. Additionally, Jesus is coming soon and we must be morally prepared for His coming. This will be more difficult if we eat foods that God has clearly shown us to be of poor quality and unhealthy. So, if we want to glorify God in our bodies and be ready for Jesus’ coming, we must be healthy.
With this in mind you might ask Christians why they feel it is okay to eat pork, which is both unhealthy and of poor quality!