I’d like to elaborate on my philosophy – If God created it, it is good for me; if man has changed it then it is bad for me. 

If we start to think in those terms choices become clear and we can end all this confusion.  The more you read about nutrition the more you will see contradicting opinions.  One group says saturated fats will kill you, another group says they will heal you.  Who do you trust? 

I Timothy 4:1-5 says that in the last days a great apostasy will take place and people will preach that we should abstain from foods that God created.  Well, the vegetarian/vegan movement has been preaching that for a while now, that we shouldn’t eat meat, some go as far as abstaining from anything remotely associated with animals such as honey (because it’s made by bees).  That really narrows your choices.  Doctors are telling us that saturated fats and cholesterol will clog our arteries and that we shouldn’t eat red meat very often.  Many people won’t eat eggs because of the cholesterol.  Nutritionists will tell you that you can increase your protein intake with protein powders and protein bars.  If we have ailments we are given pills, be they drugs or mega-vitamins.  How can we cut through all the nonsense?  Verse 4 and 5 – EVERY creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 

Now I think that a lot of people have taken these verses to mean that they must pray at every meal and ask God to bless the food they are about to eat and they think that this means it won’t harm them.  There are natural laws of sowing and reaping, just like the natural law of gravity.  We can’t throw a ball up into the air and pray that God will keep it up there.  It’s going to come down because of the natural law of gravity.  We can’t ask God to bless our processed non-food and expect that we won’t reap unhealthy lives from consuming it.  Deuteronomy 6:16 says, “You shall not tempt the Lord your God”.  Jesus quoted this verse when the devil tempted Him to throw Himself off the pinnacle of the temple.  We can not knowingly do things that we know will hurt us (or bring us bad health) and expect God to protect us.  God will not be mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap (Galatians 6:7). 

I don’t know about you, but it’s nice when someone agrees with you.  I have been formulating this thought for a while, with this specific passage in mind.  So it made me feel good when I checked out one of Sue Gregg’s books and she said basically the same thing.  I Timothy 4:1-5 applies to God’s creation, not man’s adulteration.  When we choose foods, we must ask ourselves, “How far has this food (or supplement) come from God’s creation?”  In your babysteps toward healthier eating, try to start thinking in those terms.