Nutrition in the Bible

View this lesson in a browser and print a "take-away" weekly copy. CLICK HERE (see link below)

LESSON 12

*June 12 - 18

Nutrition in the Bible

Bible Version The links to Bible texts will no longer specify the Bible version.  That allows you to choose any Bible version available on BibleGateway.  Choose your preferred version from the dropdown menu near the top of the Bible text page but don't press the [Update] button. Go back to the Lesson page with your mouse or the back arrow on the browser. That should set a cookie on your computer and links will then go to that Bible version.

SABBATH AFTERNOON

Read for This Week's Study: Gen. 1:26–30; 7:1, 2; 8:20; Leviticus 11; Deuteronomy 14; Prov. 23:19–21; Acts 10:1–28; Rom. 14:17; 1 Tim. 4:1–5.
Memory Text:

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31, NIV).

A writer argued against belief in God, in the supernatural, or in any spiritual realities at all. He believed only in the material world, only in material things. “Man is,” he said, “what he eats. Period.” However extreme his position, he does have a point, at least somewhat. Though we certainly are more than what we eat, what we eat helps make us what we are. Our blood, bones, fat, and tissues all are fed by the food we put in our bodies. We know that if we stopped eating, we would die. We know, too, that our food impacts our physical being in many ways. Anyone who has ever eaten too much, or eaten the wrong things and become sick, knows how much food impacts us physically—and mentally, as well. Indeed, diet can impact our thoughts, which should not be surprising, because our brain is central to thought, and our brain is affected by the foods that feed it. This week we will take a look at diet, this very important component of a healthy lifestyle.

The Week at a Glance:

A good diet is a very important factor in living a healthy lifestyle.