LESSON 32

HEALTHFUL LIVING

THE LAW OF CLEAN AND UNCLEAN

1.   What does the apostle John say regarding our health?

3 John 2.

2.   What does God promise His people?

Exodus 23:25

3.   Upon what condition is freedom from sickness promised?

Exodus 15:26

4.   Why should the health of the body be preserved?

1 Corinthians 6:20; Romans 12:1

5.   What is the body of the believer declared to be?

1 Corinthians 6:19

6.   What will God do to those who defile this temple?

1 Corinthians 3:17

7.   What example did Daniel set in this matter?

Daniel 1:8

8.   What high purpose should control our habits of life?

1 Corinthians 10:31

9.   What attitude should we have in life?

Proverbs 17:22

10.   Is it necessary for our body to have rest?

Mark 6:31

11.   Is temperance necessary for good health?

2 Peter 1:5-7

12.   Does it matter how we take care  of our bodies?

1 Thessalonians 5:23

13.   Does it matter what kind of food we eat?

Daniel 1:8; 1 Corinthians 6:19;  3:17

14.   Did Peter eat unclean food?

Acts 10:9-14

15.   What was meant in Acts 10:15  [See verse 28]

16.   Does the Bible distinguish between clean and unclean food?

Leviticus 11; Deuteronomy 14:1-21

17.   What evidence do we have that the law of clean and unclean was practiced before the days of Moses?

Genesis 7:1, 2

18.   Why does God desire our bodies to be pure?

1 Corinthians 6:20; Deuteronomy 14:2, 3; 1 Peter 2:9

19.   What do the scriptures say of wine?

Proverbs 20:1; 23:31, 32

20.   What are some of the evil results of indulgence in intoxicating drinks?

Proverbs 23:20, 21, 29, 30; Hosea 4:11; Isaiah 28:7

21.   With what sins is drunkenness classed?

Galatians 5:19-21

22.   To what extent is intemperance the cause of crime?

Answer:   A Lord Chief Justice of England declared, “If sifted, nine tenths of the crime of England and Wales could be traced to drink” – “Alcohol”.

23.   What may be said of the use of tobacco?

Answer:   Being a rank poison, its use is highly injurious.  “Tobacco is the most subtle poison known to chemists,  except the deadly prussic acid” [Dr. M Orfila Paris. Med. Acc.].

24.   Was Paul speaking of unclean and harmful foods in Romans 14:1-6?

Answer:   It is contradictory to interpret Paul giving licence to eat anything at all.  Paul’s admonitions in the scriptures quoted above [Number 4] prove otherwise.  The context of Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 would indicate that Paul is speaking of vegetarianism and of meats offered to idols.