I Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
Maybe it's because I woke up hungry in the middle of the night, but that is what immediately came to mind: bacon. Should we eat it or not? Especially as Christians? The real issue here, of course, is that people are falling for all sorts of lies which originate in the realm of the dark forces of the Devil. He is the great deceiver who gets people to turn away from the truth. We see THAT all over the place today. He wants us to cease seeing God as the good Giver of every gift so that we will turn away from following Him. Don't be deceived. Be thankful. Be prayerful. As the passage goes on to say: stay in the Word so that you are not deceived and can keep others from being deceived also.
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