1 Timothy 4:3

The Coming Apostasy

² and devilish doctrine of them which speak false through hypocrisy, and have their consciences marked with a hot iron, ³ forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with giving thanks, of them which believe, and know the truth. ⁴ For all the creatures of God are good: and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Abstain from

Give Thanks

God Created

God Made

Have Faith

Know the Truth

Knowledge of the Truth

Received with Thanksgiving

Romans 14:6

He that observeth one day more than another, doth it for the Lord's pleasure. And he that observeth not one day more than another, doth it to please the Lord, also. He that eateth, doth it to please the lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, eateth not to please the Lord withal, and giveth God thanks.

Genesis 9:3

And all that moveth upon the earth, having life, shall be your meat: Even as the green herbs, so give I you all things.

Hebrews 13:4

Let wedlock be had in price in all points, and let the chamber be undefiled: for whore keepers and adulterers God will judge.

Colossians 2:16

Let no man therefore trouble your consciences about meat and drink: or for a piece of a holy day, as the holy day of the new moon, or of the Sabbath day:

Daniel 11:37

He shall not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desires of women. Yea, he shall not care for any God, for he shall magnify himself above all.

1 Corinthians 7:28

But and if thou take a wife, thou sinnest not. Likewise if a virgin marry, she sinneth not. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in their flesh: but I saver you.

1 Corinthians 7:36-39

If any man think that it is uncomely for his virgin if she pass the time of marriage, and if so need require, let him do what he listeth, he sinneth not: let them be coupled in marriage.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Meat maketh us not acceptable to God: Neither if we eat are we the better: Neither if we eat not are we the worse.

Colossians 3:17

And all things, whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.

1 Timothy 4:4

For all the creatures of God are good: and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Genesis 1:29-30

And God said, "See, I have given you all herbs that sow seed which are on all the earth, and all manner trees that have fruit in them and sow seed; to be meat for you,

1 Samuel 9:13

When ye be come into the city, so shall you find him, yer he go up to the hill to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he must bless the offering. And then eat they that be bidden to the feast. Now therefore get you up for even now shall ye find him."

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Therefore me think it a better and fairer thing, a man to eat and drink, and to be refreshed of all his labour that he taketh under the Sun all the days of his life which God giveth him: for this is his portion.

Matthew 14:19

And he commanded the people to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Matthew 15:36

And took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Luke 24:30

And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it unto them.

John 6:23

Howbeit, there came other ships from Tiberias, nigh unto the place where they ate bread, when the Lord had blessed.

John 8:31-32

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my words, then are ye my very disciples:

Acts 10:13-15

And there came a voice to him, "Rise, Peter. Kill and eat."

Acts 27:35

And when he had thus spoken he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and brake it, and began to eat.

Romans 14:3

Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not. And let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth. For God hath received him.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.

1 Corinthians 6:13

Meats are ordained for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let not the body be applied unto fornication, but unto the Lord, and the Lord unto the body.

1 Corinthians 10:30-31

For if I take my part with thanks: why am I evil spoken of for that thing wherefore I give thanks?

Colossians 2:20-23

Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from ordinances of the world: Why as though ye yet lived in the world, are ye led with traditions of them that say

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, for because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifying of the spirit; And through believing the truth:

1 Timothy 2:4

which will have all men saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Hebrews 13:9

Be not carried about with divers and strange learning. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, and not with meats, which have not profited them that have had their pastime in them.