Bible Study on Eating Healthy

Committing to a bible study on eating healthy can help you to lose weight and grow spiritually at the same time!

Why Explore a Bible Study on Eating Healthy?

Many Christians, as well as those from other faiths, have turned to the Bible as a spiritual guide and for emotional comfort when struggling with issues such as weight and body image. When people feel as if the world has failed them, finding strength in a higher power is an appealing solution. Through this, a multitude of dieters have found success and have positive stories to tell regarding how faith helped them get through their physical challenges.

What sorts of tools are needed for a bible study on eating healthy? Naturally, a bible would be an essential. Beyond that, a good concordance and a blank journal are recommended. You will want to record your thoughts throughout your diet journey, and the concordance will help you to further understand God’s words and what they mean in context.

Getting Back to Basics

While many people keep up on the latest news reports regarding what foods are best for us, those same individuals also may note that opinions swiftly change. For this reason, some are going back to God’s word for the truth of what is good for our bodies. The Old Testament is packed full of statements regarding what to eat and not eat, and it is up to us whether we choose to take these as fact.

Those who have followed a biblical diet in the past can assure others that God is the original nutritionist. He put things on this earth to sustain us, and just as there is junk food today, unhealthy foods that damaged people's bodies also existed back in ancient times as well.

What Not to Eat

One of the main things the bible tells us, which you have more than likely heard every day of your life, is to not eat fat. This is further categorized by explaining the difference between “clean” and “unclean” animals.

This diet pattern is not typically observed by Christians today, but rather by practicing Jews who rely upon the Old Testament as their primary guide for everything including diet. However when following the dietary restrictions set forth in the book of Leviticus (chapters 3 and 7), we find that no matter what our faith, the clean vs. unclean meal philosophy really does eliminate harmful amounts of fat we otherwise would consume.

Food considered “clean” includes cow, lamb, salmon, chicken, and turkey. Remarkably these same meats are in alignment with many fad diets today and continue to prove beneficial to the human body in moderate amounts.

“Unclean” foods, including pork, crab, clams, and duck and are all known by modern day science to be fattening and out of the realm of what our body needs to remain healthy and functional.

This sort of diet is proven in the book of Daniel which describes Daniel's experience when he avoids “unclean” foods and nourishes his body with “clean” meat and a myriad of vegetables. This diet kept Daniel and his companions looking and feeling better than the King of Israel himself!

Following this old fashioned Jewish diet can give you a new lease on life full of health, resiliency, and lowered cancer risks & weight issues.

A Little More Modern

If the Old Testament is a little, well, old for you, then consider meditating on God’s promises throughout the bible as a supplement to your contemporary diet. A bible study on eating healthy does not necessarily include food commands. It can instead be an encourager to you as you make positive choices in your life.

The book of Psalms is filled with plenty of feel good images of angels and immeasurable willpower that can help anyone curb their cravings and get back on the right track again physically.

Philippians 4:13 is a popular verse for those not only dieting but committing also to exercise more often. Physical strength is often found in mental and emotional endurance, which has been proven by those who have pushed themselves much further physically after meditating on Scripture in a daily, bible study setting.

Whatever your dieting goals may be, God’s word can help you stay focused and attuned to what is important in life – your health, your family, and your wellbeing – not just necessarily your physical appearance.