Let's look into this.
It was not until after the great flood of Genesis 6 that God allowed man and beast to eat meat. Because of the absence of death in the original creation design, eating meat would not have been possible. This is not an indication that God would have us refrain from eating meat today. We have record of Jesus eating fish and lamb. God himself asked his people to sacrifice to him the fat portions of the animal (Leviticus 3:3).
We should also take heart that God will always provide for his children. Jesus taught his disciples to pray the following prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11. I think it's amazing that God provided us with natural, healthy, groceries! What should we be eating? God instructed: “I have given you every seed-bearing plant…and every tree that has fruit with seed in it.
God has entrusted the stewardship of the whole earth to man, his delegated authority over creation. He has provided for our sustenance only those plants and fruits that are naturally digestible for us. Even apart from the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17), there would be some plants that we aren’t built for eating. God knows what we need, and we can take him at his word. God stated, “They will be yours for food.” Everything we have comes from and belongs to God and, "it is good." After each day in the creation account, when God made something, the Bible says, "God saw, and it was good." And not just good but very good.
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Let's look at Four Scriptural Comparisons of Biblical Translations from Genesis 1:29 REGARDING WHAT WE' ARE TO EAT.
1. NIV (New International Version)
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”
2. NLT (New Living Translation)
Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.”
3. ESV (English Standard Version)
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.”
4. KJV (King James Version)
And God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
Notice a similarity in the 4 comparisons I mentioned above? God gave specific instructions of what He created for us to consume as food. That similarity is the word "seed." We are to eat any plants, eat from trees, or any fruit that has a seed within itself including food we label as "nuts" but are indeed actually seeds: pistachios, cashews, almonds, pecans, and more. Examples of fruits -a seed within a seed- apples, oranges, grapes, apricots, kiwi, cantaloupe, watermelon, lemons, limes, and many others. Examples of herbs: comfrey, chamomile, cilantro, dill, basil, parsley, sage, and so many others. Each listed fruit when cut open reveals its seed(s).
Now, let's observe the 4 scriptures above once again.
Did anyone notice that one of those versions above IS NOT what God said at all? The wording has been changed thus changing the meaning. It is found in the NLT (New Living Translation). Read it again carefully. God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth (THAT WOULD BE THE HERBS) and all the fruit trees for your food.” No! God did not say Adam or Eve was given "ALL the fruit trees," No. God specifically said they should eat only those fruits "having a seed within a seed." Tell me, are you consuming seedless watermelon? Seedless grapes? Where are the seeds? They were genetically modified by man to develop w/o seeds! You should think twice before consuming any fruit or vegetable that's been modified if you want optimal health. Modified fruits are no longer natural as God intended and created. Seedless watermelons are created by using different numbers of male and female chromosomes, which makes the fruit "sterile." Satan, through man, is forever trying to manipulate the genome in the cells of plants, animals, and now today in the human race! How? Through "gender-affirming" hormone therapy which causes progressive changes in DNA methylation regarding transgender people. What we are actually doing is taking something God created, manipulating it, changing it, to arrive at something we've created. We're playing GOD! Acting as the God of creation can not only be physically and mentally harmful, it is spiritually dangerous! We are going against the laws of nature AND the laws of God! This should not be. The devil wants to destroy all of God's creation.
If God wanted watermelon to be "sterile" (w/o seeds) He would have created watermelon w/o seeds on the 3rd day of creation but He didn't. The point is, if you want an optimal, healthy life, do not consume foods with modifications, industrial manipulations, added chemicals, added colors, or added stabilizers. Eat of the trees, fruits, and herbs God gave as real food, original food, nutritious, organic WITHOUT chemicals, sprays, or alterations. Everything, absolutely everything that can reproduce itself [including human beings] God said "it is good." All others are a counterfeit; a deception. God knew what would keep our bodies functioning properly and it is: herbs, fruits with seeds (beginning as an original seed), spices ground from seeds, including some flowers and vegetables. The more you consume the better you will feel.
Until He Comes,
-Pat-
