Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

1. Forbidding - Who has the right to establish such rules in the church? Why was celibacy introduced? When was it first required?

2. Abstain - From what does God command us to abstain? Discuss "every appearance of evil" in 1 Thessalonians 5:22.

3. Created - Can a Christian believe in the theory of evolution and also believe the Bible? Does faith in God require faith in creation?

4. Thanksgiving - Should we pray before every meal and offer thanks for the food? Can we pray at the end of the meal? See Deuteronomy 8:10. Are there times when prayer in a restaurant is not appropriate?

5. Of them which believe - Does this imply that if a person does not thank God for his food, he does not believe? Why would a believer NOT want to express thanks to God who blesses him?

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