for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

'for' -quotation from Psalms 24:1. Explaining why one isn't to investigate the origin of the meat.

'fulness therefore' -'all it contains' (NASV). Including food. 'All meat was pure, since it had come from the Lord'. (1 Timothy 4:4)

'Apart from his radical statements on circumcision, it is hard to imagine anything more un-Jewish in the apostle than this.' (Fee p. 482)

Modern Application:

Paul, as always presents. good balance. Mankind is prone to extremes. While eating too much of anything isn't good for you, we need to be careful that we don't label something that God created "unhealthy or bad". 'Buy the meat, eat it and enjoy himself because it has been given by God..to be received with thanksgiving of those that know and believe the truth. (1 Timothy 4:1 ff)' (McGuiggan p. 138)

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