I WILL SAY THIS I WILL NOT BE EATING ANY KIND OF SHELLFISH Romans 14:14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. Although God declare everything clean we are expected to use our common sense and understand why he put restriction early on in the Bible...Again it is all about choice..AND THERE ARE sound, scientific reasons for accepting God’s appraisal of these shellfish and other seafood? TAKEN FROM DEATH IN THE KITCHEN SEA FOOD OTHER THAN THAT WITH FINS and SCALES IS UBCLEAN It should be noted that only the marine animals that have fins and scales are counted as “CLEAN” in Leviticus 11. All others are an abomination to God. This eliminates oysters, shrimp, crabs, clams, eels, catfish, lobsters and crayfish. Again, the scavengers have been forbidden as articles of diet. Are there sound, scientific reasons for accepting God’s appraisal of these shellfish and other seafood? It is quite common knowledge that these creatures feed largely on the raw sewage and pollutants in the water. Prevention magazine of September 1972, carried an interesting article entitled “SHELLFISH Are Dirty and Dangerous.” The author appeared reluctant to take a stand, but he was committed to telling the truth on this sensitive subject. He wrote: “They’re succulent; they’re delicious; they’re even nutritious. But, because of the nature of the mollusk and the sewage-like pollution of its habitat, we must in good conscience advise you to avoid shellfish, no matter how they tempt you, and even though those around you seem to be swallowing them with delight. The day of reckoning cometh. “Why are shellfish so dangerous? Because they are many times more polluted than the filthy waters they inhabit. Unfortunately they choose to live and love and multiply in estuaries along coastal regions. These estuaries are particularly subject to discharge of sewage, sewage effluent, and other water-borne pollution from municipal discharges, from suburban home drainage and agricultural runoff. The polluted aspect of their habitat is one danger. The fact that they are filter feeders compounds the danger. Oysters, for instance, because of their way of obtaining and absorbing food, have been found to concentrate polio virus up to 20 to 60 times the level of the surrounding seawater. No other animal food offered on the menu of your favorite eating place would be served to you along with its feces. Yet this is the case with seafood. It is served whole; complete with its intestinal tract.” Can you imagine anyone finding such fare to be a culinary delicacy? Over and over again outbreaks of hepatitis have been traced to the eating of seafood. After feeding on raw sewage, the creature is harvested and sold. The disease is simply cycled from man to mollusk and then back to man. Again we must confess the loving concern of an all-knowing God for the health and happiness of His creation. And those who deliberately flaunt the divine laws will finally suffer the tragic consequence that disobedience always produces.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:14:06 +0000
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