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Here is a question of'ten asked by those beginning
to be converted& "Should .farmers raise and sell hoge?
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The Bible plainly teaches that we .are to OBEY
God-- to o9ey His commandments (Matt. 19:16-18; I John
3:4).
Not 0nly are we to obey the commandments, but Christ said
that we are to live by EVERY WORD that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God (Matt.
~:4).
The laws given in Levi ticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14
regarctlng what foods are good for us have in no way been
changed or abolished. The nature of the animals mentioned
here have not changed "since the cross.
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These laws concerning clean and unclean meats are
to be obeyed by every true Chri£tian. Swine are
exp~essly
forbidden to be eaten (Lev. 11:7). God's people are not to
eat
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But what about selling hogs to the uncOiiVerted–
who on t know better?
The Bible nowhere directly says that it is a sin
to smoke. So there is also no direct scripture
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the Bible
which says, "Thou shalt not raise and sell hogs.
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BUT -–
there are, however, pr1nc1¥les which reveal to us God
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will. These Bible pr!nclp es tell us it 1e wrong to smoke.
Bible principles also reveal why we should not raise hogs
for the market.
Notice the principles given by Jesus Christ: ".
Thou shalt LOVE thy neighbor as thyself" (Matt.
22:39).
Knowing that God did not create swine to be eaten -- and
knowing that pork is harm.ful to the body -- we cannot show
love to our neighbor by selling him an animal which is
aeErimental to hie good health? Is it love to be responsible
for sickness and sometimes death? Of course they don't know
better! But WE DO!
Just aft_ ancient Israel was to be a
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example of clean living to the Gentile nations, so shoul
God's spiritual Israel today-- God's Church-- be an example
to the unconverted.