1 Timothy 4:4

God's Word

Everything God created is good. Nothing should be rejected if it is received with prayers of thanks.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good. There was evening, then morning—the sixth day.

Acts 10:15

A voice spoke to him a second time, “Don’t say that the things which God has made clean  are impure.”

Acts 15:29

by keeping away from food sacrificed to false gods, from eating bloody meat, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual sins. If you avoid these things, you will be doing what’s right. Farewell!

Acts 21:25

⌞To clarify this matter⌟ we have written non-Jewish believers a letter with our decision. We told them that they should not eat food sacrificed to false gods, bloody meat, or the meat of strangled animals. They also should not commit sexual sins.”

Romans 14:14

The Lord Jesus has given me the knowledge and conviction that no food is unacceptable in and of itself. But it is unacceptable to a person who thinks it is.

Romans 14:20

Don’t ruin God’s work because of what you eat. All food is acceptable, but it’s wrong for a person to eat something if it causes someone else to have doubts.

Romans 14:6

When people observe a special day, they observe it to honor the Lord. When people eat all kinds of foods, they honor the Lord as they eat, since they give thanks to God. Vegetarians also honor the Lord when they eat, and they, too, give thanks to God.

1 Corinthians 10:23

Someone may say, “I’m allowed to do anything,” but not everything is helpful. I’m allowed to do anything, but not everything encourages growth.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat anything that is sold in the market without letting your conscience trouble you.

1 Corinthians 10:26

Certainly, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything it contains is his.”

1 Corinthians 10:30

If I give thanks to God for the food I eat, why am I condemned for that?

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable.

1 Timothy 4:3

They will try to stop others from getting married and from eating certain foods. God created food to be received with prayers of thanks by those who believe and know the truth.