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[KT]

The Bible also says this:

When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)

and this:

If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.(Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT)

Nice! Not sure how this relates to acne but I'd certainly be wary of following any advice given in the bible

[Sakuraba]

As long as you don't eat pork, (which I believe is stated as an unclean animal in the Bible), don't shave your beard, or eat meat on a Friday, know EXACTLY what price to ask for when selling your slaves, and how much money you will demand from the man who rapes your daughter for payment in exchange for the dowry of thier marriage -

yep. You'll be fine. Juuuust fine.

its refeshing to see someone takes the writings of the bible as seriously as i do !!

[kanmi]

Accutane is in the bible?

[SmoothLover]

To the person who started this thread:

I know you are not serious about the "Acne and Bible relationship" . You know it's an irrational relationship. You started something like this to generate some kind of debate or at least try to bring some humor to this forum.

Now GUYS, in regards to the bible, I think it's one of the most (if not the most) complex books on earth. And if there were just one word to describe and summarize all its teachings, it would be LOVE. So forget about trying to take passages out of context. YOU HAVE TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE.


I personally DON'T EAT PORK (AND RED MEAT) simply because it breaks me out so terribly. NOT because the bible says this or that. I just wish I were like my friends, they eat absolutely everything without having to worry about their faces. Acne has refrained me from many pleasures!!


To all of you guys:
Your diet should be based on your personal needs.

"IT'S NOT IMPORTANT WHAT GETS INTO YOUR BODY, BUT WHAT COMES OUT OF YOUR HEART"

-Somewhere in the bible


See ?? I don't even know in which section of the bible it is, but I do GET THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!! focus on the WHOLE PICTURE!!

What's the point of not eating pork if you have a filthy soul??? What's the point of not drinking coffee if your heart is full of hate????


Muslim Terrorists don't eat pork because it's a sin. However they've been killing thousands of innocent people.

[kanmi]

Now GUYS, in regards to the bible, I think it's one of the most (if not the most) complex books on earth. And if there were just one word to describe and summarize all its teachings, it would be LOVE.

"And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead." (Exodus 12:29-30)


"And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts." (Exodus 11:4-5)

"But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same." (Psalms 68:21-23)


"And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter." (I Samuel 6:19)

"Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves." (Numbers 31:16-18)



Yeah, it makes me warm and fuzzy and full of love.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

Proverbs 15:13 - "A merry heart maketh a cheerful contenance"

The Hebrew word for cheerful literally means :to make well, literally, sound and beautiful. "

Daniel 1:12-15 - "Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

Very cool of you to post this. I think you posted this to inspire and help people. Isn't it amazing how so many of life's answers are in the Bible? I think it's so amazing that the foods God called "unclean" actually are the foods that have the highest concentration of toxins, because these animals are scavengers. Whether or not people believe in the Bible, these laws are beneficial, from a health point of view. People may not have realized back when the laws were given what the reasons were behind them, but knowing what we know today, it's now very apparent, from a health point of view, why these laws make a lot of sense. Like you, I follow these laws as well.

I may not understand everything in the Bible, but my faith is strong. How incredibly amazing is it the laws God gave for hygiene in the Old Testament were incredibly advanced for their time. It wasn't until the past couple of centuries that the reasons behind those hygiene laws have finally become understood. In the Bible times, when people were dying of mass spread diseases, the Jewish people didn't... the hygiene laws they practiced kept them safe. I believe that those laws written in the Bible were most definitely inspired by God, because nobody had the technological advances back then in science to understand why those hygiene laws were necessary!! Today of course, they make perfect sense. ...just one of the many things in the Bible that amazes me.

Even without modern science, which proves these laws are beneficial, I believe God gave us these laws to protect us.

[kanmi]

Muslim Terrorists don't eat pork because it's a sin. However they've been killing thousands of innocent people.

And other terrorists don't eat pork? And other terrorists don't kill thousands of innocent people? What the hell does this sentence have to do with this post? I can tell you've learned to be racist from your "bible of love". 

[SmoothLover]

Kanmi,
I think I was a little tough on you . That's why I'm editing this post. Sorry

[kanmi]

I kind of just skimmed through that and to summarize it, it was basically a bunch of cheap and childish blows in my direction. Ok.

[JR86]

so just don't eat meat? then what about all the veggies with acne?

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

Muslim Terrorists don't eat pork because it's a sin. However they've been killing thousands of innocent people.

And other terrorists don't eat pork? And other terrorists don't kill thousands of innocent people? What the hell does this sentence have to do with this post? I can tell you've learned to be racist from your "bible of love".

I think what SmoothLover was saying was that not eating pork doesn't automatically make you a good person. His point was about food in saying that following the food laws of the old testament doesn't mean you're automatically good. I hope that makes sense. Also, he was talking about Muslin "terrorists," not just Muslims. I don't think his intention was to make a racist remark. It didn't come across that way to me.

so just don't eat meat? then what about all the veggies with acne?

Other factors can plan in besides just diet alone. If one's body isn't functioning correctly, then acne can result. A lot of vegetarians don't necessarily eat healthy. There are lots of "junk food" vegeterian foods out, and many vegetarians ironically don't eat enough vegetables and certainly not enough leafy greens.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

The Bible is a historical account. It does mention things that people did that were definitely not good things. However, just because those things were mentioned in the Bible doesn't mean the Bible endorses those things. Like people have said above, everything must be taken into context. You have to look at the big picture. There are things in the Bible that I don't understand, but my faith is strong, and I can't possible hope to comprehend the things that God does.

[Acne No More]

Proverbs 15:13 - "A merry heart maketh a cheerful contenance"

The Hebrew word for cheerful literally means :to make well, literally, sound and beautiful. "

Daniel 1:12-15 - "Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

If you study the context of those verses, none speak of "acne" cure.

[Da Real BucK]

actually it says if you eat vegetables and water you will have a clearer face, and honestly i can put money on it if you ate nothing but vegetables and water you would get clear. But then again I'm not saying thats all it says you can eat, theres more.

[R.S.]

Now GUYS, in regards to the bible, I think it's one of the most (if not the most) complex books on earth. And if there were just one word to describe and summarize all its teachings, it would be LOVE.

"And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead." (Exodus 12:29-30)


"And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts." (Exodus 11:4-5)

"But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses. The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same." (Psalms 68:21-23)


"And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter." (I Samuel 6:19)

"Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves." (Numbers 31:16-18)



Yeah, it makes me warm and fuzzy and full of love.

Wow, don't take things out of context. You should study more on the Bible before trying to make arguments that lack substance. If you're a modern Christian, the Old Testament is there to hold up the structure of the New Testament (Jesus is the predicted messiah that was prophesized to come, and is in the bloodline of King David), but it's not there to give Mosaic law (things like only wear garments spun with one material, homosexuality is a sin, etc.) Nevertheless, people will spin the Bible to support there views (citing the Bible as a source of being anti-gay, yet not participating in any of the other Mosaic laws).

[R.S.]

That verse has the exact opposite meaning of what everyone in this topic is suggesting. It's a reference to fasting.

Nevertheless, the Bible is a poor source of health information in an age when we have such rich scientific tools. It may contain some wisdom, but the ancients didn't have anything close to our resources.

How ironic that you're interested in life extension, yet the best known way to extend life is calorie restriction which some people say is equal in benefits to intermittent fasting... the Ancients may have not known about the modern scientific method, but they sure had something going for them when fasting came about.

[R.S.]

The Bible is a historical account. It does mention things that people did that were definitely not good things. However, just because those things were mentioned in the Bible doesn't mean the Bible endorses those things. Like people have said above, everything must be taken into context. You have to look at the big picture. There are things in the Bible that I don't understand, but my faith is strong, and I can't possible hope to comprehend the things that God does.

The Bible is only in some parts a historical account, and some of these parts are determined never to have happened. It has been said time and time again, for example, that the Gospels were never meant to be a historical document. You are right though in that faith is the real key if you're going to be a mainstream Christian, and that things must be taken into context, because the Bible is a 5000 year old book (approx. 2,000 for the New Testament) and just like other old writings we still read (the Odyssey, etc.) you have to put it into the context of the time.

[Denise2]

RS, you took the type out of my post (words out of my mouth).

NT Christians aren't under OT law. NT Christians are in a different dispensation; that dispensation being one of GRACE. If anything, if I was to post something like: "Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are in heaven", then I suppose the atheists would throw a fit about God not being fair if He allows people like that to repent and be received into heaven. But that's the entire point. Jesus came for the lost....for the sinner.....that's where His love shines with brightness. The bottom line is that seriel killers can and do go to heaven, if they have truly repented. To me, that is the REAL message of the bible, not OT scripture that doesn't even apply today.

[Intoxifornication]

I shalt attempth to explain - thou shalt comsumeth andst suckle the flesh of meat for not less than 10 days, andst when thou hast feasted, thine joyous mood willst maketh thine complexion be as fair as an angel.

Haveth thou consumeth the flesh of meat for 10 days?

Proverbs 15:13 - "A merry heart maketh a cheerful contenance"

The Hebrew word for cheerful literally means :to make well, literally, sound and beautiful. "

Daniel 1:12-15 - "Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

LOL

You can interpret the bible in millions of different ways and you can relate it to million of different things. Hence, there are sooooooooo many religions and sects.

Christianity was the first religion though