Most bad teaching about biblical health does not invent verses. It takes real verses and stretches them. Learning to ask three questions will protect you for the rest of your life.
Three questions
- What does the verse actually say — in its own words?
- Who was it said to, and in what situation?
- What does it NOT say — what am I about to add?
A worked example: salt
Stewardship & health note- Leviticus 2:13 requires salt with the grain offering.
- It was said to Israel, about worship at the tabernacle.
- Its revealed focus is covenant worship, not a daily sodium amount. Faithful reading honours that focus and refuses to give our own advice the authority of God's Word.
Five labels we use on this site
- BIBLICAL COMMAND — Scripture explicitly commands it.
- BIBLICAL PERMISSION — Scripture clearly allows it.
- BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE — a broader truth drawn from Scripture.
- INTERPRETATION — faithful Christians disagree.
- STEWARDSHIP & HEALTH NOTE — present-day knowledge considered under the light of biblical wisdom.
Practise on a random verse
Draw a verse from the library and walk it through the three questions. A new one appears every time you click.
What Scripture says
- Scripture speaks clearly on some questions about food and leaves others open.
What Scripture does NOT say
- Scripture does not answer every modern nutrition question, and it does not need to.
Questions to reflect on
- Which health claim have I believed because it 'sounded biblical'?
- Can I name the chapter it comes from?
A suggested prayer
“Father, give me an honest mind. Let me hear what You said, and not add my own words to Yours.”
A suggested prayer, not a Scripture quotation.
Reflection journal
Which health claim have I believed because it 'sounded biblical'?
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