Why did Jesus teach against the benefits of diet and exercise?

Question

Why did Jesus want us to be unhealthy?

Jesus said that it is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him.

That is absolutely false. Everybody knows that trans fats defile your arteries and can lead to heart attacks. Also a diet low in fiber can lead to colon cancer.

Paul says that we must live by faith and not works.

That, too, is absolutely false. Faith doesn't lower your cholesterol and make your heart and muscles stronger. Faith doesn't help prevent osteoporosis. Working out does.

Answer 1

Heh. The verse you are referring to is dealing specifically with Leviticus where Kosher laws were established. One of the Kosher laws dealt with eating Pigs and unclean animals. That verse is what Christians use to justify Ham sandwiches. It is interesting that Leviticus also deals with Homosexuality as a kosher issue, but Christians don't condone that? I guess the interpretation of the "Its not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him" is:

Its not what goes in a man's mouth that defiles him, its what goes in his rectum?

Answer 2

1517 was the straw that broke the camels back. That was when Luther posted the 95 Theses on the church door. (Which, at that time, was like putting up a sign on a bulletin board and wanting to discuss things) Luther was an extremely devout priest and monk who had a terrible time with some of the things that the RCC was doing. Much of it was revolving around money and our path to salvation. He also felt very strongly that every man had a right to read the Bible himself. Too many priests were teaching things that were not biblical, but since it the common man couldn't read the Bible, they didn't know. Also, realize that even monasteries often only owned one copy of the Bible for ALL of the monks and priests, so often they hadn't read the Bible in its entirerty. It was only when his spiritual father encouraged him to start reading every day that he started having problems with the teachings. The fight went on over a period of a few years, until Luther was finally excommunicated, which just about broke him at that point. He had no desire to leave the RCC, he just wanted to see changes made. Since then, some of the practices he protested have been done away with in the RCC church. Although the church fathers will never admit that perhaps Luther was right about many things. As for being power hungry, it was not in Luther's way to be after power. He fought against those who called themselves Lutherans, he wanted a different name for the new church body. And, he also denounced those who destroyed the Catholic churches and that killed in the name of the reformation. I've posted a link to a good timeline of the protestant reformation. Please note that Henry didn't have his temper tantrum until 1533.

Answer 3

You have a very carnal ideal on this subject, Jesus is saying it is not what is taken in your mouth that causes you to be a sinner, That what comes out of your mouth comes also from your heart.Which is cussing & so on. Now concening Faith, before you can do excercise, you have to have some kind of faith in you that says I can do it, even though that is the wrong kind of faith, Let me ask you this, can you walk to the moon, No, Because your faith knows better then to try, But If I ask you can you walk a mile, Yes, Your faith allows you to walk a mile.

Answer 4

What comes out of a man mouth can be unhealthy - like what is blabbering out of your mouth. You cannot prove the Bible wrong!

Lets get enlightened here - Jesus is talking about the Judgment and Paul was talking about the blood of Jesus that cleans our sins away - I bet when you hear that there is a smokey bear taking pictures on the highway - you actually look for a furry bear with a camera.

Answer 5

You make an excellent argument about the wickedness of mankind and the goodness of God.

The trans fats you mentioned were invented by men. It's the hydrogenation of previously perfectly good vegetable oil. As for fiber, right again. It's man who has processed God's wonderful grains until they have no fiber, no benefit at all. But, of course, the ability to wreck wholesome food did not exist in Jesus' time.

As for working out, well you do wonder why it took so long to figure out that you could take the money right out of people's pockets by making them think they need machines to get exercise.

Jesus ate olives and olive oil, as well as whole grains and fish and fruits. He ate the diet your doctor will tell you to eat today. He also walked almost everywhere.

Answer 6

he was not talking about diet and exercise he was talking about what comes out of our mouths is more harmful than what goes in. basically we are ALL guilt of saying hateful things that hurt others more than anything else can. if you want the dietary laws look in Leviticus. those are the dietary laws we are to obey. and we are to work from sun up to sun down 6 days a week and rest on the Sabbath. thier is your excersise.

Answer 7

Note to the panda bear, trans fats are created artificially, but saturated fats are naturally occurring, and are also bad for you.

Answer 8

Everybody worked out back then. And they were poor, so they ate healthy out of necessity. Jesus was probably totally buff.

Answer 9

That makes no sense since gluttony is a deadly sin, and 60% of americans are fat....hell better make some room

Answer 10

To be overly obsessive to the maintenance of the body is a form of vanity--that is what Christ preached against my friend...