What Does the Bible Say About Dieting? (Understanding The Daniel Plan, Daniel Fast, etc.)

Among the dieting fads, there's a market for Christian diets, and the names are as cliche as testaments.

There's the Maker's Diet, the Hallelujah Diet, the Eden Diet, Take Back Your Temple, Weight Loss God's Way, Bod for God, yeah, seriously, doesn't look like anyone's

Triday John the Baptist diet yet. The most popular are the Daniel diets, first the Daniel Plan, co -written by Rick Warren, and it's what we've come to expect from Rick.

Out of context Bible references, a 40 -day program, and alliteration. Also, his lack of discernment, co -author

Dr. Mark Hyman encourages pagan mysticism. Then there's the Daniel Fast, which consists of cutting out meat and eating only fruits and vegetables, like Daniel and his friends did because the

Babylonian cuisine wasn't kosher. And after 10 days, they were fatter than everyone eating the king's food.

Not an inspiration for weight loss. Christian diet books are notorious for taking Scripture out of context.

Another example is 1 Corinthians 6 .19, which says your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. God says your body is the temple of His Spirit, so I'm supposed to take care of that.

God is saying to flee from sexual immorality, the only sin committed against His temple, not bad dieting.

Being healthy is still important. Eat right, exercise, brush your teeth, all that good stuff. Just remember that the

Kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

While bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come when we understand the text.