1) Q. As a Christian, what should be my attitude toward food?
A. As Christians, we know that we are living on earth for God and for His purpose. Because of this, we receive what God has prepared for our living and we thank Him for it all.
问:作为一个基督徒,我对食物的态度该是什么呢?
答:作为基督徒,我们知道我们是为着神,并为着祂的定旨活在地上的。因此,我们领受祂为着我们养生所预备的一切,并为这一切感谢祂。
2) Q. In my opinion, healthy food tastes horrible. Why is most healthy food so tasteless?
A. We should not pay attention to the taste of food that we eat but rather pay attention to the nutrition that we receive from it.
问:在我的观念里,健康的食物极不好吃,为什么最健康的食物却没有味道呢?
答:我们的饮食不要太重在口味,要重在营养。
3) Q. Because of my terrible eating habits, my body is now paying for it. What should I do?
A. It is best not to allow anything to damage your body. If this happens, seek to be cured after the damage has been done. The best thing to do is to cherish and maintain your body now.
问:由于我糟糕的饮食习惯,我的身体正在为此付出代价。我应该作些什么呢?
答:最好不要让身体的机制受到任何破坏;不要等破坏了才去医治,最好是保养顾惜。
4) Q. I am young and don’t feel that I need to pay attention to what I eat. Is this okay?
A. When we are young we need to pay attention to what we eat. For example, we should not eat under stress, eat in haste or eat without control. Otherwise we will have very serious stomach problems.
问:我还年轻,感觉不需要注意我所吃的,这对吗?
答:我们年轻时需要注意我们所吃的,例如,我们不应该在紧张状态下吃、急促的吃或者没有节制的吃,不然我们会有严重的胃病。
5) Q. I am not used to praying or thanking God for my food before I eat it. Is this important?
A. Our prayer to God for the food we eat separates our food from being common and sanctifies it unto God for His purpose, which is to nourish us that we may live for Him.
问:我通常在吃饭前没有为食物向神献上祷告或感谢,这很重要吗?
答:我们为着所享用的食物向神的祷告,这使我们的食物从凡俗中圣别出来,并且为着神的定旨,将食物圣别归神,好滋养我们,使我们为祂而活。
6) Q. Sometimes I don’t know what to do about food that has blood. What does the Bible say?
A. Blood is something that bears a great significance, not only during the time of Noah and in Leviticus, but also at the time of the book of Acts. Abstinence from blood is a consistent teaching in the Bible.
问:有时我不知道该如何对待有血的食物,圣经是怎么说的呢?
答:你们看见血是相当重的事。不只挪亚的时候,也不只利未记的时候,并且到了使徒行传也是一样。关于不可吃血,圣经从旧约到新约都是这样教训。
7) Q. Man did not always eat meat. When did man start eating meat?
A. In Genesis 3 after man fell, God gave man herbs for food and intended that this would be man’s food. But in Genesis 9, God gave the animals to man for food.
问:人不总是吃肉,人是从什么时候开始吃肉的呢?
答:创世记三章,人犯罪之后,神就赐给人菜蔬吃,意指这将作人的食物。但是在创世记九章,神把走兽给人作食物。
8) Q. If I know that the food I am about to eat has been offered to idols, what should I do?
A. God’s children must know that idols are vanity and nothing. But they should not cause others to be stumbled through them. In this case, it is better not to eat things sacrificed to idols at all.
问:如果我知道我将要吃的食物是祭偶像之物,我该怎么作呢?
答:神的儿女对于偶像,要知道是虚空的,是算不得什么的,但怕有人因着我们跌倒,所以我们不吃祭偶像之物更好。
9) Q. I know that idols are nothing, but what is the main reason for not eating food offered to idols?
A. Satan and idols have no power over us. We are not afraid of demons. But before God we must learn to care for our brothers, for their conscience sake.
问:我知道偶像算不得什么,但是不吃祭偶像之物主要的原因是什么呢?
答:撒但和偶像在我们身上是没有能力的,鬼来,我们不怕。可是,我们在神面前要学习顾到弟兄,为了他们良心的缘故。
10) Q. I don’t have set eating times and I usually eat what I want, when I want. Can I keep this up?
A. Learn to eat a regular amount at a regular time and avoid eating too much at times and too little at others. Even if we fast we should not do it too irregularly. This will ruin our stomach.
问:我没有定时吃,并且总是照着喜好吃,想吃的时候才吃,我可以一直这样吗?
答:饮食要学习定量,不可或多或少。现在你们可能常常禁食;虽然这很好,但不要作得太没有规律,否则会把你们的胃弄坏了。