Comments on: Should Christians do their Best to Eat Only Organic Foods?

By: David Morton

David Morton — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:22:57 +0000

I have no real issue eating vegetables that are sprayed with insecticides or even genetically modified. Some technology in my food is fine. What I have an issue with is the fact that many of these growers of food inhumanely treat the animals whose short lives are ultimately given in service to man. I believe that organic meat answers the question, “should we respect the animal whose blood provides life?”. I think the answer, as a Christian, should always be yes. If nothing else, this lifestyle, if one can afford it, is one way to set ourselves apart as holy to the lord. This is never a bad thing. I find it irritating that those who seem to have the highest view of humane animal treatment also seem to be diametrically opposed to Christianity in it’s whole, while Christians don’t seem to care at all. Something is wrong.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:31:33 +0000

Yes, Ruth, feeding hungry children is very important. But, we don’t want to give them poison, do we? Right now, with the European market refusing GMOs, “we” (the USA and Monsanto) are trying to pawn them off on 3rd world countries. The pesticides that have now been outlawed in the USA for years, are still manufactured and sold to 3rd world countries.

This is not a simple topic. If the choice has to be between feeding a hungry child toxic food today (so they don’t starve to death, but they will die a slower death of disease caused by those toxins) or not feeding them anything at all… I don’t have the answer. The only answer I have is for companies (and the people who support them by buying their products) to stop producing those toxins.

“More important things”? That statement kind of sounds like one is thinking we can only be concerned about one thing at a time.

I don’t believe in legalism, but I do believe we should all do “the best we can do” – that being more for some than others. And I certainly believe we could all be doing better. : )

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:30:08 +0000

Consider, many of the pesticides and genetic engineering not only harms the food we eat, and thereby our own bodies…it also harms the people who live in those areas where the crops are grown, and the workers who tend the crops and animals. By buying these products, we are saying “Yes, keep making these…we want more” creating a market that hurts people, especially the poor.

Jesus said, “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.” (Luke 6:31) So I ask, If you were a poor banana farmer, living in Guatemalla, would you want pesticides in your land, in your water supply? If you were a poor chicken farmer in Kentucky, would you want to work around so many antibiotics that you have a resistance to all antibiotic medicines and your health is at risk?

I would want to be able to make an honest living growing a crop in a way that doesn’t compromise my health, my community, or my conscience.

If one cannot concede that we need to protect our environment from such maltreatment, certainly we can agree we should protect our neighbors.

Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

By: barbara moore

barbara moore — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:09:13 +0000

Starting a green non profit business in colorado. Mission is to GROW MORE LOCAL FOOD IN COLORADO. The vehicle for growing more local organic food is community gardens and farms starting and multiplying exponentially. We must grow clean local food year round. Vehicle for this is greenhouse growing. As Genesis 1:26 tells us that we have dominion in the earth – how are the children of God is command and charge of the food supply ? Good question huh…

By: camille

camille — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:52:09 +0000

definitely, organic means we’re eating foods the way God made them and not after man’s tampered with them. I truly believe we’d see an amazing health turn around in America if we’d just go back to growing and eating the foods the way our ancestors did. As Christians we should want to be doing all we can to feel our best and have the health to be able to do what God wants us to do. And that begins with what we eat!

By: Pearlnita

Pearlnita — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:38:37 +0000

I truly believe that our bodies were design to eat as the word instructs us too. I think most sickness and diseases are from the foods we eat. I believe that organic is very healthy. Most obese people who experience high blood pressure and diabetes usually are able to control it by changing their diet, organic or not, and they no longer have to take all the medicines they were prescribed. I went complete organic for a year, I was able to control my weight and I felt better. During my purchasing I spent just as much for organic as I did shopping non-organic. I believe it is about the word and its about being healthy. We were given abundant life. Lets be about life and living and take care of ourselves. If you can go organic, that’s great, but for those who can’t just try to change your diet as much as possible so you can be healthy and oh yea, fast and pray. Remember God loves us not because of but in spite of.

By: Katina

Katina — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:36:11 +0000

But the Lord did not make pesticide. Man did. And I believe that satan is out to steal kill and destroy all man kind. Therefore look at the rise in illness and disease just in the past 20 years. Itâ€™s not normal to eat chemicals our bodies do not recognize, plus these chemicals alter our genetics, that definately was not Gaodâ€™s will. Pesticide is equivelant to rat poison thatâ€™s not normal. Also Read up on Sweet n Low and Equal they created it by mistake while trying to create a new pesticide. We need to wake up and truly be wise as the serpent, which means think like him to defeat him. Not do as he does.

Eating Organic is not always expensive. Visit your local farmers market to get the best deals. Remember grocery stores have to pay employees while farmers markets do not have the expense a grocery store has. ALso remember the wide path is the path to destruction not all of us will find the narrow path to life and truth. Do not do as the world does or as they tell you to do, be wise and stick to how God created all things natural. Man is always trying to make things better by enhancing food superficially, but who knows best Man or God. Isaiah 30 and 31. The world will decieve us and we are not from this world. YHWH (God) Bless you all.

By: Buck

Buck — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:24:22 +0000

I found it fun reading the different responses for a pretty good question that I’m sure many Christians ponder. After all, our bodies are the temple of the Lord and who doesn’t want to be healthy? Just on a practical standpoint it makes sense to the believer and nonbeliever to watch what they eat because it does affect you. So, I suppose that if a person believes eating only organic foods helps in their walk with Christ, then by all mean s they should do it. And visa versa for those who don’t, it’s not a Christian requirement.

By: laura

laura — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:26:42 +0000

I’ve only been studying the bible for about a year,but, Jesus did say “It’s not what goes into your mouth that is unclean, but what comes out” (Mt 15:11). And let’s not forget Romans 14:14. Many Christians I believe forget we’re not living under the law, but under grace, the cleansing blood of our wonderful Savior Jesus Christ.I just think instead of wasting our time on silly things like food, we should be out looking for the people God puts in front of us to give the beautiful message of the gospel.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:15:31 +0000

@Andrew, there have been studies that have concluded that organic farming can actually produce more in certain circumstances:

http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=5936

However, I have read conflicting statements to that UofM study. The Wikipedia page on Organic farming does a decent job of providing a few different viewpoints:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_farming#Productivity_and_profitability

It seems that one thing everyone agrees on is that organic farms do amazingly well in drought conditions. Also, chemicals/pesticides contribute greatly to the expense of farming.