What's your opinion of Rex Russell's book?

[Paula]

Our church library has a copy of "What the Bible Says About Healthy Living" by Rex Russell.

Has anyone read it and what do you think? I brought it home and at first glance, it looks very good.

Thank you!

Paula

[laura]

I just purchased it too! I am in the chapter that discusses 'fasting'.
So far, of the 3 books I bought I do like this one best.
I like how I can go to God's Word, and see what he is saying. Then I can read the whole chapter if I want too to make sure it's not been pulled out of context!!

I am happy so far!!
Laura

[Mom2boys]

I haven't read it yet, but it's on my "to buy" list. Let me know how his book lines up with the word.

[Dandelion]

Now that you've read a little more, What does he say about what we should be eating meat, grain wise? How does he treat the Law of Moses food laws?

What I've seen of it, it looks good, and might what I'm looking for, but I'm slow to buy. It would be great to have something that you could use as a guide to your own Bible study.

[Paula]

I loved this book. It's been a few weeks since I read it, so it's not real fresh in my mind, but I'll give a quick overview of how I remember it. I'm not sure I'll be repeating everything properly as he worded it, though.

He believes in eating only the meats that God approved in the OT, not because of any old covenant laws, but because they are the foods that God designed to be good for you health-wise. Likewise, those foods that were NOT approved of in the OT by God are not good for you health-wise.

Of course, the reasons between then and now are different. Then, they were "laws" set up by God to show the Israelites how dependent they were on Him and all the other various reasons, etc, etc, that don't need to be expounded on here. Now, it is simply good dietary nutrition that the Israelites didn't really even understand back then but, of course, God knew. (It's beginning to be obvious to me why HE'S the writer and not me. I'm not expressing very well here.)

I'm sure the main reason I have no problem with this line of teaching is that my mom never fed us pork, shellfish, etc. while I was growing up. She was part of a denomination that didn't eat these kinds of foods, so I have never really purchased much of those kinds of meats anyway. It is not hard for me to give them up.

He advises that we eat as much as we are able according to the natural foods God has created for us.

Oh, I wish I had the book here to refresh my memory, but I don't. I can't remember more right now. If anyone wants me to, I can get the book back out of our church library and look some stuff up.

Personally, I think it lines up with the Word very well and I liked it very much.

Paula

[laura]

I have taken this book "What the Bible says about Healthy Eating" by Rex Russell, and I have cross referenced everything he says with The Word (KJV and NIV), with my daughters Apologia Chemistry book, with my son's Apologia Biology book, and with my daughters Abeka Science (grade 6) book..........

So far, no contradictions. Everything lines up. Starting with Scripture and ending with science!!

His 3 principles are:

1) Eat only substances God created for food.
2) As much as possible, eat foods as they were created----before they are changed or converted into something humans think might be better.
3) Avoid food addictions. Don't let any food or drink become your god.

Paula, my neighbors dad won't eat pork (he is 80+) because he used to work on a hog farm......saw them in action.......has never eaten pork since. The more I am reading about pork, the less I want to eat it!!
Laura

[Dandelion]

Thanks! I guess I can agree with that. I've never been fed seafoods (shellfish) either. We do use bacon in dishes (quiches, omletts, pizzas etc). Having just made my first batch of our own kunekune pork into bacon, ymmmm, I don't like the idea of giving it up totally, but I don't think that that needs to be a major issue. Our pigs are fed grass and some grain, vege scraps, and milk. I suppose I ought to look into the issue more?

[Dandelion]

I've just got a copy, of this book, and I agree it is good. He explains the clean/unclean issue well - better than I've read/heard before. It seems next year we will be trying to cure lamb, but we'll finish the pork first.