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Matthew 11:18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”Matthew 19:12For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”Luke 7:33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’Luke 7:34The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’Colossians 2:20If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:Colossians 2:21“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?Colossians 2:22These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.Colossians 2:23Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,1 Timothy 4:2influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.1 Timothy 4:4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,1 Timothy 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
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