Are Vegetables Necessary In Our Diet?

 

The following statements seem to be saying that we are to be striving to get back to the very first, the original, diet before sin entered the world, which would exclude vegetables, in order for us to obtain perfection.

“We are coming to the time when recipes for cooking will not be needed, for God’s people will learn that the food God gave Adam in his sinless state is the best for keeping the body in a sinless state.” {21MR 286.3}

“By precept and example make it plain that the food which God gave Adam in his sinless state is the best for man’s use as he seeks to regain that sinless state.”  (CD 460.5)

“In Egypt their taste had become perverted. God designed to restore their appetite to a pure, healthy state, in order that they might enjoy the simple fruits that were given to Adam and Eve in Eden. He was about to establish them in a second Eden, a goodly land, where they might enjoy the fruits and grains that He would provide for them. He purposed to remove the feverish diet upon which they had subsisted in Egypt; for He wished them to be in perfect health and soundness when they entered the goodly land to which He was leading them, so that the surrounding heathen nations might be constrained to glorify the God of Israel, the God who had done so wonderful a work for His people. Unless the people who acknowledged Him as the God of heaven were in perfect soundness of health, His name could not be glorified.” (Manuscript 69, 1912) {1BC 1102.3}

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I'm going to give you some rules that were given to us that will help make this very clear.

First of all, we have to keep in context what is being said. If you read the previous paragraphs, you will see that she was talking about getting off of a meat diet.

Now, please read the following rules we are counseled to follow in order to know we are following the voice of the true shepherd and not the false.  (RH, November 25, 1884 par. 22-25)

RULE I

EVERY WORD must have its proper bearing on the subject presented in the Bible. {1842 WiM, MWV1 20.2} 

RULE II

All scripture is necessary, and may be understood by a diligent application and study. {1842 WiM, MWV1 20.4} 

RULE IV

To understand doctrine, bring all the scriptures together on the subject you wish to know; then let every word have its proper influence, and if you can form your theory without a contradiction, you cannot be in an error. {1842 WiM, MWV1 20.8} 

Seeing that the Holy Spirit is the Author of the SOP and the Scriptures, then we need to study the SOP the same way as the above.

So, let's bring everything together on this subject.

When she mentions the diet given in his “sinless state”, she is referring to not giving him flesh.  This is what the whole context is about.

Now look at this other quote, and you will see that she is not saying not to eat vegetables in the quotes you gave, but that God saw fit not to give flesh in their sinless state; this is what the focus is.

Just like when Jesus says it's not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles a man.  Now we know that what we eat can defile a person according to Daniel 1:8. The topic in these verses of Jesus was not referring to what they ate but that not washing one's hands after dealing with gentiles was defilement, according to the pharisees. Christ was trying to clarify that it was not defilement. But once again, the focus was not about what they were eating, but who they were dealing with.  

Same with the quote above. 

SO PLEASE LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING QUOTES:

“...A diet lacking in the proper elements of nutrition brings reproach upon the cause of health reform. WE ARE MORTAL and must supply ourselves with food that will give proper nourishment to the body.  {9T 161.3} 

According to the above quote, we are mortal and must supply ourselves with the proper elements of nutrition.

WHAT DIET DID GOD GIVE TO ADAM & EVE AFTER THEY BECAME MORTAL?

IT WAS THE “Green Herb of the Field”.  (Genesis 3:17-19)

Now let's see the proof of this. Does Jesus, through the prophet, include vegetables as containing “proper elements of nutrition”?

“Meat is not essential for health or strength, else the Lord made a mistake when He provided food for Adam and Eve before their fall. All the ELEMENTS OF NUTRITION ARE CONTAINED IN THE fruits, VEGETABLES, and grains.” {HL 96.1}

Notice how she referred to Adam before the fall and then says vegetables are part of the foods that contain the elements of nutrition?

LOOK AT THIS OTHER QUOTE:

“...Encourage the eating of fruit, vegetables and bread.” (CD 315 - top of page) (1894)

THEN LOOK AT WHAT SHE SAID IN 1911

MS 13, 1911

“All should be acquainted with the special value of fruits and vegetables fresh from the orchard and garden. [ENCOURAGE THE EATING OF VEGETABLES--490]

So, you see, when we bring all the quotes together, we can see the harmonious balance.

As long as we are mortal, WE NEED VEGETABLES.

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