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1 | Where in Bible does it say no meat on Fr | Bible general Archive 2 | Connie Lawrence | 144164 | ||
Hello Again, I am writing to ask where in the Bible it says not to eat meat on Friday. Is there such a thing? Thank You. Sincerely, Connie | ||||||
2 | Where in Bible does it say no meat on Fr | Bible general Archive 2 | Searcher56 | 144165 | ||
It was a former teaching of the Catholics - but is only tradition. | ||||||
3 | Where in Bible does it say no meat on Fr | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 144170 | ||
Hi, Searcher... As I was curious about the origins of this practice, too, I checked on the Internet. The following web site says that it is still a requirement for Roman Catholics. http://www.catholic-pages.com/life/fridaymeat.asp Unfortunately, they do not offer any Scriptural basis for the requirement for "abstaing from meats." Perhaps Emmaus can tell us. In Him, Doc |
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4 | Where in Bible does it say no meat on Fr | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 144171 | ||
Doc, It is simply a spiritual discipline practiced by the Catholic Family. It is not a doctrine or dogma and the nature of the Lenten fast and asbtenance has changed over the years. Catholics are slackers compared to the Eastern Orthodox who abstain from all meat and dairy products and eggs for the whole period of Lent. Catholcs used to do that stricter discipline also back in the Middle Ages. I am not sure when things slackened off for us. Certain monastic orders in the Catholic Church still observe theses fasts and abstenances. But again that is a discipline of the particular order, not a doctrine. It is a sacrifice and a discipline of the passions and carnal appetites to abstain for a time from good things to focus on the higher goods. "Q: Can you offer any biblical justification for the Catholic Church's former teaching that it's sinful to eat meat on Fridays? A: Yes, but, if you recognize the fact that Christ's Church is divinely authorized to teach, sanctify, and govern, there should be no need to "prove" it with biblical examples. If you don't recognize that, consider the following biblical facts. Jesus guaranteed that when his Church teaches it teaches with his authority and that anyone rejecting his Church's teachings rejects him (Luke 10:16). This authority extends to Church discipline as well as doctrine. When the Church imposes a discipline, its members are bound to obey it, unless they are dispensed for a proportionate reason. This exercise of authority is seen in Acts 15, where the Church, in its first major council, bound all Christians to the discipline of abstaining from meat that had been sacrificed to idols or that had come from strangled animals (19-29). When the Church promulgated its teaching about abstaining from meat (Acts 15:28-29), no Christian was free to disregard the discipline without committing sin. But since Paul explained that meat in itself is not unclean and the eating of meat is not inherently sinful (Rom. 14:1-23, 1 Cor. 8:1-13, 10:23-32), a Christian who violated the apostolic teaching in Acts 15 sinned not because the eating of meat was wrong but because he disobeyed a commandment of the Church. When the Catholic Church imposes a discipline such as not eating meat on Fridays, the same principle holds. Consider this parallel example. A mother tells her son not to eat the cookies she just baked because it's close to dinner time and eating the cookies will spoil his appetite. The son ignores his mother's wishes and, when she's not looking, sneaks a few cookies. His sin is not the eating of cookies (a morally-neutral act in itself), but of disobedience. Finally, we should mention why Friday abstinence was imposed. The Church recognizes that, since meat is a chief part of most meals served in most places, and since meat is usually the most valued or expensive part of a meal, abstinence from meat on Fridays is a good way for Christians to unite themselves more closely to the sufferings of their Lord (Rom. 8:16-17, 1 Pet. 2:21) by denying themselves something they enjoy. Abstinence from meat is a sacrifice which unites them in penance and strengthens the solidarity of the Church through mild suffering. It's also a good form of mortification, which disciplines the soul and strengthens its resistance to concupiscence. Paul practiced and recommended mortification: "I drive my body and train it, for fear that after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified" (1 Cor. 9:27)." http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1992/9212qq.asp Here is another link to an article that addresses the abstenance from meat discipline in the second half of the article. http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1992/9212qq.asp Emmaus |
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5 | Where in Bible does it say no meat on Fr | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 144175 | ||
Interesting, Emmaus. Thank you for the information. ...Especially as this is Ash Wednesday! :-) In Him, Doc | ||||||