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Do Christians have food rules?
No. The Bible gives Christians no list of foods to keep or avoid, and what a believer eats is left to their own conscience before God.
The whole answer, in Do Christians have food rules? →So can a Christian eat meat?
Yes, and a Christian may also eat none. Both are free choices, and Scripture refuses to rank them.
The whole answer, in Do Christians have food rules? →Is a vegetarian Christian less spiritual?
Not in the smallest degree. Nothing in the Bible makes a person's food a measure of their faith.
The whole answer, in Do Christians have food rules? →What do I say when I am asked?
That you are free, and that you would rather not eat anything that would make the person across from you uncomfortable.
The whole answer, in Do Christians have food rules? →What actually happens in a service?
Worship for about forty-five minutes, a message from the Bible for about fifty, testimonies, announcements, and prayer — including prayer for anyone who is unwell.
The whole answer, in What happens at a Sunday service? →How long does it take?
The 9:00 English service is one hour and ends at 10:00. The 10:00 bilingual service is the long one — it runs to about 2:00 and ends with a meal. The evening service is 4:00 to 6:00.
The whole answer, in What happens at a Sunday service? →What do people wear?
Whatever you own, dressed modestly. People arrive in jeans, in salwar kameez, in shirts and in sarees, on foot and on scooters.
The whole answer, in What happens at a Sunday service? →Where do I sit if I do not know anyone?
Anywhere. The back is a perfectly good place to start, and there is no seat that belongs to somebody else.
The whole answer, in What happens at a Sunday service? →Will anybody notice that I am new?
Yes, and we mean to. Somebody will welcome you, and you will be offered a short form in case there is anything you would like us to pray about. Filling it in is entirely up to you.
The whole answer, in What happens at a Sunday service? →Do I have to give money?
No. Visitors are not expected to give and nobody is watching who does.
The whole answer, in What happens at a Sunday service? →
Nothing here matches that. Ask us directly and a person will answer.
The other shelf
Teaching for where you are.
These are Sunday messages, written up — longer than an answer, and worth the time when you have it.
- Finding Strength in the Power of FellowshipNobody is busier than God, and He still makes time to walk with His people. So why are you trying to walk alone?Read it →
- Loving God and OthersJesus gave two commandments that hold everything else together: love God with all you are, and love the person in front of you as yourself.Read it →
- Sharing Your TestimonyThe Samaritan woman had no training and a bad reputation, and one sentence from her brought a village to Jesus. Your story, told honestly, can do the same.Read it →
Not quite you?
- I am coming with my familyYour children, what we believe, where the money goes, and who is actually in charge here.
- I have just moved to the TricityTimes, both locations, midweek groups near you, and how to join.
- I have been a Christian a whilePrayer that has gone flat, reading the Bible on your own, serving, and the questions nobody asks out loud.