Man is What He Eats

During the mid twentieth century, the Greek Philosopher, Ludwig Feuerbach, stated that “man is what he eats”. It is true that man eats his own interpretation because whatever one eats is transformed into their own flesh and blood. But if we look into the deeper meaning of the saying, we would find that Feuerbach was a thoroughgoing materialist who thought that we are just flesh and blood and bones and nothing else. So, there are …showed first 75 words of 283 total…

…showed last 75 words of 283 total…that religion of any kind is meaningless. He didn’t think that there was anything beyond the material world: no God and no soul. But here’s what he missed: the food that we eat is God’s gift and blessing. We are what we eat alright, but our eating binds us to our creator through his gifts. Food is the seal of God’s love for his people and we are his blessed people.