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Mandatory: Apostolic Fathers Catechism Class for Catholics and Orthodox.
425 AD: John Cassian:
For the nature of gluttony is threefold: first, there is that which
forces us to anticipate the proper hour for a meal, next that which
delights in stuffing the stomach, and gorging all kinds of food; thirdly,
that which takes pleasure in more refined and delicate feasting. And so
against it a monk should observe a threefold watch: first, he should wait
till the proper time for breaking the fast; secondly, he should not give
way to gorging; thirdly, he should be contented with any of the commoner
sorts of food. For anything that is taken over and above what is customary
and the common use of all, is branded by the ancient tradition of the
fathers as defiled with the sin of vanity and glorying and ostentation.
(John Cassian, Book V, Of the Spirit of Gluttony, Ch 23)
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Here we have dietary rules for monks called, "the ancient tradition of the
fathers". This is a perfect example of how post apostolic man-made rules
directly contradict the teaching of the New testament that says the
Christian can eat anything he likes, common food or the food of kings, as
long as it is accepted with prayer and thanksgiving. 1 Tim 4:1-4 actually
calls John Cassian's diet rules, "doctrines of demons ... who advocate
abstaining from foods".
by Steve Rudd
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