QUESTION: What effect does certain food and drink, i.e., tea, coffee, pork, etc., have on a person in relation to Christian life? Will one be kept out of heaven because of food?

ANSWER: Many false religions today impose food restrictions on their members. Those who so do have departed from the faith (II Timothy 4:1-3). Verse four of this same chapter reads, “For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving.” Note also Colossians 2:16, “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or drink, . . .”