forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
The point is that these liars will suggest that their followers can reach a state of greater virtue by denying themselves the right to partake of some foods. Many historical examples exist of religious groups (such as Judaizers, Gnostics, Catholics, Seventh Day Adventists, and all ascetics) who have denied the right of adherents to partake of certain foods. It is well to note that the original, bromatoon, refers to all solid food and not merely animal meat (The Analytical Greek Lexicon 70).