This is the second part of the review of The Bible Cure.  Part One introduced the heavy theme of “revelation” that runs throughout  the book. The review ended pondering if the The Bible Cure is based upon truth (i.e. without error) — since it claims to be a revelation from God.

Not Without Error.

Since Dr. Cherry claims The Bible Cure‘s Bible Cure (sometimes called Bible cure) has been revealed from God, we should expect it to be without error. I will give grace to Dr. Cherry in this area because I believe that he is misguided about what is true revelation. I am not accusing him of being a false prophet, just a careless speaker. For his book does contain error. This occurs because he places too much emphasis on science, rather than the full “revelation” of God’s word. Here are some of the “dietary errors” Dr. Cherry makes in his book due to the current science of the day (recall the book was written 1n 1998):

• “Although saccharine seems to be safe, aspartame, being natural, is the preferred choice” (82).
• Don’t use or cook with salt (82).
• Use small amounts of margarine, preferably the new non-fat varieties (84).
• Canola oil is a good choice (87).
• Use low fat vegetable sprays like Pam instead of oil or butter (87).
• Use fat-free mayonnaise and diet dressings (87).
• Tofu and soy burgers are protective foods (22).
• Use fat-free milk, cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese (84).
• Avoid coconut and palm oil (82).
• Limit egg yolk consumption (115).

While no doubt, Dr. Cherry’s intentions were good, they were based on the science of the day, not the Bible. Modern alternative health (inline with science) has debunked all of the myths associated with the above restrictions or permissions. This would be fine if Dr. Cherry was not making such a bold claim that God revealed to him the “Bible Cure.” Was God wrong? Did the Bible make an error? Or is Dr. Cherry speaking a bit presumptuously about the revelation of his Bible Cure? Which brings me to another huge problem in The Bible Cure: the author is both inconsistent and contradictory.

Inconsistence and Contradiction.

Dr. Cherry writes on page 7, “the Bible cure forbids eating such meats as pork and shellfish.” But then on page 84 and 115 Dr. Cherry gives permission to eat lean ham, Canadian bacon, regular bacon and other porcine products — and then on page 85 grants permission to eat shrimp, lobster, and crab. Another contradiction is over the use of artificial sweeteners. On page 82 he says, “sugar substitutes seem… [and] saccharine seems to be safe” Then on page 114: “limit your use of artificial sweeteners…especially saccharin because we are uncertain of possible cancer effects.” So is saccharine safe? Or is it a cancer risk? The biggest faux pas, however, occurs over the subject of fat.

In the early chapters of the book, Dr. Cherry claims the Bible as the foundation for his Bible cure. He cites Leviticus 3:17 (primarily) to demonstrate why we should limit our intake of fat for the Bible Cure. The verse reads: “It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.” He rightly notes that the fat in this verse (and others like it) refers specifically to the “midriff fat” of animals. This is the fat of the sacrificial animals “surrounding the kidneys and intestines…and burned by the priests” (5). This is fine and well…until he applies it to all saturated fats (even though this is NOT what the Bible says). His faulty conclusions result in the rejecting of foods that God has given us to enjoy. Food that God Himself enjoyed on earth — including milk and cheese (with the fat in it). Read more about the foods Jesus ate here. Now, according to Dr. Cherry’s revealed “Bible Cure,” we cannot enjoy coconut and palm oils, egg yolks, whole fat milk and milk products, butter, cream, sour cream, and more. We are asked to use imitation foods like Pam and fat-free margarines as a better alternative. This is not the Bible Cure. This is a man made diet dressed up in a faulty costume of pseudo science and biblical uncertainty. God’s word is sufficient. It never changes. Science (especially the modern version) is simply winging it until the next “new and amazing” discovery. Leviticus 3:17 is not the only Scripture that Dr. Cherry stumbles over.

Throughout The Bible Cure, Dr. Cherry forces an impure interpretation on Scripture passages to support his diet theory. I will share four examples: Job 1:10; Mark 11:23-24; Matthew 11:12; and Isaiah 53:5. However, to keep these posts bite sized and manageable, I will expound the faulty exegesis in Part Three of the review of The Bible Cure.

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