“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.” 1 Timothy 4:1-5 (NKJV)
Receive God given food with thanksgiving:
Above verses are clearly saying that all foods which God created are good and to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”” John 8:31-32 (NKJV) Follow what the Word of Christ instructs and abide in it, only then we are called Christians which means disciples of Christ Jesus. Then you will know the truth to live a free life. Jesus came to give us abundant life full of freedom from reasoning, worry, fear and doubt.
It takes a lot of time, energy and people involved till the food reaches your plate, which the Lord God is arranging for you to receive with thanksgiving. You cannot take it light or refuse thinking many unwanted things in your mind. God is not at all pleased with such behaviour, only we should be thinking we are very smart. Many secular teachings have gone too much into our Christian life spoiling the good teachings given in our Bible and it is sad to find many are going astray. Do not be afraid about cleanliness also, the Lord Jesus told us clearly that nothing shall affect us. “Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.” Romans 14:22-23 (NKJV)
Eating with unwashed hands does not defile:
“Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” So Jesus said, “Are you also still without understanding? Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.””Matthew 15:1-2, 16-20 (NKJV)