CHRISTIANITY ANALOGY: FOOD

THE CHURCH = A RESTAURANT

• Meeting place of all of the sinners (people who normally eat fast-food).
• They are trying to improve their lives by eating better food [prepared by God].

GOD = FARMER

• The farmer provides food for the restaurant and its customers.
• Without a farmer, a restaurant would not be able to function.

JESUS = CHEF

• A chef prepares the food for the customers with the ingredients that the farmer provides for him.
• A chef enriches the lives of the customers by providing them with wonderful food.

HOLY SPIRIT = FOOD CRITIC

• Helps guide the chef to improve on himself and his effect on the customers.
• Helps the restaurant as a whole thrive and improve.

BIBLE = COOKBOOK

• The cookbook is a book full of guidelines the chef must follow in order to create great food for his/her customers.

CLERGY = WAITER/WAITRESS

• Guided by the chef, the waiters serve food to all of the customers.
• Customers come into physcial contact with the waiters, unlike the chef who they never see but appreciate very much for their food.

CHRISTIANS = CUSTOMERS

• Consumers of the food
• Without customers, a restaurant would be unable to flourish.
• Restaurants rely on customers for income and ratings.

FAITH = EATING

• Fully accepting and taking in the farmer's creation
• Trusting in the farmer that the food he has provided for you is safe and healthy.

SIN = NOT TIPPING

• Bad treatment towards the restaurant staff and providers (Holy Trinity).
• Going against the staff by cheating them out of money they rightfully deserve.

SAINTS = FOOD-NETWORK CELEBRITIES

• Looked upon in a higher way than regular customers because of their refined tastes

HELL = FAST-FOOD

• Fast-food is greasy and bad for the consumer
• It can lead to obesity and heart attacks

HEAVEN = BUFFET

• All the different kinds of food a person could ever want with unlimited quantities without ever gaining weight or receiving any illnesses