Bible Dietary Law - Obsolete or Still Valid? 1/2

[damanfrom808]

so yes, the dietary law of the Torah is a healthy way of life. but not a requirement for salvation. salvation, requires faith in Jesus Christ. in the New Covenant, we are given freedom to eat anything except blood! and to excercise selfcontrol over gluttony. so if you walk in the Spirit... with a well balanced diet, and portion control, a believer could live a very long, healthy life, pleasing unto the Lord!

[egwpisteuw]

Very well produced and researched video--kudos.

Question though: What do you do with the 1000 or so year period that began just after the flood and ended with the dietary restrictions of the Torah where all foods were clean:

Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant Gen 9:3

If your theory is correct, was not God unfair to the people of this period by allowing them to eat such an unhealthy diet?

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw I'll ask you a question. How did Noah know the difference between clean and unclean animals and what animals to sacrifice? (Gen 8:20) The Law of Moses was not given yet. Or did it exist before creation as Yeshua is the WORD and before everything.

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 ---->The Law of Moses was not given yet. Or did it exist before creation as Yeshua is the WORD and before everything.

If it existed, then why would God give a direct unequivocal command that violated it:

Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant Gen 9:3

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw What does it say in the original Hebrew? Does this mean they could eat humans too. They were moving....

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 ---->What does it say in the original Hebrew? Does this mean they could eat humans too. They were moving

כל־רמש אשר הוא־חי לכם יהיה לאכלה כירק עשב נתתי לכם את־כל

Remes (רמש) is reptiles which is how the Septuagint translates it (ἑρπετόν (herpeton)). Reptiles is being used as a synecdoche to represent all animal life, from the most disgusting part on up. This does not include humans.

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw If Yeshua is the Word as we both believe then wasn't he before this time you mentioned??

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 You have to take into account the continuity and discontinuity of God's plan for mankind. An honest appraisal of the Dietary laws in the sweep of Biblical History is a study in discontinuity. Vegetarian---->All Foods Clean---->Restricted--->All Foods Clean. Why? If the theory in this video were correct, we would expect a different pattern: Vegetarian---->Restricted. However, that pattern simply does not fit the Biblical data...

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw Here we go with the big words and Greek thought again...LOL. I love you man, I'm just messing with you....But seriously. Take the Bible completely out of it and science tells us that certain animals are for certain things eating trash not for human consumption. Would you eat a vulture? Would you eat a dog or a cat? monkey? at one point in my life I would have said yes. But knowing what I know now ...NO!

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 ----->Take the Bible completely out of it and science tells us that certain animals are for certain things eating trash not for human consumption.

But you can't go by science--you must go by the Bible. Gen 9:3 simply does not support the theory that the Dietary laws were meant to guide mankind to eat the more healthy foods. There is more to it than that---and as those who love God's word, we must be relentless in digging out the true meaning of every jot and tittle...

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw You really love bacon don't you. There is something you are fighting for. Is it shrimp? Lobster? Crab? Com-on tell the truth. I used to love them too.....:-). It is said in Messianic circles not to mention food to new people because this is their greatest love and if you take that away you are taking their first love.

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 ---->You really love bacon don't you. There is something you are fighting for.

I think I told you before that I eat the kosher diet. I believe that this video is correct vis-a-vis the fact that the diet specified in the Mosaic law is healthier--the division between clean and unclean foods was not arbitrary--God never acts arbitrarily.

However, I regard my diet as taking a part of the Mosaic Law, which is good (Rom 7:12, 1 Tim 1:8) and voluntarily putting myself (cont)

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw O.K. But is it you who requires it. honestly who cares what you require. LOL. It is HE who does the instructions not us. So you fell it is right yet you will fight for others to have a choice? yeah that all sounds good in this world but it doesn't work like that in the Kingdom. Right? If someone is on the worng path should we not correct in love and bring the to YAH's ways?

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 ---->But is it you who requires it. honestly who cares what you require.

What I mean is that I do not propogate my belief in that area as something that all believers should do. It is a personal extrapolation and application of doctrine--one which I believe that God will honor.

[paulgem123]

@egwpisteuw We are called to guard the commandments and tell the truth to others in love. If it is good for you then it is good for others. In the end wil it be a salvation issue I don't know but I do know that it was required for Israel and it is required for the restored Israel. So we should preach truth even if we get heat from others that disagree.

[egwpisteuw]

@paulgem123 (cont) under it. However, I do not require others to do this, as it is not a part of the Law of Messiah.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 1 When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous. 2 Take with you seven pairs—male and female—of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice,[a] and take one pair of each of the others. how did Noah know? God told him; see verse 2

[TiborasaurusRex]

@egwpisteuw "moving thing that is alive" prohibits eating carcasses of dead animals, which were in plenty post-flood. Although the distinction between clean and unclean animals is not made here, we know Noah was well aware of it as he brought more clean animals than unclean onto the ark (Gen 7:2). It wasn't necessary to detail the characteristics of clean VS unclean animals until after living hundreds of years in Egypt which then warranted more detailed directives concerning diet at Mt. Sinai.

[egwpisteuw]

@TiborasaurusRex ---->"moving thing that is alive" prohibits eating carcasses of dead animals..

No sir!!! The Hebrew is Remes (רמש) which means reptiles--the Septuagint translates it (ἑρπετόν (herpeton)) which is where we get our English word "Herpetology." Reptiles is being used as a synecdoche to represent ALL ANIMAL LIFE, from the most disgusting part, reptiles, on up.

In Gen 9:3, God is clearly and unequivocally declaring ALL FOODS CLEAN!!!

[damanfrom808]

@000Winter000 i think Romans 14 can explain it very well.

[paulgem123]

Excellent video Brother!!!!!!!!!

[paulaannettekempf]

OKAY So... What Im Hearing Is That If 1 Animal Eats Another Animal, Then That Makes Them Unclean!!! SO... If We As Humans Eat OTHER Animals We Are UNCLEAN!!! Even If We Are Eating Clean Animals We Are Unclean Because We Eat Other Animals!!! WOW!!! I have been thinking about getting away from meat!!! I eat only clean animals & yet I Am Always SICK!!! :'(

[TiborasaurusRex]

@paulaannettekempf You get the idea. Yes, we as apex predators on top of the food chain would be very very bad to eat. Not unclean 'spiritually', but definately unclean biologically. If we only eat clean meats, we will accumulate far less toxins than do others. If we elect to eat only plants, we will get even less toxins. If a guy chooses to eat meat, keep it clean and stay away from the tallow fat, where the poison accumulates. Peace.

[damanfrom808]

@TiborasaurusRex Mat 15:15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.”

17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. 18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”

[21scuderia]

pork is clean they are feed acorns and grass just like sheep

[MrDeerhunter57]

most people on here do not understand why God does not want us to eat unclean animals. It has nothing to do with spiritualality; it has to do with our health and God wants the very best for His children. God knew way back at creation what science now knows today. I am a Christian, my body is His temple and I do not treat my body like a garbage dump. Love your videos. God bless your ministry.

[damanfrom808]

@MrDeerhunter57 Jesus said, it's not what goes into your body that makes it a garbage dump, but what comes out of your heart! it's good to eat healthy but, to claim that the Bible forbids certain foods is very not correct!

[ChildofYeshua777]

Isaiah 11 says we'll be vegetarian in the Messianic era, too. Good post!

[damanfrom808]

the law was for Jews coming out of Egypt and going to Caanan. that was the dispensation of Law. now, is the dispensation of Grace. salvation is free lest any man should boast [i keep the law]. it's about what Jesus did[grace] not what we do[law]. in hawaii, we eat all of foods. God told Noah before the law eat anything, and Peter after the law, eat anything. why would you want to go into bondage [the law] Jesus Christ died to free us from the curse of the Law, and He did. dont you get?

[TiborasaurusRex]

@damanfrom808 Woe! You are ignorantly parroting a sound bite your 'church' trained you to say.

"He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."

If you don't like his Law, take it up with God!

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 Here we go again dispensationalism. It is amazing to me how you ignore all the facts.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 do you actually believe that, if you eat certain foods God will love you more than me?

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 Did you watch the video? Have you ever read a science book? Do you believe that God is smarter than us? He gives us commands out of Love because he made everything. I was in love with pork and shrimp, crab you name it but I gave it up 5 years ago because I LOVE Him and trust Him. Do you?

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 i've been a vegetarian and a vegan and i did well and enjoyed it too but, dietary laws are obsolete, their healthy for shure! but IS NOT a requirement of salvation. and that's what we need to share, the "requirements of salvation." which is faith in Jesus Christ [God's only begotten Son] and letting the Holy Ghost develope His fruit and gifts in us, to share by love with everyone.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 I believe you should the what happen in the Temple and the Book of Maccabees and the reason for the Feast of Dedication John10:22. and see my video called abomination IF your able to be challenge it not then eat what you want but don't be surprised if they stop you at the door of the wedding feast and don't allow you in. Salvation in Matt 24 requires some action to keep it. It is freely given, Yes. But we must repent too.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 Acts 9:15 But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel. 16 And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.” Paul was chosen by Jesus Christ to bring His message to YOU! so read all of Paul's writings, it's for you.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 How can the Spirit develop anything in us if we fight the Torah of God?

[bridgerbergman]

@paulgem123 I absolutely love that sentence.......

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 you fight the Torah when you try to keep it! the Torah testified of Jesus Christ dying on the cross. The animals they sacrificed for sin, was prophecy of Jesus Christ dying on the cross as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. the high priest, a prophecy of our High Priest, who went before God with His blood for our sins. dont rebuild the old system, live in the new.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 Isaiah 46:10

From Eden to Eden we will go.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 Gal 2 17-21 Rather, I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God. My old self has been crucified with Christ.So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 There are two Torahs which one was Paul talking about?

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 Paul is talking about The Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy...why which one are you talking about? i think you should stick to Paul, remember the Lord told Him to give you His message, and you've got 14 books of Paul's to read.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 We need to understand First Century History and what was happening in Paul's days. see my video and comments on my video House of Shammai and House of Hillel. Also a good video is Hebrew Yeshua vs. Greek Jesus. If you still can learn.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 in 1970, a friend gave me a Bible. first it was easy, then i found myself in a sea of confusion but, i still formed opinions. eventually i lost interest and stopped reading. in 1976, a friend invited me to church, i was born again of the Holy Ghost. now i read the Bible and the Holy Ghost teaches me. the difference in 1970, i was trying to understand with my own mind, in 1976, God's Spirit came to teach me. you cant join God's family, you must be born of the Holy Ghost.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 I have been born again and filled with the Ruach ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit). Why do you believe that when some one wants to obey the Fathers commands and His Messiah is not saved. I don't understand this logic. God's family Mishpacha has instructions from above. How great is our God that gives us instruction to follow and His Son who taught us them.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 you are living in the old testament. you are a witness of the old covenant. Jesus Christ has fullfilled ALL the requirements of that covenant because the Jews couldn't. in the new covenant, in the blood of Jesus Christ, there are no dietary laws. we are cautioned not to be gluttons. that means, eat anything you like, ask God's blessings on it first and dont pig out. well balanced and portion control:)

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 it's funny you say that. Yesterday in class I am surrounded by Christians that believe like you. They were taking about something they were doing in church making some kind of drink. And the one said to the other. yeah we should add some bacon. mean while we are listening to a video and the speaker is talking about taking care of your self. This bunch was, a sickly bunch. One just had a toe cut off because of diabetes, the other one had heart problems,

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 a well balanced diet, and portion control. the new testament never teaches dietary law but, warns against gluttony. :=) fruits and veggies are awesome, juicing is good too but, not found in scripture.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 So yes I will gladly live in the Torah instructions. Because They are for our good. Is our Father in heaven smarter than all the pork pushers out there ? YES! You also have to look at who the New Covenant was given to. Jer 31:31 compared to Hebrews 8:8 same people. The covenant people of the first covenant. Also covenants don't undo the last they build upon.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 do you know why there is an old testament and new testament? God is constantly revealling His plan for man. you're stuck in in keeping of the Law, you need to move on with God, He's in the new testament now. the Law can not save you, only faith in Jesus Christ can!

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 Sorry wrong again Marcion 35-107 CE coined the term New and Old Testament. The Proper terms are Hebrew Scriptures and the Brit Chadasha (ANEW covenant) Ancient covenants don't annul the other the build upon each other. 

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 so do you keep all the commandments or just the ones you choose?

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob did not have the Law of Moses, that came 400 yrs after Jacob. that's why it's called the Law of Moses. the Patriarchs were made righteous by faith in God. Abraham believed God and it was counted as righteousness. the dispensation of Law is for a certain period. in the dispensation of Grace, it's our faith in Jesus Christ that makes us children of Abraham our father of faith. do you see the connection? you need to die to the Law and be born again.

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 That's not what the Bible teaches. We need to die to the flesh. And die to the curse of the Law which is disobeying it. The curse of the law is not obeying it.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 the curse of the is the consequences of not keeping the law, it's called God's judgement, punishment or condemnation. believers in Jesus Christ are delivered from the CURSE of the law. and now there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus:)

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 Heb 11:4 4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man Heb 11:5 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—Heb11:7 By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith. Gen 15:6 And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith. over 1000 yrs before Moses

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 Do you believe that Yeshua is the Word? If he is the word which means all the the Words in the Bible? Then didn't the Words exist before all even Adam?

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 yes! He is before all life! because He is God! the Bible chronologically reveals the creation, fall and redemption of man. it is divided by time or dispensations. let the Holy Ghost give you a panoramic view. for everything there is a season, many covenenants in different times. Adam's time, Abraham's time, Moses' time and Jesus' time were in different eras [dispensations]. without the Holy Ghost, the Bible is just a book.

[damanfrom808]

@paulgem123 yes there is an old and new testament with a period between where God was silent. there are 66 books, 39 nine in the old and 27 in the new. do you have a real Bible? if you do look at it's contents. and it's about the two covenants old and new [law and grace]. Jesus Christ fullfilled the old so we can live in the new. it's called GRACE!!!

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 My old self I understand. This has nothing to do with the Torah. Again please know that their were two Torahs that Paul speaks of. And there was also the thought that one was saved by keeping the law when in fact we are blessed by keeping it. Y'shua is the living walking Torah Sha bektav he is complete, perfect. How can perfection be made more perfect?

[paulgem123]

@damanfrom808 Some people only speak about God's love for them and forget about our LOVE back to Him. Love is obeying who you say you love. Is that so hard to understand. Have you ever asked yourself Why are so many Christians inflicted with cancer. These toxic animals are NOT good for us. I know you probably have been eating them for years so was I. Freedom is walking in the commandments out of Love.

[TiborasaurusRex]

With many of the animal sacrifices, we would do well to take heed to what they were really communicating. They were learning tools, like a puzzle. To throw them away and forget about them would be a travesty. Ex -The moring and evening scarifices had numberous beautiful menaings, like: praying every night and in the morning. We still have the temple, it is our bodies, the holy of holies being our minds and hearts, where we keep the Ark: we love God with all our hearts, minds, and strength.

[TiborasaurusRex]

With many of the animal sacrifices, we would do well to take heed to what they were really communicating. They were learning tools, like a puzzle. To throw them away and forget about them would be a travesty. Ex) The moring and evening scarifices had numberous beautiful menaings, like: praying every night and in the morning. We still have the temple, it is our bodies, the holy of holies being our minds and hearts, where we keep the Ark: we love God with all our hearts, minds, and strength.

[GodIsSovereignty]

Obsolete! Red meats aren't healthy.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty - Are you suggesting the Word of God is erroneous? He said very clearly what is clean and what is unclean. Remember my friend that we are not to add one single commandment to what God has instructed in His holy Word. Deut 4. The scriptural parameters to recognize a false prophet is whether or not hey try to add to or take away from the Word.

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex My friend, do you remember in the old days? Windows 95 came up; it was great. Then Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows Vista and today Windows 7. What happen to Windows 95, 98 etc.? Are they erroneous? No. They are obsolete. Do you have to be circumcized to be a Christians? No! Is the circumcision law wrong? No. It is obsolete because the reality has come.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty - I beg to differ. Unlike ours, God's programs never become obsolete. The fufillment of the Law does not make is obsolete, it simply makes it clear as to what it meant. Yes, we DO still have to be circumsized - in the heart >> the Law is NOT gone, its just made clear what it really means. Lets say you had an empty cup for 1,500 years and one day, the one who gave it to you finally fills it up with juice, would you throw it away??? No! I would keep it and drink from it.

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex Are you saying we should continue animal sacrifices? Your empty cup is a bad illustration. The old law cannot be an empty cup. Christ came to drink the cup {poison} and fill it with new water--living water. The Ten Commandments is the Ministry of Death--the law of sin and death. Christ came to fulfill it so we don't have to. Christ died to the law and those in Christ also die to the law through the body of Christ. Can you explain Hebrews 7:12?

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty Before we get too dug in here, lets first hear what Messiah himself said about this issue.

'For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven."

Has heaven and earth passed away yet??? Has ALL the prophecies in the scripture been fufilled???

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex "Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled". I agree. When Jesus spoke these words, He was still alive and not yet fulfilled them. Now Christ ascended and seated in the right hand of God, He fulfilled them. He took away the sins of the world, gave us the Holy Spirit, made us a new creation--a new heart. The old is passing away and going to disappear. The new has come.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty Heaven and Earth have passed away???? Sorry, but there are still here. Messiah has only fuffilled half of the prophecies at this point. There are tons of prophecies yet to be fufilled. He has not yet returned as the roaring lion of the tribe of Judah. New Jeruslaem has not yet descended, Satan has not yet been thrown into the lake of fire. Thousands of things are yet to come.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty

Animal sacrafices? Shawdow picture fufilled! Not erased - fufilled. Now we can finally see what it was all about.

God's Law the Ministry of Death??? Keeping God's Law shows LOVE. "And by this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and follow his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome. (1 John 5)

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex So you agree the law of sacrifice is a shadow and is fulfilled. We don't have to offer animal sacrifices anymore; it's obsolete. Now what happen to the clean/unclean law? You become unclean touching unclean animals, including eating them. To become clean, a clean ceremony is performed. This cleansing ritual was also a shadow. So the shadow pictures were fulfilled. The Dietary Law is obsolete.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty So the 10 commandments are done away with? Do you think it is the will of God for us to commit adultery and murder and lie? If the rest of of God's law is done away with, then homosexual relations are fine and we can abuse our animals.

Fighting against God's Law is not a good idea, brother. We are to firmly stand behind it, for it is the very definition of His righteousness.

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex 1 Timothy 1:8-10 says, "But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers,"

Know the purpose of the law. In Christ, we are no longer under the law, but under grace.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty We agree! Once we have learned everything we can from the 'schoolmaster' (Law), we live in righteousness automatically, it is no longer a cognitive effort. The more His righteousness becomes a part of us, the higher we live 'above the Law'. We are no longer living 'under the law', (in sin) but rather far above it, with the Holy Spirit empowering us to live 'above the Law' (even higher than the Law requires). The heart of the law then is engrained into our very nature :-)

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex I agree. In Christ, we have a greater commandment to live by. Galatians 6:15 says, "Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation." When we are in Christ, God wrote His law into our heart--our new nature. We no longer needed of a "schoolmaster" (Law) to guide us.

[TiborasaurusRex]

I beleive the ceremonies you are referring to come from the Jewsish Talmud, which i agree is horse manure.

But, I should hope you would wash your hands after removing a dead rat from under your fridge ;-) God loves us, do you think he told us to do this beacuse he is bossy and his law is oppressive? If so, we need to pause and re-evaluate our image of him.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty Hebrews 7? First we need to consider this:

As to our brother, Peter warned us, "Paul wrote some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction."

In Hebrews, Paul is showing how the excellence of Christ's priesthood was above the typological shadow pictures given to us in the Levitical priesthood. He's not abolishing the Law here, to the contrary Paul reafirms the Law many times.

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex So Peter said Paul's writings are hard to understand, and you just ignore them? I can see how it's hard for those who mix Judaism and Christianity to understand Paul's writing. You just can't mix law and grace. You either accept one or reject the other.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty With any letter, especially pauls's we have to read the entire context of his writings. We cannot isolate single verse soundbites > disembody them from their context > and use them to contradict the rest of the scriptures. Paul was not talking about abolishing the Law in Hebrew 7. He was making a dynamic point about how perfectly Messiah fufilled the shadow picture.

Messiah instructed us to follow the Law, what else can I say. If you don't want to, talk to him not me.

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex I read and study in the context of book, of the chapter and of the Bible. Christ instructed us to follow the law of liberty--to walk in love as He first loved us. Christians do not practice religious laws and rules, but live out the life of who they are. We know clean or unclean can enter our mouth and come out. Nothing can enter the heart from the mouth; unclean food cannot defile the person.

[TiborasaurusRex]

@GodIsSovereignty Yes: Mature believers live the Law without thinking about it. They don't need a list of what not to do, they don't murder, or steal, or hate because its not in their new nature - which is now in sync with the true & righteous heart of God (which is written down and called the Law for beginners). Eating trash doesn't make any MAN spiritually unclean - however, the bioaccumulation of toxins is still amplified in unclean animals today as it was 2,000 years ago. Eat healthy.

[GodIsSovereignty]

@TiborasaurusRex I am totally agree with you on eating healthy. Eating should not have anything to do with spirituality.

[yokohamaslimm]

Thanks Tibo I have just been researching about this subject and have been trying to figure it out.. funny how God works through others...I was at work earlier today browsing the web trying to learn about kosher food and then I come home and BAM ! Your video pops up on my youtube home screen thanks bro ..Do you have another video that explains why the Talmud is not inspired by God?

[TiborasaurusRex]

@yokohamaslimm Talmud? I plan to make a vid on that real soon - But its actaully very simple: The scriptures state clearly that any "religious rules" ADDED to or SUBTRACTED from the instructions God gave us in His Torah are a direct challenge to the authority of His holy Word. The Talmud tries to add many thousands of rules to the Torah, every one of them in direct violation to Deut 4:2. We can't ADD to or take away ANYTHING from Torah. We simply follow what God wrote, and that alone.

[flauwegeit]

Now it makes sense to me why I have never liked shrimp and lobster ? Nice one mr rex :) greets from holland

[TiborasaurusRex]

@flauwegeit Mmmm, yummy: giant arthropods --- spiders, scorpions, and crabs. lol