CAN CHRISTIANS EAT PORK?

Are Christians required to follow the Old Testament meat laws?

Seventh-Day Adventist spin-masters take every New Testament verse concerning the meat laws - and to their shame - present the verses to mean the exact opposite than the direct text by the time they get done with them.

The Apostle Paul - and the Council at Jerusalem - clearly determined there was no need to place such burdens upon the Gentile Christians. Had the Gentile converts been required to slaughter or sell off all their "unclean livestock" - Paul's letters would have expressed such things. Instead, Paul's letters are all about freedom and respecting one another despite these differences. We should be grateful that these cultural clashes existed - because it was the very reason for the Pauline letters we all now cherish.

There was clearly a cultural clash between the Jewish Believers who were allowed to continue observing their meat laws and Sabbaths and the Gentile Believers to whom such things were foreign. The apostles declared they "gave no such command" when the "Pharisees that believed" reared up their ugly heads in Acts 15. The Council at Jerusalem was to settle the matter forever as to which of the laws of Moses were deemed necessary to hand to the Gentile Believers. If it "seemed good to the Holy Ghost" to not burden them with anything more than the few things they listed - who are you to override the Holy Ghost in this matter? Think about that Mr. Seventh-Day Adventist! Think about that Joel Osteen - our latest apostate!

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[Jahdiel6382]

Nowhere in the bible did peters vision INDICATE that it was about food especially since PETER HIMSELF explained the vision and DID NOT MENTION that it was about food.

[ROBINHOODSARROW]

@Jahdiel6382

Since the meat laws were given in the first place to keep Israel separated from other nations -- it only makes sense that the meat laws were done away with at the same time God says He no longer wants that separation -- Compare Eph 2:11-14 with Lev 20:23-26. Health was never given as the reason -- SDA's just assume that.

[ROBINHOODSARROW]

The few laws they gleaned out of the 613 were given solely for the sake of peace -- to keep the Gentiles from "violating laws" that offended the Jewish Believers the most. Yet even out of those -- the distinction between clean/unclean ended up in the "not necessary" pile. Plus, the apostles determined any more than these few would be tempting the Holy Ghost.

So, with that in mind, it's hard to imagine the Holy Ghost saying to EGW 1800 years later these laws are now "necessary!"

[ROBINHOODSARROW]

@Jahdiel6382

Acts 15 does not say Believing Gentiles were hearing Moses in the Synagogues every Sabbath -- it only says these laws "had been preached" in every city. Peter's point was that God saved these uncircumcised Gentiles -- without them submitting to these laws that they had heard preached in every city. None are going into synagogues to learn Moses -- after being saved. They were not welcome there!

1,000's of Gentiles saved had yet been taught any OT law to keep Act 15:24

[Jahdiel6382]

@ROBINHOODSARROW In Acts chapter 15:28-29, the apostles says that the holy Ghost tells them to keep certain LAWS, where do you think those laws came from?? Old testament. Secondly in acts 15:20-21 it shows more detail which old testament laws was commanded and only those laws because they were reading Moses books and learning everyday in the cities where the gentiles were. Please look at these verse and see if your last statement was correct.

[ROBINHOODSARROW]

@Jahdiel6382

Thus the meat laws were fulfilled by Christ -- because His death, burial & resurrection opened the way for all men to come to Him. He accepts them now without having to first be circumcised to the law. Act 15 dealt with this very matter -- what laws out of the laws of Moses to give the Gentiles who believed. Since the Holy Ghost showed acceptance of them prior to any law -- it was determined that imposing such after the fact would be tempting God. SDA's shake their fists at the HG.

[ROBINHOODSARROW]

@Jahdiel6382

You error to assume the meat laws were given for health purposes without a scripture to support that idea. Lev 20:23-26 plainly shows the purpose for the meat laws -- to keep the nation of Israel separate from the Gentile nations. These laws were built in to assure success. Fast-forward to Acts 10 & we see God no longer wants separation between men nor between the meats that symbolized them -- Israel/clean & Gentile/unclean. SDA's perpetuate this separation against the will of God.

[Jahdiel6382]

@ROBINHOODSARROW End of the FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS!! now its by Faith. That text did not contradict Christ. Why would he say i have not come to abolish the law but to END??? not biblical. ONLY those things that represented Him was fulfilled or REPLACED by HIM. Unclean foods is not a law that can be fulfilled or replaced by Christ.

[ROBINHOODSARROW]

@kieara228

Peter's vision is about BOTH. Christ always used truths that were literal in the natural -- in order to represent His higher spiritual lessons. Otherwise, it would mean Christ had to resort to a literal lie in order to bring forth a new spiritual truth. Doctrines that make Christ a liar -- even in His natural representations of spiritual truth -- still present Him as a liar. I have a problem with doctrines that make Christ out to be even slightly untrue -- as you embrace.

[kieara228]

Peters vision is about Gentiles NOT about food. Keep on reading and see for yourself.

Are you calling the Messiah a liar? Be careful what you say.

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them For truly I say to you until heaven and earth pass away not an iota not a dot will pass from the Law until all is accomplishedTherefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be c