Eating Unclean Food Is an Abomination to the Lord!

[Bro.Tan]

Remember brothers and sisters Jesus, states in Matthew 5 and verse 18, "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." We still have the heavens and the earth, correct? Those things indicate that the Lord's law still remains in tact. Those that read the Bible know that all has not been fulfilled, so His laws and statutes must be kept. Those individuals try to uses Paul's writings to come to that conclusion. (As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. II Peter 3:16) The unquestionable fact is that the law of sacrifice was nailed to the cross, which was our schoolmaster to bring us onto Christ.

Now, let's take a look at the dietary law. We will begin in Leviticus the 11th chapter and start at the first verse. 

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, “These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.” (Leviticus 11:1-3)

Note what the Lord says to Moses, "Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat." Here the Lord gives us a description of the beast that we can eat. We may not know what a particular animal is, but by using this description we know if the beast is clean or unclean. Let's take a look at the beast that we shall not eat. 

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the hare (rabbit), because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the swine (pig, pork), though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. (Leviticus 11:4-8) 

These are the beasts that shall not be eaten. Why? Because the Lord said so! Take a look at this verse in the book of St. John. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you (John 15:14). So, if an individual call themselves a Christian or a friend of Christ, the swine (pig) should never be on your dinner plate or anything else that the Lord deems unclean. Remember that Christ is the ONE that gave the dietary law. Remember Christ was the Rock that followed our fathers in the cloud in the wilderness (1 Corinthians 10:4). Remember, He is the Lord and He change not. Remember Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever Hebrews 13:8)! It has nothing to do with an animal being a scavenger or anything else.

It has to do with thus say the Lord. He is the one that created us, HE knows what's good or not for His creation. Let's continue; 

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. (Leviticus 11:9) 

If the fish has fins and scales it can be eaten. And if it doesn't we can’t. 

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:10-12) 

So, no shellfish. You know the lobster, the crab, crayfish, oysters, snails, shrimps, etc. Those of you that like to eat catfish, it must not be eaten. The catfish has fins but it doesn't have scales. The Lord Jesus says these creatures are an abomination onto you and they shall not be eaten. 

Let's take a look at the fowl. 

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; Every raven after his kind; And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:13-20)

Those of us that like to eat duck; it is an abomination. The duck is in the swan family. Let's continue; 

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. (Leviticus 11:21-22) 

Those are the insects that can be eaten. 

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. (Leviticus 11:23-26)

Note what the Lord says, "Whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even." If an individual touch the carcass or dead body of one of these beast, they will be unclean until sundown. They must wash the clothes that they were wearing and also bath themselves. Let's continue;

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. (Leviticus 11:27-28) 

Note what the verse says, "whatsoever goeth upon his paws." Individuals that eat the opossum, raccoon and the squirrel. Those beasts are unclean unto you and must not be eaten or touch if they are dead. So we see clearly what the Lord deems clean and unclean, what shall be eaten and what should not be eaten. The Lord gives a clear description of the beats just incase we are not sure what a particular animal is. 

Let, skip down to the 43rd verse, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT THE LORD TELLS MOSES! 

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. (Leviticus 11:43-45)

Note what the Lord says, "Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing, that ye should be defiled thereby, ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy." If an individual observe the Lord's dietary law, they will be holy, like their God even Jesus. Those that observe this law, along with the other righteous rules of conduct put forth by the true and Living God, are truly sanctified, or set apart from the so-call Roman Christian community. 

 

[AdHoc]

1 hour ago, Bro.Tan said:

Remember brothers and sisters Jesus, states in Matthew 5 and verse 18, "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." We still have the heavens and the earth, correct? Those things indicate that the Lord's law still remains in tact. Those that read the Bible know that all has not been fulfilled, so His laws and statutes must be kept. Those individuals try to uses Paul's writings to come to that conclusion. (As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. II Peter 3:16) The unquestionable fact is that the law of sacrifice was nailed to the cross, which was our schoolmaster to bring us onto Christ.

Now, let's take a look at the dietary law. We will begin in Leviticus the 11th chapter and start at the first verse. 

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, “These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.” (Leviticus 11:1-3)

Note what the Lord says to Moses, "Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat." Here the Lord gives us a description of the beast that we can eat. We may not know what a particular animal is, but by using this description we know if the beast is clean or unclean. Let's take a look at the beast that we shall not eat. 

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the hare (rabbit), because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the swine (pig, pork), though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. (Leviticus 11:4-8) 

These are the beasts that shall not be eaten. Why? Because the Lord said so! Take a look at this verse in the book of St. John. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you (John 15:14). So, if an individual call themselves a Christian or a friend of Christ, the swine (pig) should never be on your dinner plate or anything else that the Lord deems unclean. Remember that Christ is the ONE that gave the dietary law. Remember Christ was the Rock that followed our fathers in the cloud in the wilderness (1 Corinthians 10:4). Remember, He is the Lord and He change not. Remember Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever Hebrews 13:8)! It has nothing to do with an animal being a scavenger or anything else.

It has to do with thus say the Lord. He is the one that created us, HE knows what's good or not for His creation. Let's continue; 

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. (Leviticus 11:9) 

If the fish has fins and scales it can be eaten. And if it doesn't we can’t. 

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:10-12) 

So, no shellfish. You know the lobster, the crab, crayfish, oysters, snails, shrimps, etc. Those of you that like to eat catfish, it must not be eaten. The catfish has fins but it doesn't have scales. The Lord Jesus says these creatures are an abomination onto you and they shall not be eaten. 

Let's take a look at the fowl. 

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; Every raven after his kind; And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:13-20)

Those of us that like to eat duck; it is an abomination. The duck is in the swan family. Let's continue; 

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. (Leviticus 11:21-22) 

Those are the insects that can be eaten. 

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. (Leviticus 11:23-26)

Note what the Lord says, "Whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even." If an individual touch the carcass or dead body of one of these beast, they will be unclean until sundown. They must wash the clothes that they were wearing and also bath themselves. Let's continue;

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. (Leviticus 11:27-28) 

Note what the verse says, "whatsoever goeth upon his paws." Individuals that eat the opossum, raccoon and the squirrel. Those beasts are unclean unto you and must not be eaten or touch if they are dead. So we see clearly what the Lord deems clean and unclean, what shall be eaten and what should not be eaten. The Lord gives a clear description of the beats just incase we are not sure what a particular animal is. 

Let, skip down to the 43rd verse, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT THE LORD TELLS MOSES! 

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. (Leviticus 11:43-45)

Note what the Lord says, "Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing, that ye should be defiled thereby, ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy." If an individual observe the Lord's dietary law, they will be holy, like their God even Jesus. Those that observe this law, along with the other righteous rules of conduct put forth by the true and Living God, are truly sanctified, or set apart from the so-call Roman Christian community. 

 

When man was made he was given fruit and herbs to eat. When Noah emerged from the Ark, he was given "ALL THINGS" except blood to eat. Some thousand years later, God chose a special Nation among all the Nations with whom He would dwell. To this Nation ONLY did God give a Law that would make them righteous and RITUALLY CLEAN so that God could dwell WITH them. They were given a Law to live by to achieve this. God did not dwell with any other Nation and God made no Covenant of Law with any other Nation.

When our Lord Jesus came He fulfilled the Law. He was the first and only man to do it. His righteousness is taken by God and imputed to any man or woman who believes in His Person and Work The reason for this is that God has changed His dwelling place. He now lives IN man (Jn.4:24, John Chapter 14, Jn.20:22). The Law is inadequate for this as Christ's righteousness went over and above Law. No man but Christ can satisfy God's standard.

If a Jew rejects Christ, he is still bound by Law. A Covenant does not end when one party breaks it. It comes into full effect and the penalties are applied. Israel still have to fulfill the Law and that is why God dos not do away with Law. But it still ONLY APPLIES to the Jew.

If a Jew embraces Christ, the Law becomes his enemy. It is a "partition" because it requires separation from Gentiles, while the Church requires UNITY. For the Jewish convert to Christianity, the Law is nailed to Christ's cross. (Eph.2:15). The ex-Jew may eat all things but blood.

The Nations never got the Law. They are not required to keep it and may eat anything but blood.

Any believer who makes laws to forbid food except blood is in danger of fallen under 1st Timothy 4:1-5;

1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

In both John 13 and Acts 10 God has made it clear that a Believer in Christ is made ritually clean by Christ and not by Law.

[PATrobas]

Galatians 3:1  O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?:2  This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith.:3  Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Romans 14:13  Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.:14  I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.:15  But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.:16  Let not then your good be evil spoken of::17  For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.:18  For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.:19  Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.:20  For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence:21  It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.:22  Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.:23  And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

[NConly]

I find it odd that many members will say of certain New testament verses that only pertains to Jews not Gentiles or that was only spoken to the Jews not Gentiles. And many of the same insist on bringing in Old Covenant law into New Covenant Law. Very confusing to find what is called the true Gospel.

[Guest AFlameOfFire]

This is actually on a "set aside" things to look at as far as some of the ordinances might go but this is what I am catching, that there is the law of commandments "contained in" the ordinances mentioned which are shown abolished spoken of here

Ephes 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; 
for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace

What might that may or may not be in the fullest sense I am not 100% certain, but even here it speaks of "carnal ordinances" which were imposed also for a time also, and it says here

Hebrews 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, 
imposed on them until the time of reformation.

So if on the one hand he abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances and the carnal ordinances are no more imposed pertaining to meats and drinks

And then asks here

Col 2:20-23 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

He brings such under the commandments of men, after bringing up dead with Christ to such. But just to be sure, if you back up some to Col 2:16 he begins here

Col 2:16-17 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

So we have that which is shown as abolished in his flesh, and there was that which stood in meats and drinks, divers washings, and carnal ordinances, which were imposed them for a certain time it says

Then in Acts 15 when James gives his sentence concerning the Gentiles keeping the law of Moses (since the circumcision were preaching they needed to keep the law of Moses)

 James writes concerning the Gentiles

Acts 15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which ifye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

That was all that was written there, but when you look at the meats thing there it pertains more to the weak conscience and that being defiled as Paul later writes about.

Paul addresses this after here

1 Cr 8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

1 Cr 8:7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

In Moses if you ate certain meats you were considered defiled, whereas  Jesus says what comes out of a mans mouth defileth a man not what goes into a mans mouth. Exception being that at that present hour in the midst of all this idolatry in the bringing in of the Gentiles which sorts ate meats offered to idols and would at present eat it as a thing offered to one, and that eating pertains less to the meat itself there in any general sense, where its not telling us of what to eat or not to eat (with exception of blood) and has more to do with the defilement their conscience.

Which appears to be for the present hour and perhaps the only exception which might apply to this general rule since Jesus said,

Mark 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

Mark 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

And generally speaking Paul says, 

1 Co 6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication (See Mark 7:21), but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

In Mark 7:21 Jesus shows what does defileth a man which come out of him and fornications were one of those

When it comes commending ourselves to God, Paul tells us

1 Cr 8:8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Edited November 13, 2023 by AFlameOfFire
sentences running, typos

[Revelation Man]

On 11/12/2023 at 4:13 PM, Bro.Tan said:

Remember brothers and sisters Jesus, states in Matthew 5 and verse 18, "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." We still have the heavens and the earth, correct? Those things indicate that the Lord's law still remains in tact.

For starters my friend, you misconstrue this verse by not understanding what Jesus meant by "FULFILLED". How is it you do not understand Jesus fulfilled all things on the cross? He said, "IT IS FINISHED" for a reason. You somehow see the mention of earth and heaven and do not understand Jesus was merely juxtaposing his teaching against the Universe, yes the Law will be intact, and not will not pass away (just like the Universe) until Jesus fulfills "THE LAW" which requires a Sacrifice for Forgiveness, because we in ourselves are not Righteous, nor can we be. So, NO WORKS we do could ever forgive our sins, in the Old Testament, they were forgiven by FAITH in the PROMISED one to come, whose blood would atone for their sins. So, Jesus fulfilled all. 

On 11/12/2023 at 4:13 PM, Bro.Tan said:

These are the beasts that shall not be eaten. Why? Because the Lord said so!

So, think this through, why did God forbid Israel from eating certain foods that were bad for them, and certain foods that can be contaminated in the olden times? Because the Messiah had to be birthed through Abrahams seed !! If Israel caught a disease of some type it could have wiped the whole nation out in weeks or a few months. It could have made them unhealthy so they might get conquered, so they had rules. God even understood (of course) germs if any Israeli touched a dead body they had to be quarantined for 7 days and had to wash in the River for 7 days. 

So, those "Laws had a purpose" keep Israel alive as a nation until the Messiah came along to shed his blood for mankind's sin. God had a unique plan, He brought Jesus forth at the best time for the Gospel to be spread across the world. Why?  It is called the Pax Romanus. By the Jewish Disciples having a Roman Citizenship, they could travel to anyplace in the Roman kingdom, remember what they say, "All Roads lead to Rome" so they were great road builders, which made travel far easier. And because the kingdom used the Koine Greek Language throughout the Roman kingdom, all men pretty much could understand Jewish Disciples preach, and thus the Gospel could be heard by men's hearts. So, in all things God knows what He is doing. So, why are we no longer under "The Laws of Moses"? Because THE PROMISE was the original Covenant, not the Law did you know that? 

The Law came 430 years after the promise, as Galatians chapter 3 tells us. So, why was the law given? Because of sin. But Gal. 3 says once the Messiah has come the "School Master" is no longer needed.

Gal. 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

So, we are now, NO LONGER under the Law once the PROMISED Messiah is come.

The Dietary laws had a reason, keep Israel alive until the Messiah is birthed. Well, the Messiah has now come, if a person wants to eat food that may not be good f0r them, like pork, go ahead, learn how to cook it properly, and if you die, well it will not have kept the Messiah from coming, so if you want to eat it, and ask God to bless the food. Also, with modern tech. even 2000 years ago, they understood better how to prepare meats better and how to cure them better than they did 1500 years before. Now, we know much, much more, we understand what germs are etc. so the dietary laws had a unique reason at the time. God did not just put them in there to make Israel obey Him.

Edited November 14, 2023 by Revelation Man

[AdHoc]

12 hours ago, NConly said:

I find it odd that many members will say of certain New testament verses that only pertains to Jews not Gentiles or that was only spoken to the Jews not Gentiles. And many of the same insist on bringing in Old Covenant law into New Covenant Law. Very confusing to find what is called the true Gospel.

You have touched a very important theme. Does God deal the same with all men, or has He special dealing with a select company of men? Well, the answer is glaringly obvious. God made two Covenants with Israel and to the Church He forbids covenants (Matt.5:33-37). In Colossians 1:25-27we read;

25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

The word "dispensation" in verse 25 is "oikonomia" in the Greek. It does not mean a period of time. It means "household management" and has the sense of a mother in the kitchen 'dispensing' to her family what they need. It is abundantly clear from this short scripture that God "dispensed" differently to Israel and "hid" another dispensing from "ages and generations". But God had not abandoned Israel in any way. He came FIRST to Israel with the new dispensing. But they rejected it. So the gospels are about our Lod Jesus dealing with Israel and Israel rejecting what He offered. Therefore, once Israel rejected what our Lord offered, God continued with Israel under the old "dispensing".

At Sinai, via Moses, Israel received and accepted an arrangement with God based upon about 615 Laws. If they kept these Laws, blessings would follow. If they broke it, penalties would follow. The weakness of this first Law was man's flesh and Israel broke it. Since Assyria deported the northern Tribes in about 730 BC, we have seen Israel under the penalties of the Covenant. When Christ returns He will restore Israel to her Land. But the dispensation of Law carries on. This means that Israel could again lose her Land. So God gives the SAME LAW but changes the Israelite. Jeremiah 31:31-33 tells it all. The Law is the same, with the same penalties, but God changes the inside of the Israelite. He gets a new heart, and new spirit and the Laws are written INSIDE of him. That means the Israelite undergoes an intrinsic change - a change that causes him to be naturally motivated to keep the Law.

In this way, God has not changed His "dispensing" but Israel, who did not fulfill the Law last time, will now fulfill it. They then reap the rewards of keeping the Law. Added to this, God made about 15 promises to Abraham in another Covenant, and these promises are all fulfilled by God. So the New Covenant of Law is "better" than the first (Heb.7:22). This offer and destiny of Israel is very advantageous compared to the Nations. The Nations, or Gentiles, have no such relationship with God. But God does not leave them without hope. He offers them that which Israel refused - Christ dwelling IN you. That which was meant for Israel now becomes the portion of those who BELIEVE. The "dispensing" by Law is elevated to "dispensing" Christ. To list the advantages would take a book, and make this posting hopelessly long, but consider this. 

God's original plan was for man to eat from the Tree of Life. If he had obeyed, God's life would have been IN man. This is the lot of a Christian - to be returned to the original plan. That is - GOD IN YOU. Israel got the Law to make them worthy for God to be AMONG THEM. This will be fulfilled when Christ returns. "Emmanuel" (God WITH us) will live in Jerusalem and be served by Israel. But Christ remains IN the spirit of the Christian. So, God starts, and completes, to His advantage and glory, TWO "dispensings". Both very clever and very effective. The theological word is "Duality".

Lastly, it must be said that this dual dispensing never changes one fact. God deals in JUSTICE the same to all. The Christian is forgiven his sins because of Jesus, and the Jews will be forgiven based on what Jesus did as well.  In BOTH the matters of "sin" (singular) and "sins" (plural), Jesus died for those "OF THE WORLD" (Jn.1:29, 1st Jn.2.2). That does not mean that every man is forgiven. It means that the judicial foundation for God to have mercy on who He will is created.

[Anne2]

30 minutes ago, AdHoc said:

God made two Covenants with Israel and to the Church He forbids covenants (Matt.5:33-37). In Colossians 1:25-27we read;

Scripture teaches God made two covenants with Abraham.

Genesis 15 and Genesis 17.

The law 430 after was not made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

De 5:2  The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
De 5:3  The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

The "church" the result of the new covenant. To fulfill the promise made to Abraham, of which the nations are included.

4:21  Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
22  For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
23  But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
24  Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
 

Israel is the firstborn having two portions of inheritance among their brothers..

First earthly , the second heavenly. 

[Mr. M]

17 hours ago, Bro.Tan said:

Remember brothers and sisters Jesus, states in Matthew 5 and verse 18, "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." We still have the heavens and the earth, correct? Those things indicate that the Lord's law still remains in tact. Those that read the Bible know that all has not been fulfilled, so His laws and statutes must be kept. Those individuals try to uses Paul's writings to come to that conclusion. (As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. II Peter 3:16) The unquestionable fact is that the law of sacrifice was nailed to the cross, which was our schoolmaster to bring us onto Christ.

Now, let's take a look at the dietary law. We will begin in Leviticus the 11th chapter and start at the first verse. 

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, “These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.” (Leviticus 11:1-3)

Note what the Lord says to Moses, "Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat." Here the Lord gives us a description of the beast that we can eat. We may not know what a particular animal is, but by using this description we know if the beast is clean or unclean. Let's take a look at the beast that we shall not eat. 

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the hare (rabbit), because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the swine (pig, pork), though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. (Leviticus 11:4-8) 

These are the beasts that shall not be eaten. Why? Because the Lord said so! Take a look at this verse in the book of St. John. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you (John 15:14). So, if an individual call themselves a Christian or a friend of Christ, the swine (pig) should never be on your dinner plate or anything else that the Lord deems unclean. Remember that Christ is the ONE that gave the dietary law. Remember Christ was the Rock that followed our fathers in the cloud in the wilderness (1 Corinthians 10:4). Remember, He is the Lord and He change not. Remember Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever Hebrews 13:8)! It has nothing to do with an animal being a scavenger or anything else.

It has to do with thus say the Lord. He is the one that created us, HE knows what's good or not for His creation. Let's continue; 

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. (Leviticus 11:9) 

If the fish has fins and scales it can be eaten. And if it doesn't we can’t. 

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:10-12) 

So, no shellfish. You know the lobster, the crab, crayfish, oysters, snails, shrimps, etc. Those of you that like to eat catfish, it must not be eaten. The catfish has fins but it doesn't have scales. The Lord Jesus says these creatures are an abomination onto you and they shall not be eaten. 

Let's take a look at the fowl. 

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; Every raven after his kind; And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. (Leviticus 11:13-20)

Those of us that like to eat duck; it is an abomination. The duck is in the swan family. Let's continue; 

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. (Leviticus 11:21-22) 

Those are the insects that can be eaten. 

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. (Leviticus 11:23-26)

Note what the Lord says, "Whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even." If an individual touch the carcass or dead body of one of these beast, they will be unclean until sundown. They must wash the clothes that they were wearing and also bath themselves. Let's continue;

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. (Leviticus 11:27-28) 

Note what the verse says, "whatsoever goeth upon his paws." Individuals that eat the opossum, raccoon and the squirrel. Those beasts are unclean unto you and must not be eaten or touch if they are dead. So we see clearly what the Lord deems clean and unclean, what shall be eaten and what should not be eaten. The Lord gives a clear description of the beats just incase we are not sure what a particular animal is. 

Let, skip down to the 43rd verse, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT THE LORD TELLS MOSES! 

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. (Leviticus 11:43-45)

Note what the Lord says, "Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing, that ye should be defiled thereby, ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy." If an individual observe the Lord's dietary law, they will be holy, like their God even Jesus. Those that observe this law, along with the other righteous rules of conduct put forth by the true and Living God, are truly sanctified, or set apart from the so-call Roman Christian community. 

 

John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.

The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

Galatians 5:

16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 

7 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh;

and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Ezekiel 36:

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you;

I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh

and give you a heart of flesh. 

27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes,

and you will keep My judgments and do them. 

28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; 

you shall be My people, and I will be your God. 

29 I will deliver you from all your uncleanness.

Romans 8:

1 There is therefore now no condemnation

to those who are in Christ Jesus, 

who do not walk according to the flesh,

but according to the Spirit.

4 that the righteous requirement of the law

might be fulfilled in us who do not walk

according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God

these are sons of God. 

15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again 

to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption

by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 

16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit

that we are children of God.

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty

by which Christ has made us free, and do not be

entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

[farouk]

Romans 14.20: "For meat destroy not the work of God."

Acts 10.13-15: "And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

¹⁴ But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

¹⁵ And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."