Should Christians Practice Kashering?

[Knotical]

18 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

The topic here was hand washing, not avoiding blood consumption.

Particularly, hand washing has nothing to do with righteousness.

Avoiding the blood in our diet is a command from Noah's covenant.

The topic is really related to defilement.  That is what the ceremonial laws were all about in the Old Testament, handling how to become clean once someone has become defiled.  Jesus, in the New Testament, is pointing out that it is not external things that are what defiles, or corrupts, a person but what comes from inside.  This speaks to our fundamental nature without Him.

[Mr. M]

1 hour ago, Knotical said:

The topic is really related to defilement.

Defilement was the Pharisee concern over hand washing, which Jesus dismisses as "traditions of men".

Matthew 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man.

The topic is Kashering,

why was it done, what is the general knowledge

and understanding among Gentile Christians.

Avoiding the blood in our diet is a covenant command

via both Noah and Moses, and applied to the Gentiles
at the Council at Jerusalem in Acts 15.

The dietary restrictions given to Israel were for

their health and long life:

Deuteronomy 7:12-15 “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you.You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.

Does disobedience defile a Believer?

[Mr. M]

On 10/22/2024 at 6:13 AM, Mr. M said:

This was extended to the Gentiles for fellowship with the Jews.

Acts 15:

28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater

burden than these necessary things: 

29 that you abstain from things offered to idols,  from blood,

from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.

If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.

Hebrews 9:10 They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

[Knotical]

23 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Defilement was the Pharisee concern over hand washing, which Jesus dismisses as "traditions of men".

Matthew 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man.

The topic is Kashering,

why was it done, what is the general knowledge

and understanding among Gentile Christians.

Avoiding the blood in our diet is a covenant command

via both Noah and Moses, and applied to the Gentiles
at the Council at Jerusalem in Acts 15.

The dietary restrictions given to Israel were for

their health and long life:

Deuteronomy 7:12-15 “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you.You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.

Does disobedience defile a Believer?

The dietary restrictions were lifted in the New Testament.  

Disobedience is evidence of the state of the heart.

[Mr. M]

18 hours ago, Knotical said:

The dietary restrictions were lifted in the New Testament.  

Can you confirm this using scriptures?

[Knotical]

18 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Can you confirm this using scriptures?

Acts 10:9-16

"And on the next day, as they were on their way an approaching the city,  Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.  But he became hungry and was desiring to eat.  And while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance and saw heaven open up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky.  And a voice came to him, 'Rise up, Peter, slaughter and eat!'  But Peter said, 'By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.'  Again a voice came to him a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.'  And this happened three times and immediately the object was taken up into heaven."

[Mr. M]

2 minutes ago, Knotical said:

Acts 10:9-16

"And on the next day, as they were on their way an approaching the city,  Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray.  But he became hungry and was desiring to eat.  And while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance and saw heaven open up, and an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the sky.  And a voice came to him, 'Rise up, Peter, slaughter and eat!'  But Peter said, 'By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and unclean.'  Again a voice came to him a second time, 'What God has cleansed, no longer consider defiled.'  And this happened three times and immediately the object was taken up into heaven."

The vision was for Peter to accept the Gentiles. 

Not really about food at all.

Acts 11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’ 10 Now this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven. 11 At that very moment, three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. 12 Then the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. ..