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Subject: Noah took 7 clean but only 2 unclean ? |
Bible Note: Hi Doc: I respect your comments ! Lets stick with scripture and reasoning -Amen ! Math. 15. Nowhere in the context does Jesus discuss unclean meat. The matter being discussed is unclean hands making the food the disciples were eating unclean. So we are clear the food was unclean not because it was pork but rather because it was unclean from touching it with unclean hands. Therefore when Jesus said it is not what goes into the mouth that makes you unclean - Jesus was not referring to unlean meats but rather the unclean hands making the food unclean. Now Jesus ABSOLUTELY makes His teaching clear by later in the passage - eating with UNCLEAN HANDS does not defile the man but what comes out of the mouth defiles a man. So I believe two major points support my position - 1) the text is only talking about EATING WITH UNCLEAN HANDS and 2) JESUS CLEARLY STATES EATING WITH UNCLEAN HANDS DOES NOT DEFILE A MAN. Nowhere is it stated that eating unclean meat (animals) does not defile a man. Why not - because that would go directly against the God of the OT. And I assume we both believe in the Triune God (ONE God - three persons). Now to further support why Math. 15 is consistently taken out of context to support a false teaching that eating unclean meat is now ok. In Acts Peter (the same Peter who was present in Math. 15) has a vision and God tells him to eat unclean animals (meat). Peter disobeyed God three times and did not eat and came off the roof confused. He was wondering why God would command him to eat unclean animals and to not call things unclean that God calls clean. HHUUMM - Ok lets look what happened. Peter went to the Cornelius and then he understood the vision. God was trying to wake Peter up to the fact that gentiles were no longer to be called unclean people. No where does Peter say unclean meat is now clean. Peter even repeats the experience to his fellow disciples later in Jerusalem and says nothing about unclean meat being now clean. Instead he tells the only meaning od the vision which was to wake up Peter to the fact that gentiles are not to be called unclean and now the gospel can be preached to them. So maybe you wonder why I bring Peter into this discussion. Ok - not only have I shown that the vision only meant that gentiles were now clean BUT Peter had been present at Math. 15 and now it is many years later and I would think that if Jesus supposedly taught that all unclean animals are now clean - Peter would not have disobeyed God in the vision. But clearly Peter disobeyed because 1) Jesus never made unclean meat clean and 2) Peter knew for a fact that eating unclean animals was wrong. This is why Peter was so confused because he did not understand why His God would want him to eating unclean meat that would defile his body. It just did not make sense until the Holy Spirit revealed the true meaning of the vision. God was intentionally using the command to eat the unclean animals to make Peter realize that God wanted the disciples to go preach to the gentiles. Rom. 14 - is not discussing unclean and clean meat but rather the issue about meat being unclean due to idol worship. Remember an idol is nothing according to Paul. Just like the unclean hands making the food unclean and the idol sacrifice making the meat unclean - the actual food or meat is not unclean but it is esteemed to be unclean by the person. God has clearly laid out exaclty what meats are ACTUALLY unclean. Col. 2:16 - is not discussing unclean or clean meats but rather the food and drink sacrifices that were made on the additionals sabbaths and festival days. Since those days were a shaddow of the coming Christ sacrifice - they are not longer required. Just like we no longer sacrifice lambs - we no longer keep those additional sabbaths. They were called sabbaths just like the 7th day. But the 7th day was created and observed since creation. Please let me know, Swerv |