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NASB | Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law [it leads to Him and its purpose is fulfilled in Him], for [granting] righteousness to everyone who believes [in Him as Savior]. |
Bible Question: Why don't most Christians abide by the dietary laws spelled out in Leviticus 11? i.e. not eating pork and certain other things. |
Bible Answer: Hello TomBrooklyn, 2 Cor 3:15 But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart; I believe it is because “Christians” have been taught that the Law has been done away with, and we are under grace, ( I guess many think, so that sin may abound). Deuteronomy was the second giving of the Law, and the teaching of clean and unclean animals is included. John 3:4, should clarify this point. The accusation against the priests in Ezek 22:26"Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. Is this being taught in churches? You may never hear this read in a church. I would also maintain that what the Apostles were teaching and instructing the people in the early church was the writings known as the Old Testament, all that is contained in the New Testament was not even in a format for all the people to read until much later, I don’t know how they would have had any converts, teaching contrary to the older writings, (they may have convinced the Thessalonians but their teachings certainly would not have been accepted by the Bereans) for this is what was being read in the churches. Acts 15:21"For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath." But, today most of the people think the New Testament is different in the sense of it’s teachings than the Old Testament. They think that God changes, When 1 Sam 15:29 says, "Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind." Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Peter speaking of Paul, 2 Pet 3:16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are 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 Acts chapter 10, some say that this teaches that unclean animals are cleansed, when I read it, it says Peter had a vision which he did not understand, Of all sorts of creatures (The text shows that all manner of beasts, that would include clean animals and unclean animals), to which Peter replied in Acts 10:14 But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean." In this vision the Lord spoke to Peter about the men He was sending, Acts 10:17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision which he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon's house, appeared at the gate; The Lord told him not to have any misgivings about going with them; Peter considered these men to be unclean, because they had in former times been rejected by God, they were not His people, therefore unclean. Hosea chapter 1 Acts 10:28 And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean. I think it says “any man”. How have unclean animals been cleansed? Is this what Jesus died for, that we might eat swines flesh? I doubt it! These are some of the reasons I believe some Christians don’t follow the law as it is given, and that they have been taught not to. Even those that study this subject refuse to harmonize the scriptures, But hold the New Testament scriptures up in an effort to mute the Law. Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. Good day to you, wordoer |