Subject: Hank - Diet ??? |
Bible Note: Hello Merv, 1) The diet of God was not given to Noah. No reason is given for God calling animals clean and unclean until we get to the Law. There are no dietary restrictions mentioned. The Gentile Christians would NOT be eating according to the teaching of the OT. In Acts 15 the letter sent to Gentile believers only mentions food offered to idols and things strangled. There is no mention of clean and unclean. And we cannot assume that the Gentiles were already eating according to the Law, because the text never tells us. If being "under the law" means to be guilty of it, then the Lord Jesus is condemned (Gal 4:4) and cannot be my savior. Are you saying that Gentiles should have been circumcised? Let me know if I misunderstood your statement. 2) Chapter and verse friend. If God gave a law concerning eating with unwashed hands, you would be able to share it. If God gave a law to Noah concerning eating clean and unclean, you would be able to share it. What did God tell Noah? Gen 9:3-4 (ESV) Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. Nothing here about clean and unclean that I can see. Steve |