Subject: Hank - Diet ??? |
Bible Note: Hello Merv, 1) "clean/unclean - Listen I can only give you what the bible says." So you say, yet you consistently add to the text. "According to your logic mankind ate unclean animals after the flood then God gave them law to only eat unclean during the period Israel and yet again God changes back to we can eat unclean meat again." Exactly. "Do not use Gen.9:3 unless you use whole text. God claried it by saying 'as I have given you the green herb'." You are correct in this. My error, but I stand behind my comments. "How come you you never comment on the scriptural evidence against eating unclean meat." Because there isn't any. "Just as I said about Abraham having knowledge of God's commandments (Gen. 25:5) prior to Sinai why is it so hard to think that Noah was not instructed as to what not to eat prior to the Mosaic law." Again you are defining words based on knowledge not yet given. Abraham believed what God commanded of him---nothing more. If Abraham did indeed have knowledge of the Law, then where is the tabernacle and furnishings? Who was the high priest? How could they keep the feasts they had never heard of yet? If abraham failed in any of these, he was guilty. "I believe even Cain/Abel knew what was clean and unclean that is why Abel gave the right sacrifice to God." I agree, that's why commented as I did. 2) "But with Christianity come the Perfect laws of God for a better life an Holy life." Which laws? The law of Moses? No. Why was the Law given? Gal 3:23-26 (ESV) Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. "The diet was in place ever since mankind was given meat to eat by God." Only if you read into the text what is not there. "Again, can you show me any reference at all to Jesus or His disciples eating a unclean piece of meat." Jesus would not have since he came to fulfill the Law (Matt 5:17). I'm surprised you mentioned him. 3) "The reason God chose Abraham...was because Abraham was a man of God. Abraham loved God and obeyed Him that is why Abraham was given a covenant with God because He showed obedience to the command of God to sacrifice His son Isaac." Chapter and verse friend. Where does it say that Abraham was a man of God when called? The covenant was established well before Isaac was offered as a sacrifice (Gen 12:1-3; 15:1-21). "If the gentiles kept the coventant they would have the same promise of eternity with God." Completely incorrect. Nobody could keep the covenant. That is the issue. The righteous live by faith (Hab 2:4; Heb 11:6). It was belief in the covenant giver that one had life. Steve |