Subject: Hank - Diet ??? |
Bible Note: Tim: To continue with Acts 10. Yes God is saying do not call meat unclean which I have said is clean. I agree. But what was the result. Did Peter actually eat the food - even after God repeating three times. (no) Does Peter immediately understand the vision - no. Why ? Peter cannot understand the meaning since it did not make sense to him !!! God has told man what is clean and unclean in the OT and now God is contradicting himself. - No of course not - God is using this to get the message through to Peter that gentiles who were considered unclean were now clean. Even when Peter repeats the experience in Jerusalem to the discipes he gives one single interpretation - which was - gentiles are no longer to be called unclean and the gospel is to be preached to them. Not anywhere does Peter make any statement saying all meats are now clean. To support this look at Math. 15 and Mark 7 where Peter questions Jesus to give the interpretation of the parable. If Jesus had (as many want to beleive) declared all meats clean now then why, many yaers later, after Jesus resurected and Peter learning from Him - why does Peter question God on the roof about eating the unclean meats ??? Now Rom. 14 - this text is again a misrepresentation of context. The meat discussed is regarding meat esteemed "unclean" because of being offered to idols. The disciples clearly taught at the Jerusalem council that the gentiles were to abstain from things offered to idols. Some took it so far that they became vegetarians. See 1 Cor. 8. Therefore these verses are used to support eating anything when God clearly teaches we must follow His guidlines of what is clean and unclean. Look forward to your response, Merv |