Dietary Laws In The Old Testament

In part 2 of this q a on biblical dietary laws we will deal with three passages from the new testament that seem to object to the dietary laws.

Dietary laws in the old testament. I will also look at some famous new testament scriptures that many and uninformed believers use to justify eating anything. The god of the bible jesus christ gave man a dietary law that is to last throughout all generations. Common questions about the validity of the old testament dietary laws are answered in part 1 of this q a. We have examined the original diet god intended for humankind and the animals that god defined as clean and unclean after sin entered the world.

This article continues where the previous biblical q a left off. In this study we will examine what the bible says about being clean and unclean but we must explain that these terms are not talking about sanitation or the kind of dirt that can be washed away by soap and water. The food laws of the old testament. Today i am not going to talk about the dietary laws of the old testament which forbid the eating of pork.

Rather it was a matter of being religiously acceptable. The term jews is used for the first time in the bible in 2 kings 16 6. However as scripture states in acts 10 9 16 and repeats in acts 11 4 10 god had cleansed all foods which means that new testament christians are free from these prohibitions. Though i intend to cover them extensively in the future.

In this article we will discuss three passages from the new testament that we often misinterpret in regards to the dietary laws. To find the dietary laws in the scriptures we have to read the so called old testament. They say that when jesus was crucified he ended the laws in the old testament. In fact the dietary laws of the bible could absolutely be fulfilled in one s everyday affairs of life but lawkeepers in almost all cases deliberately trespass those very laws even when they say they are trying to keep them.

But so many people who profess to be christians say that the dietary law is done away with. The term jews is used for the first time in the bible in 2 kings 16 6. Dealing with objections to obeying the dietary laws of leviticus 11 and deuteronomy 14. Do the old testament dietary laws still apply.

Today i want to talk about the overlooked dietary laws in the new testament which are expressly carried over to the new covenant era. The new testament repeals the old testament food laws leviticus 11 2 47 2 and deuteronomy 14 3 21 give the old testament food prohibitions. New testament dietary laws.