Dietary Laws Still Apply
To the colossians who were mature christians paul gave this reminder.
Dietary laws still apply. Do the old testament dietary laws still apply to christians today. Genesis 1 29 30 plants and fruits that are allowed. Then god blessed noah and his sons saying to them be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth the fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air upon every creature that moves. Dietary law biblical study does dietary law still apply today.
All of these dietary laws are still in effect even after the messiah s death and resurrection. First they are given to humankind before the days of noah. They understand that moral law isn t identical to mosaic law but that several components of moral law are included in mosaic law because moral law preceded mosaic law. Are all foods clean to eat.
He wasn t given the dietary laws of moises but still found the grace of god in genesis 9 1 5 we read. The dietary laws apply to israel and the jews only. Do the old testament dietary laws still apply to christians today. I m no scholar but from what i ve there s seen decent arguments from both sides more so on the side that the dietary laws are still in place though.
However if a person want to obey these laws that s fine and good as long as you don t condemn others who don t. Dealing with objections to obeying the dietary laws of leviticus 11 and deuteronomy 14. Then the lord tells his people that they will be disease free if they follow his laws exodus 15 26 the clean and unclean foods are clearly defined in leviticus 11 and deuteronomy 14. Therefore the old testament dietary laws apply to those who lived during the time of the law and not to us christians today.
Peter s vision shows us that jesus did not abolish clean and unclean. What do you all think and why. In this article we will discuss three passages from the new testament that we often misinterpret in regards to the dietary laws. That the dietary laws that applied to gentiles still apply after the resurrection of the messiah is seen in acts 15.
The dietary food law does it still apply the subject of this study involves whether or not we as followers of yahushua the messiah are still required to observe the dietary food laws found in leviticus 11 and deuteronomy 14. Think of the history of these dietary laws. 1 corinthians 10 19 28 we can t eat whatever we want even at a friend s house. This article continues where the previous biblical q a left off.
Adherents of this belief rightly understand that the group of laws of the mosaic covenant no longer apply to christians. Revelations 18 2 clean unclean animals metaphorically. Posted by 13 days ago. How did noah know dietary law before moses.
Thus god commanded israel to observe dietary laws that apply specifically and only to them. A person can quote all the verses they want and still it does change what these verses teach.