But if you want to eat pork, I shall not get in
your way. They say you only live once.
Enjoy. :-)
--Marlin
Michael D: It is amazing that this
discussion is taking place at all. I wonder how many times must one quote
the same passages, that clearly deal with the issue of the law, over and
over again.
For the record, Paul said in Rom.
14:2. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another
who is weak eateth
herbs. 3. Let not him that eateth despise
him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that
eateth: for God hath received him.
Interestingly, Paul says it's ok to eat
anything, yet
men put others in bondage today telling them that certain foods are
forbidden. These folks know better than Paul.
Listen to Paul:
Rom 14:14. I know and
am persuaded by the Lord
Jesus, that there is
nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth
anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Now, Paul said that the Lord Jesus Himself, pursuaded
him that there was nothing unclean, in and of itself. The
significance of this statement is astonishing... Paul was a Pharisee
of Pharisees. He said that he was blameless concerning the righteousness
of the law (Phil 3). He persecuted the church to defend the way of
the law. Like with Peter's claim when confronted with the sheet, Paul
would not have eaten anything unclean. But he says in Romans
14:14 that he was pursuaded by the Lord
Jesus, Himself, that there was nothing unclean of
itself, a similar message to that received by Peter, who also had to be
pursuaded by the Lord. Only, that in this case, Paul removes any doubt to
the inclusion of the eating of meats in reference to the revelation Peter
received. In fact, Paul tells Timothy that to forbid the eating of meats
is a doctrine of the devil, why... bec ause God created them to be received
with thanksgiving.
I Tim. 4:
1. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils; 3. Forbidding to marry, and commanding to
abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4. For every creature of God is
good, and nothing
to be refused, if
it be received with thanksgiving: 5. For it is sanctified by the
Word of God and prayer.
Now, those who promote this prohibition of
eating various meats, not only know better than Paul what God wants,
they know better than
Jesus who convinced Paul otherwise. They know
better than the Holy
Spirit who instructed Paul as to the demonic source
of this prohibition. They also know better
than the Father, Son and Holy Ghost who
created meats to be eaten.
So much for meats being inherently
unclean.
Remember, Paul said that The Lord Jesus, Himself, persuaded
him that there in nothing unclean of itself (inherently
unclean).
I do hope that this settles it once for
all, and that the scriptures will be the final authority
here.
