Dietary Laws
1 Timothy 4:4 is a verse often cited to support the typical understanding that God has abolished some of His commandments, specifically in this case, the die...
This is a common phrase I hear when talking with a Christian about what the Bible says about Swine. Pigs are mentioned numerous times in scripture and every instance of their mention is used in the negative context. EVERY TIME! There's a good clue.
Did Jesus declare all animals clean for food? Can Christians now eat pork and shellfish, or have we misunderstood something? This question is in reference to Mark 7:19 in the NIV, which says, "For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body."
Many teach that in Mark 7:19 Yeshua declared all food as clean. We agree that all food is clean? The real question to be answered is what Messiah was really saying. What is the true context of this verse? Did Yeshua really declare all things clean?