Here's a good article that shows the inconsistencies of "Torah observers" and other groups such as the Armstrongites I belonged to, with regards to the clean meat laws of Torah.
The laws, if followed, would not allow them to use an oven or any cooking untensil or dish that has ever touched "unclean meat". They would not be able to go out to a restaurant that cooks unclean meat on the same oven or serving the food on the same dishes as they use for clean meat.
However, like most of the Torah, it's a pick and choose, cafeteria plan proposition anyways. They decide what applies and what does not. Typically, then, they look down on non-observers as disobedient or sometimes even unsaved.
Some of my friends are observant and I have no issue with that, as long as they don't claim the laws must be followed by all obedient Christians.
Read the article; it's a great one
The Dietary Laws of the Bible
This is only the tip of the iceberg concerning their assertions. Torah is no longer in effect according to Scripture. See II Corinthians 3, Galatians 3 and 4, Romans 7:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-15, and Hebrews 7 and 8. These groups follow a modified form of Torah and then try to press it on others. Torah was specific to a certain group of people (Israelites) in a certain land (Palestine) under a certain form of government (theocracy) for a specific time frame (Moses to Jesus). Many of the laws were meant to identify the Savior and to lead the Israelites to identify Him and place their faith in Him. The law also identified sin in defining the righteousness of God in a rudimentary way, and was meant to convict the Israelites of their sin. Certain commandments were "boundary marker commandments" that were meant to cause social distancing between the Israelites and the neighboring pagans, so that they would not be drawn into idolatry through social interaction.
Sabbath, festivals, clothing and clean meat laws would be some of these commandments meant to cause social distancing. Acts 10 makes it plain that Jews associated unclean meats with unclean Gentiles. So, these laws meant to cause social distancing worked. They caused Israel to consider Gentiles unclean due to their food. God removed all of these "separation commandments" at the cross. I believe Ephesians 2:13-15 is a direct reference to this, although many think it refers to the entire Torah. The Torah is not applicable now; it is like an obsolete operating system, like DOS in the computer world. But, I thin Ephesians is directly referring to the "separation commandments" or "boundary marker commandments" mentioned above.
Regardless, the article above shows clearly that those who claim to be Torah observant must consider the ENTIRETY of what is said in these laws, and part of this is never using an oven or cooking untensil or dish that has made contact with unclean meat. I doubt very many of them do that.
The laws, if followed, would not allow them to use an oven or any cooking untensil or dish that has ever touched "unclean meat". They would not be able to go out to a restaurant that cooks unclean meat on the same oven or serving the food on the same dishes as they use for clean meat.
However, like most of the Torah, it's a pick and choose, cafeteria plan proposition anyways. They decide what applies and what does not. Typically, then, they look down on non-observers as disobedient or sometimes even unsaved.
Some of my friends are observant and I have no issue with that, as long as they don't claim the laws must be followed by all obedient Christians.
Read the article; it's a great one
The Dietary Laws of the Bible
This is only the tip of the iceberg concerning their assertions. Torah is no longer in effect according to Scripture. See II Corinthians 3, Galatians 3 and 4, Romans 7:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-15, and Hebrews 7 and 8. These groups follow a modified form of Torah and then try to press it on others. Torah was specific to a certain group of people (Israelites) in a certain land (Palestine) under a certain form of government (theocracy) for a specific time frame (Moses to Jesus). Many of the laws were meant to identify the Savior and to lead the Israelites to identify Him and place their faith in Him. The law also identified sin in defining the righteousness of God in a rudimentary way, and was meant to convict the Israelites of their sin. Certain commandments were "boundary marker commandments" that were meant to cause social distancing between the Israelites and the neighboring pagans, so that they would not be drawn into idolatry through social interaction.
Sabbath, festivals, clothing and clean meat laws would be some of these commandments meant to cause social distancing. Acts 10 makes it plain that Jews associated unclean meats with unclean Gentiles. So, these laws meant to cause social distancing worked. They caused Israel to consider Gentiles unclean due to their food. God removed all of these "separation commandments" at the cross. I believe Ephesians 2:13-15 is a direct reference to this, although many think it refers to the entire Torah. The Torah is not applicable now; it is like an obsolete operating system, like DOS in the computer world. But, I thin Ephesians is directly referring to the "separation commandments" or "boundary marker commandments" mentioned above.
Regardless, the article above shows clearly that those who claim to be Torah observant must consider the ENTIRETY of what is said in these laws, and part of this is never using an oven or cooking untensil or dish that has made contact with unclean meat. I doubt very many of them do that.