My first question is about food, in the Old Testament god instruct the Israelite not to eat pork. Why it is that Christians eat pork? And when it became okay to eat Pork?
1Ti 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;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 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.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
All meat is good in the New Testament,because it is spiritual now,and can be cleansed by the word of God and prayer.
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Let No One Disqualify You
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Jesus took the physical ordinances of Israel out of the way,nailing them to His cross,for they were contrary to us,which means they had no bearing on spiritual salvation,so let no person tell you to keep the physical ordinances of Israel,including the distinction of clean and unclean meat,for they were only a shadow of things to come,and when you are part of the body of Christ it is spiritual,and physical ordinances have no bearing on blessing you spiritually.
Eph 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace.
Jesus abolished the law of commandments contained in the physical ordinances of Israel,that were exclusive to Israel,and given to them,and made of Gentiles and Jews one new man in the New Testament,going by the 2 greatest commandments,love God,and love people,which is what is was about all along,and the only thing necessary for spiritual salvation,which is the only thing that matter,and the Gentiles knew by nature what is right and wrong,and creation testifies that there is a God who created all things,and of His attributes,which one of them is love,for He provided food,and the means to make clothing and shelter,so the world is without excuse,for it testifies of the two greatest commandments,love God,and love people.
Jesus made Jews and Gentiles one new man,by abolishing the physical ordinances of Israel,leaving them with only love God,and love people,which love works no ill towards their neighbor,therefore love is the fulfilling of the law,and joining them with the Gentiles,who by nature,and creation,have the witness of love God,and love people,who were not going by the physical ordinances,so they were already void in their nation.
It is only love God,and love people,that is the fulfilling of God's law,and you can eat whatever meat you want,for in the Old Testament there was the spiritual law,love God,and love people,but the Spirit was not yet given to cause them to be spiritually right,and they could not perfectly love God,and love people,in the spiritual sense,so God had them do physical ordinances that they did have power to keep to be right with Him until Christ came.
When Christ came and people receive the Spirit,they then can love God,and love people,perfectly,so there is no need for the physical ordinances to keep them right before God,because of a lack of not being able to love God,and love people,perfectly,so the physical ordinances have been abolished,for they have no impact on a person spiritually.
Rom 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Rom 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
This is the moral laws of God,the laws of love,love God,and love people,which is spiritual laws,which includes the ten commandments,for they are laws that cover love God,and love people.
We do not go by the physical ordinances in the New Testament,but we go by the 2 greatest commandments,love God,and love people,the spiritual laws.
Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Gal 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Led by the Spirit a person can live up to the spiritual law,for a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh,and show the characteristics of the Spirit,and not the flesh,where they did not have that power in the Old Testament.
Being spiritual means getting rid of all physical laws,for there is no benefit.Being led of the Spirit the law cannot touch you for prosecution.
Isa 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isa 28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Isa 28:12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
We do not have to keep the physical sabbath in the New Testament,but it is a spiritual sabbath by the Holy Spirit,for that is your rest,and refreshing.
Christianity is set apart from all other religions,for if everybody followed Jesus' teachings,led by the Spirit,there would not be fighting on earth,even in the least sense,and all people would be feed and clothed.
Also there would be no need of money in such a world,for money is only needed in a selfish and arrogant world,for if people truly loved people worldwide,there is no need for money.
