If Jesus was a good Jew, then he probably didn't eat pork, sooooo, of you are a follower of Jesus ( Christian) shouldn't you avoid eating pork too?
2006-10-01 07:59:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And don't give me any of that "Jesus broke the sabbath, so he probably ate pork too" garbage.
2006-10-01 08:00:01 · update #1
jesus never ate pork but he did tell peter to.
and that's good enough for me.
2006-10-01 08:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
No. Jesus said that he came not to destroy the law, but to fulfill it. This meant that Jesus' death would fulfill all of the prophecies foretold. It would, more importantly, obviate the need for sacrifices and oblations that people once used to cleanse themselves of their sins, such as rams, lambs, turtle doves, etc. The Levitical law concerning remission of sins through sacrifice would be obviated. According to Daniel 9:27, in the "midst of the week," Jesus would "cause the sacrifices and oblations to cease", and he did that.
However, this didn't nullify law concerning clean and unclean meats. God made some animals for consumption. He also, however, made some animals as scavengers, to clean the earth and to dispose of the dead and rotting carcasses, among other things. Pigs, vultures, and other animals are in this category. Because God's instructions concerning clean and unclean meats don't fall under the law that Jesus fulfilled, it means that the laws are still in effect. Also, think about the logic behind it. Why would God allow us humans to eat filth like pork and shellfish? Why would he allow us to risk our health or our lives on such unclean things? Does it make sense? No. Many like to quote a scripture that says that God made all things good, but it doesn't mean he made them all good to eat. All things are good for their purposes. Pigs and vultures are good for the purpose of helping clean the environment. If they are utilized as anything else, then they become bad.
Others may cite Acts 10, in which Peter is told by God in a dream to rise, kill and eat the myriad animals upon a cloth laid before him. Peter then replies that he doesn't eat what is unclean. God then responds that Peter should not refuse to eat what God has made clean. They're taking that scripture out of context. When looking at the circumstances surrounding the dream, one could see that the problem at the time was that the centurion who had accepted Jesus was coming to Peter's house, but Peter had difficulty accepting him. In other words, he had a problem accepting the diversity of new converts to Christianity. Therefore, the directive "kill and eat" didn't mean to kill and eat, but to learn to accept new converts from different walks of life and of different ethnicities because God has made them clean.
I'm a Christian and I don't eat pork, so, yeah. You're right.
2006-10-01 15:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by l;wksjf;aslkd 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You know, I don't think Jesus really cares whether or not I eat pork, so much as He cares about how I treat other people.
Although He might be concerned that I eat what is healthy for me, ya think?
2006-10-01 15:10:26 · answer #3 · answered by David T 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was born a Jew, was raised as a Jew, followed all the rules of the Jewish religion and the Last Supper was a Passover seder. If he comes back, you better have a kosher dinner waiting for him.
2006-10-01 15:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by notyou311 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One thing to remember is when the restrictions on food was in place, people did not have the sanitary conditions we have today. The food that was restricted were the ones that often carried diseases when not cooked properly. Pork and shellfish, mainly. I think that with us now knowing how to cook food properly, the restrictions are lifted.
2006-10-01 15:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can see that you are not a good Christian!! In the Old Testament, it was against the law of Moses.
When Christ came , the law of eating he did away with!! Why do you think He died on the Cross?
2006-10-01 15:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by alfonso 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take the Bible and all other "Holy" books out of the equasion and you are left with what?
The idea that there is an all-powerful, all-knowing god somewhere that has nothing better to do with all of eternity than to putz around with what should be to an immortal being trivial and insignificant.
This is a rather stupid idea to me.
As with all other things, homosexuality for instance, this makes no sense at all.
If he didn't want you to eat it, why would he make it edible?
If he didn't agree with homosexuality why would he make homosexuals?
If there is an immortal, all-knowing, all-powerful god who didn't approve of anything why would he create it? That's just stupid. If he wanted it to stop why would he, in all his power and glory allow it to continue? He is after all, all-powerful. There is nothing to prevent him from exercising that power.
He is after all, all-knowing. There is absolutely no reason to get angry about if he knew it was going to happen.
He is after all, immortal. Certainly, with all eternity, he has other things to concern himself with than what I had for breakfast.
Pull your head out of your ***, shut up and let me eat my ******* sandwich. If god is displeased because I had bacon for breakfast he can tell me about it, especially seeing as how he has nothing better to do.
2006-10-01 16:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is not what you are eating that makes a person unclean, but what comes out of the heart of that person.
2006-10-01 15:22:50 · answer #8 · answered by The young Merlin 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are free to eat anything we want. That does not mean we will.
Read Acts 10
2006-10-01 15:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by Flaco 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
He did eat fish and enjoy a good wine though :)
2006-10-01 15:01:29 · answer #10 · answered by NoLabel 11 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋