Are christians allowed to eat pork?

Question

If they are what is the meaning of this verse:
You shall not eat any abominable things And the pig, because it has a cloven hoof but does not chew the cud, you shall regard as unclean. You shall not eat their flesh or even touch their dead carcasses? (Deuteronomy, XIV: 8).

Answer 1

The Ten Commandments are treated as a summary of moral law in many covenantal systems. Nine of the Ten Commandments are reiterated explicitly in the New Testament. So it can't be said that the entire law is dispensed with; in fact many consider the obligation to the Law is further strengthened and deepened by Christ, as Matthew 5-6 proves. So with Paul we think there's a role for the Law to play, even though we are justified by faith: "Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law." Rom 3:31

So, yes in theory Christians are obligated to uphold the law and not eat pork.

Answer 2

Answer is no where does the scripture say that believer can eat pork. Below are some misinterpretation that the believer view concerning food and law.

Matthew 5:17 "Don't think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete.

Yeshua came not to change or abolish all the teaching in the Torah So the Torah is valid.

Believer often quote this verse as the reason for the law to be abolish.
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

The word "end" in greek is telos , fulfillment (1), goal

Correct interpretation
For Messiah is the goal of the Torah unto righteousness to every one that believes.

All teaching of Torah point to the Messiah our Redeemer.
Speak nothing of abolishing of the law.


Matthew 15:11 Not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man

Yeshua specific refer to the practice and hypocrites of those accuse of not washing the hand

Act 10:10-19 Vision of eating of unclean animals
Acts 20-26 instruction to go and minister to the gentiles

The interpretation of this vision of unclean animals was explain in
Acts 10:29 And he said to them, You know that a Yehuḏite man is not allowed to associate with, or go to one of another race. But Elohim has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.


Romans 14 gentile believers who are vegetarian accusing the believers eating meat. (speak nothing about eating pork)

Romans 14:20 Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.

All the foods are acceptable. The believers are already practicing eating clean food, however there are those who are practicing vegetarian diet see the liberty of eat meat may feel stumble. So for the sake of their sake vs 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.

Col 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day--
Col 2:17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.

Meaning don't let anyone judge you what you food or drink or what biblical feast or New Moon or shabbat you having been observing. For these are the foreshadow of the coming millennium Kingdom which the substance belongs to Christ

Heb 8:13 When He said, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.

(This verse speak nothing about abolishing the law)

These verse tell us that Moshiach Yeshua (Jesus) is better than Aharon, Moshiach or Christ is our goal and the center of our worship and He is our leadership the head of the Assembly. He is our Great High Priest a mediator between God and Man.

Finally conclusion Yeshua teach

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.(Mitzvot)

Joh 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in His love.

Believer must understand the New Testament was yet been writing since Yeshua's time.

The scripture or commandment is referring to the Torah, chukkim (ordinances), Mitzvot (commandments)

Answer 3

This is speaking to the people of Israel (Jews); not to Christians. Some sects of Christianity do follow the Mosaic Laws, such as Messianic Jews and/or Seventh Day Adventists, but the majority of Christians (inaccurately) believe Jesus did away with the Law. They never read Jeremiah 33: 20-21 that says this covenant will not be broken. By the Christians; yes. By the Jews; no.

Answer 4

Because the New Testament teaches us that those laws were a shadow of things to come. They were symbolic rules that showed somethng about Christ. when Christ came, those laws no longer applied.
For instance the cloven hoof implied a separated walk (separation from evil), and chewing the cud, in Hebrew, is the same word as meditating (the idea of meditating on God's law). So, symbolically, Jews were only to eat meat from animals that did both.
Now that we have Christ, we have gone beyond symbols.

Answer 5

That verse was for that particular time, and at that point, they were not allowed to eat pork.
However later on, in the new testement Paul says, we must do
away with the written law and instead the law must come from our
hearts.

So if it feels wrong to the christian to eat pork, then it would be a sin if they did. But if they feel okay about it, then they can. They have to listen to their soul.
Mine says, Pork is a filthy animal and not to eat it.

Answer 6

Pork meat goes off very quickly in hot climates. The ancients had no refrigeration (well some lowered foodstuffs into a cool well but for pork it is still not cool enough) so it was deemed prudent to ban pork and to ensure everyone complied, they made it a religious ban.

Answer 7

of course we are allowed to eat pork!

you DO understand that deuteronomy is in the old testament, before Christ was born...and that this passage is part of the JEWISH dietary laws...

'then a voice told him, "get up, peter. kill and eat." 'surely, not, Lord!' peter replied. 'i have never eaten anything impure or unclean.' the voice spoke to him a second time, "do not call anything impure that God has made clean" acts 10:13-15

it's not really that complicated...

Answer 8

Christianity is really not based on god. It is based on human life. Every once in a while they change a part of the bible, like have you seen " the blahblahblah version" written on a bible? thats what i mean. Now a days they do what ever they want to do. Except for the the few, real, true believers. That is goes for EVERY religion.

"Fun fact"
It states in the bible that god made it so we didn't or dont have eat meat.
go figure.

oh yea sawyer. have you ever heard of jesus being referred to as king of the jews? or maybe you didn't know that the old testament is part of the torah. =p

Answer 9

New Testament Christians are under a New Covenant and are not restricted by the Old Testament dietary laws, ceremonial laws, or civic laws. Jesus freed us from the Old Testament law. Paul explains this in detail in the book of Romans.

The Old Testament Covenant was one of strict adherence to external laws. The New Testament Covenant is "written on hearts" and is internal and personal in nature.

Answer 10

Old Covenant rules, dear. Read Acts, and what God said to Peter there about clean and unclean. Just another case of people taking isolated biblical verses out of the context of the whole.