should christians still follow laws from leviticus and not eat pork and shellfish?

Question

"Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard." (Leviticus 19:27)
"...and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you." (Leviticus 11:7)

if these no longer apply then does this

"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination." (Leviticus 18:22)

"They (shellfish) shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination." (Leviticus 11:11)

it describes homosexuality in the same way it describes eating shellfish

how do i know what parts of leviticus to still follow?

the only way i can think is listen to the words of jesus and he mentions none of these things so is the whole book now void or all active i dont see how their can be an in between

Answer 1

**Your Questions answered from Bible.**

If you're a true christian; you wouldn't eat these creatures like lobster, pork and/or shellfish because it's an abomination to the Lord. Another thing is--doesn't Jesus tell us to "live by every word" in Matt.4:4 and Luke 4:4; that means we should follow "Genesis to Revelation"; that is every word isn't it?

Matthew 4:4 = "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. "
Luke 4:4 = "And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. "
Matthew 7:21 = "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. "
Matthew 28:20 = "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
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Is shrimp or pork bad to eat?

First of all they are scavengers. If you go back in the Old Testament; God distinguished what foods we should eat and which one's we shouldn't. Now if you decide too; that's your choice, but some groups don't because it's an abomination to eat anything unclean. Isn't our body the temple of God as stated in 1Cor.3:18-19? We supposed to take care of our body and be in good health (3John 1:2).
Shrimp are made to eat the garbage under the sea floor; they carry diseases too. The pig is a scavenger too; it eats the slop on the earth and if you looked under a microscope of cooked ham; you will find worms in it. You really want tricinosis and diseases and things in your body?

** TEXTS THAT INVOLVE THE CLEAN AND UNCLEAN MEATS:
GEN.18:7-8; LEV.11; 20:25; DEUT.14; ISAIAH 66:17; EZEK.22:26; DAN.1:8; MATT.3:4; LUKE 24:41-43; ACTS 10:10-14; 1COR.3:16-17; 9:27; 2COR.6:17; AND REV.21:8.
---- IF THE CLEAN AND UNCLEAN MEATS WEREN'T VALID FOR TODAY; THEN WHY OH WHY WOULD THE LORD PLEAD WITH FLESH NOT TO EAT UNCLEAN MEAT--(ISAIAH 66:15-17). ALSO NOTICE DEUT.14:4 "SHALT NOT EAT ANY ABOMINABLE THING" AND REV.21:8 "...THE ABOMINABLE SHALL HAVE THEIR PART IN THE LAKE WHICH BURNETH WITH FIRE AND BRIMSTONE: WHICH IS THE SECOND DEATH."

If you want to know other reasons why people shouldn't eat shrimp, pork or any other scavengers; take a look at these sites:
http://www.godhatesshrimp.com/
http://www.gnmagazine.org/booklets/CU/matterofhealth.htm
http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/sixuncln.html
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geusTNsYRFvzcBbwpXNyoA?p=shrimp+is+abomination+to+the+lord&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv8-&x=wrt
http://www.mercola.com/2003/oct/18/worst_foods.htm
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-&p=shrimp%20carry%20diseases
http://www.noorhidayatnoordin.com/2006/08/16/why-do-i-not-eat-pork/
http://sites.mercola.com/2001/apr/11/pork.htm

Bible Health Laws (Are they relevant today?)
http://www.lcg.org/search/search.php?query=health+laws&%24results_per_page=10&search=1

Answer 2

Leviticus chapter 11 lists the dietary restrictions God gave to the nation of Israel. The dietary rules were never intended to apply to anyone other than Israel. Jesus later declares all foods clean (Mark 7:19). God gave the apostle Peter a vision in which He declares concerning formerly unclean animals, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean” (Acts 10:15). When Jesus died on the cross, He put an end to the Old Testament law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:24-26; Ephesians 2:15). This includes the laws regarding clean and unclean foods.

Romans 14:1-23 teaches us that not everyone is mature enough in their faith to accept the fact that all foods are clean. As a result, if you are with someone who would be offended by you eating “unclean” food – you should give up your right to do so as to not offend the other person. We have the right to eat whatever we want, but we do not have the right to offend other people, even if they are wrong. For the Christian in this age though, we have freedom to eat whatever we wish as long as it does not cause someone else to stumble

Answer 3

The Old Testiment was the old laws, put into effect until Christ came. Some of the laws were done away with, like eating pork, and shellfish. Some are still in effect, like homosexuality laws. Christ did talk about the laws when He was alive. Look at the Sermon on the Mount, and other sermons He gave. He does talk about not committing adultry (to me, that means any sexual activity before marriage or after marriage to anyone but your spouse).

The Jewish people still believe in following the old laws, at least the very religious do. Because they don't believe the Messiah has come yet, the old laws are still in effect.

Maybe if you don't know which ones to follow, you should pray about it. You might get some intersting answers!!

Answer 4

Personally, I try to follow the words of Jesus Christ to the best of my ability. Everything else, I'm not so worried about.

People will say that Paul mentions homosexuality in the book of Romans and in Corinthians, but Paul also says that women aren't allowed to speak in church, even to ask questions.

People do so much "picking and choosing". I'm a CHRISTian, so I figure if I stick to the words of CHRIST, I'll be just fine.

Answer 5

Jesus fulfilled the law and Christians are under obligation to apply and live be the principles of the law. Not the letter of the law.

Answer 6

I don't have a problem with any of it. I think its very good advice.

I think we can learn a lot by reading the Old Testament. You will understand God more if you do.

Answer 7

No, we are under the new covenant. Jesus did not come to take the commandments from us, He came to fulfill the law. Wages of the sin was death, He died for us. The new commandment is to love God and each other.. : )

Answer 8

No way! Most Jews don't even follow them anymore!