(Kosher Question) Why don't Christian's.....?

Question

I know that Muslims and Jews follow the rules for eating as set out in the Old Testiment, but why don't Christians?

I've always wanted to know, but never asked. Thanks!

Dutchess, I'm a Christian and a big fan of Pork, so I'm not wasting any. ;) I was just wondering how/when it was decided that Christians don't need to follow The Old Testiment rules for eating.

Heck, If I had to give up lobster, I'd probably cry.

Answer 1

In answer to your question, you must read and understand the Bible better. The food laws were given to specific groups or peoples for specific reasons. Jesus formed a different group that had no food laws given except the laws give to Mr Noah and his family.

Do study some more and have a nice day OK

Answer 2

Hi. In the Torah, what I believe the christians call the old testiment, Avraham had two sons. One from Sarah, his wife, called Ytschak and another by Sarah's maid servant, Hadar, this son was named Yishmel.
All the Jews came from Ytschak and all the Arabs came from Yishmal.
Avraham was the first Jew. The laws of Kashrut [eating] were given to the Jews. Jews are the only ones who are commanded to follow these laws by G-d. Arabs do not have to follow these laws, however, I am not a Muslim and I know nothing about the Qoran[sp?] , but I would guess that they view Avraham as their original father as well and as such, keep a form of kashrut.
Christians have no obligations to keep the diatary laws what so ever.
So, in answer to your question, only Jews are required by G-d
to keep kashrut 'kosher' in the old testiment, because he took them as his people and this is what he commanded of them.
Arabs nor Christians are required to keep this law, only the 7 laws of Noah [or you might know it better as the 10 commandments]. As for the Muslims keeping a form of kashrut, the only explanation I can think of is the answer I mentioned above, that they also view Abraham as their father.
There is a Christian denomination that I believe keeps some sort of kashrut ,as well as Sabbath on Saturday instead of Sunday, they are called Seventh Day Adventists. Although I have no idea why they do this.
I hope this enlightens you and you get more responses! - Good question.

Answer 3

well sence you asked--they not supposed to-BUT someone has to eat all those piggy's- The Jews and Christians are also forbidden from eating pork. Here is a quote from the Old Testament to that effect: "And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase." Deuteronomy 14:8

Many Christians believe that this verse was directed only at the Jews. But Jesus himself says during the Sermon on the Mount; "Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." Some Christians say that, after a vision by St. Peter, God cleansed all animals and made them fit and lawful for human consumption. If ALL animals are cleansed by Peter's vision, this includes dogs, cats, vultures, and rats: but you just don't see people getting excited about a cat-meat sandwich like they do over barbecued pork or bacon. Others say that it was Paul who rescinded the law forbidding pork to humans, in order to appease the Romans, who enjoyed the taste of pig-meat. Many excuses have been given, but none are very sound

Answer 4

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Keeping a Kosher kitchen is incredibly hard work.
I have worked in hotel kitchens during Jewish High Holy Days when there would be several rabbi's in the kitchen actively supervising and correcting on the fly all of our food preparation and serving methods and both the front of the house and the back of the house worked really hard to see that Kosher standards were met.
Were those exacting standards still in place i think that there would far fewer Christians in the world then there are now.

Answer 5

Most of the laws of God were obliterated from "the church" when it became populated predominantly by Gentiles. These include the observance of the feasts (which clearly continued in the "New Testament" era) and the dietary laws (which were also clearly still in place during the "New Testament").

Christians misunderstand the purpose for kosher laws. It is not (and was never) a "salvation" issue (most Christians I know say that not eating pork is "legalism," which they define as imposing certain rules and regulations on salvation), it's a HEALTH issue. A pig is one of the nastiest animals on earth, and even today the meat cannot be "guaranteed" to be free of parasites. God created the pig as a "natural garbage disposal," not for food.

Here's the question I'd rather hear answered: why won't Christians listen to God when He said not to eat those things, yet they WILL listen to their doctor, nutritionist, or diet guru when he/she says not to eat it?

Answer 6

Well, looking at the history of the Law, it's very evident that many of the rules for kosher eating were either hygienic or pagan in nature. Pork, for example, was not only unclean because the possibility of disease was high given the limited knowledge of germs and proper cooking procedures at that time, but also because pigs were used in many forms of Canaanite religious rites. So it was meant both to keep the Jews healthy and to keep them set apart for God.

As knowledge of cooking and hygiene has progressed to the days when Christianity arrived on the scene, and old pagan religions died away to be replaced by new ones, that aspect of the Law didn't carry the importance that it once had. Coupling this with the teaching that we are saved by grace, through faith, and not by following the Law to the letter, kosher rules don't apply so much except for tradition's sake. That's why Messianic Jews who believe in Jesus still may follow the old traditional laws of kosher as well.

We are, however, still told to care for our bodies as temples of the Lord. So it's still important to eat healthy, get exercise, etc.

Answer 7

You know what? For health reasons we really all should eat the old way or eat with moderation. Its in the bible what we all should eat back in the old Testament, however some people think it was for only the Jewish people to eat and plus God permitted man to eat what he wanted after a certain time what was unclean now was cleaned. At one time man was suppose to eat nothing, but fruit and nuts, but after the fall of Adam he was permitted to eat more things. Some Christians feel they have the authority to eat whatever they want in moderation following the New Testament not the old law. Under the New all things are clean for man especially when they are prayed over in Jesus name. Jesus is the way not the old law. However eating right is never wrong yet its not acceptable to condemn people for eating under the new way. God gave Peter a vision to answer this question too.

Answer 8

*** it-1 p. 845 Food ***

Christian Viewpoint. Christians are not under the restriction of the Law as to clean and unclean foods. They are required to abstain from blood and things that are strangled, that is, things from which the blood has not properly been drained. (Ac 15:19, 20, 28, 29) But aside from this Bible injunction, they are not to make the eating or the abstaining from certain kinds of food an issue or try to govern another person’s conscience by their own conscience as regards the eating of food. They are warned, however, against eating food as an offering to idols and against stumbling another person by insisting on exercising their Christian freedom in the matter of eating food. (1Co 8; 10:23-33) Christians should not put the matter of food or its handling ahead of the Kingdom and its spiritual interests.—Ro 14:17; Heb 13:9.

Answer 9

In the same way that we don't perform blood sacrfices, and follow all the Law....

We are freed from the bondage of the Law, we've been made rigtheous by the blood of Jesus... and a you can read above so many times, it is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of it.

We believe that Jesus was the Christ, whereas most Jewish people do not believe this, and don't believe in the new Testament.

Take care, God bless

Answer 10

Christians had limits on what they could and could not eat, but in the Bible in Acts 10:11-16, God showed Peter a vision. This also was telling Peter that not only Jews could come to Jesus, but gentiles also.

Also in Matthew 15:11 Jesus said, "It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of his mouth."

Answer 11

Because we are no longer bound by old testament law.We do not need to follow such law,as Christ set us free from the laws.Some Christians still do however,there are some that celebrate Shabbat,and they were not born Jewish.They just love the Jewish traditions and teachings but still are believers in Christ.Shalom