Keys to Salvation: Obeying The Dietary Law

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Animals you can Eat

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

Animals you cannot Eat

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean unto you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and of their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Fish you can Eat

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters; whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Fish you cannot Eat

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. Whatsoever have no fins nor scales in the waters, shall be an abomination unto you.

Birds you cannot eat

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; Every raven after his kind; And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat, All fowls that creep, going upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

Birds you can Eat

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

Differences between Clean and Unclean

And for these shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcass of them shall wash their clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: everyone that toucheth them shall be unclean. And whosoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beast that go on all four, these are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even. And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind. And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean unto you; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be cleansed, And every earthen vessel, where into any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. And everything whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean, but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean. And any part of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. But if any water be put upon the seed, and part of their carcass fall thereon , it shall be unclean unto you. And of any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. And every thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep, upon the earth, them shall ye not eat; for they are an abomination. Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: To make a difference between unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may not be eaten, and the beast that may not be eaten.

*The Dietary Law is still good, and is still to be obeyed in you worship the true and living God of Israel. Jesus came and died, and cause sacrifice and oblation to cease, not to die so we can sin. That makes no sense! Jesus nailed the animal sacrifice to the cross. Not everything else. Think about it. Now you have learned about the commandments are still good. Now you have learned that the dietary law is still good. Follow it always. What the Lord say? I am holy, so ye be holy. AMEN. Here the scripture for the Dietary Law.

Leviticus11:3-47

If you think we are not suppose to keep the dietary law read this:

Isaiah 65:1-5 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

Isaiah 66:15-24 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Are you in this category of people in these 2 chapters of Isaiah?

[Eccl. 12:13]

FINALLY!!! The true doctrine of God being preached! Do not be discouraged. Continue to do the will of God and preach the true word!

[Evangelist Altha Fugett]

*The Dietary Law is still good,

That is true, all things from God is good, but I'm so glad that I am free in Jesus

[James Pierce]

Evan,

All things according to what He said is good. You are not free to disobey Torah in Jesus.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

You are not free in Jesus, Jesus said that you are in bondage to him once you come under his blood.

[N'ZI Amani Germain]

Brothers and sisters in Christ,

JESUS CHRIST HAS FULIFILLED NOT ONLY THE RITUALISTIC LAWS, BUT ALSO ALL THE LAW OF MOSES AS A UNIT (THE TORAH)

We are going to be judged according to the law of Christ: the law of the faith, the truth of the faith.

Christ Himself is the single Judge.

The standard which will be used is the law of Christ. Amen!

Someone has said:

“…The old covenant had a set of laws.
2. The law required the preist to perform daily and yearly sacrifices/works.
3. The law was only a shadow of things to come.
4. When Christ came He became a better sacrifice and He too did it only
ONCE!
5. The Law of killing bulls and goats was against us and contrary to us
because they could not take away our sins.
6. The moment Christ died the veil of the temple was torn in two.
7. Christ nailed the Law of ANIMAL SACRIFICE to His cross!!!….This is just TOO simple. NO!!!! The 'works of the law' (Animal sacrifice) was NOT needed after Jesus arrived. It was just a schoolmaster, or as Paul said in Heb. 'a shadow of things to come', and after that faith came (Jesus), we were no longer under a schoolmaster, Animal Sacrifice!!!!

Brothers, I thank you for your comment. I also believe that Christ nailed the Law of ANIMAL SACRIFICE to His cross. I do believe!


Brother Elijah Marshall also said:

“Amen... and also let me add thisto Brother German.. I wasnt mixing in the law and grace but I would have you know that the Bible is not speaking of the commandments of God given in Exodus, when it says we are not under the law, but under grace... For if that were the case, we could do whatever we wanted to do, and yet be saved and holy people.. it was speaking of the sacrificial and ritualistic law that we are no longer under; thanks to the precious blood of Christ... you have to know what that word law means..”


Indeed the Bible says that Jesus Christ came not to abolish but to fulfil Old Testament law (Matthew 5:17).

The fulfilment of the Law by Jesus Christ, what does it mean?

I also know that the Old Testament Law is a unit (James 2:10). Either all of it applies, or none of it applies:

“For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11For he who said, "Do not commit adultery,"also said, "Do not murder."If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!

James 2:10-13

Let us notice that Brother James was not speaking of the sacrificial and ritualistic law only here, but he was speaking about the whole Law, the Torah.

Indeed, “to commit adultery” or to “murder”, can not be called sacrificial and ritualistic laws.

Now, my second question is as follows:

If Christ fulfilled some of that law, such as the sacrificial system, didn’t He fulfilled all of it?

Indeed, Jesus Christ said:

"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart”.

Matthew 5:27-28

Bother, the obsolete Law, namely the Torah says: “Do not commit adultery”

But the new Law of Jesus that Christians should follow is: “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart”

Here, don’t you see Jesus fulfilling the Law concerning the adultery (Exodus 20: 14)?

Isn’t the new Law of Jesus Christ better than the old one?

Jesus Christ did not come to abolish but to fulfil or to perfect the Old Testament law as a UNIT.

Do you agree with me?

It is not about the sacrificial and ritualistic laws only, but it is about all the law of Moses, the Torah.

If the Bible is your absolute, then say AMEN to that!

Let us see an other example:

“Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?" 4"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'[a] 5and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'[b]? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." 7"Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?" 8Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery."

Matthew 19:3-9

Bother, the obsolete Law, namely the Torah says:

“…a man can give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away…”

But the new Law of Jesus that Christians should follow is:

“…a man should not divorce his wife for any and every reason for anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery”

Here, don’t you see Jesus fulfilling the Law concerning the marriage?

Isn’t the new Law of Jesus Christ better than the old one?

Jesus Christ did not come to abolish but to fulfil or to perfect the Old Testament law as a UNIT.

Do you agree with me?

It is not about the sacrificial and ritualistic laws only, but it is about all the law of Moses, the Torah.

If the Bible is your absolute, then say AMEN to that!

In the same way, Jesus Christ has perfected the Law on the love of God (Exodus 20:2-7, Matthew 22:36-37),

He has also perfected the Law on the love of our neighbour (Exodus 20: 12-17; Matthew 22:39, Matthew 5:21-26, Matthew 5:43-48, John 8: 1-11)

So, to say that the Old Testament Law applies to Christians today is incorrect.

The Old Testament Law is a unit (James 2:10). Either all of it applies, or none of it applies. If Christ fulfilled some it, such as the sacrificial system, He fulfilled all of it.

You must also know this:

« For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

John 1:17

THE LAW OF MOSES HERE IS THE TORAH.

The commands of Jesus Christ are not burdensome(1 John 5:3-5).

Gentile believers live under the GRACE and not according to the Torah.

The grace accompanies the believer during his life (1 Corinthians 15:10, 2 Corinthians 12:9) and He can be strengthened in it :

“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

2 Timothy 2: 1

Such a believer who walks in the grace of Jesus-Christ cannot walk any more according to the law(the Talmud or the Torah).

But what kind of law am I talking about here?

I’m talking about the law in the sense of principle of works (with allusion to the Mosaic Law) which is in contrast with the grace (Romans 2: 12-29, Romans 3: 19-31).

Thus, the gentile believers need not observe the Sabbath and the ritual ceremonies prescribed by Moses.

When John said that: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness (1 John 3:4)”, he did not refer to the customs taught by Moses (Acts 15: 1-21).

Consequently, the non-observance of the Sabbath by a gentile believer could not constitute the breaking of the law about which John spoke.

John referred to the law of the faith, to the truth of the faith:

“Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith ».

Romans 3:27

“If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.”

1 Timothy 4:6

This law can never be abolished, since the Word of God can not be abolished.

But what is the faith like?

« Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.”

Romans 10:17

Any thing will pass but the word of God will not pass. Ritual laws prescribed by Moses are no longer in force for the gentile believers. They are abolished for those who live under the grace. But the law of the faith which takes its source in the Word of Christ will never be abolished.

“Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.”

Jude 1:3

Gentile believers live under the GRACE.

Hebrew Israelites keep the Sabbath because they still live under the LAW.

There are two different dispensations. Paul didn’t destroy THE LAW OF GOD though.

But he said that “no one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin”.

He said that we “ all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus”

He said that “a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.”

This doesn’t mean that we nullify the LAW OF GOD by this faith.

Please listen carefully to Paul:

“Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin”.

Righteousness Through Faith

But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished - he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. »

Romans 3:19-31

Hebrew Israelites still live UNDER THE LAW and do observe the Sabbath (whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law).

But the gentiles are free in Jesus-Christ, they live BY GRACE and they are justified BY FAITH.

Through the Grace God justifies freely the sinner who repents (Romans 2:24-25).

Israelites could not be justified by the Law of Moses. Today, gentile believers can not also be justified by the Law of Moses. This is the reason why Jesus Christ has come.

Jesus Christ came not to abolish but to fulfil or to perfect the Old Testament law as a UNIT (Matthew 5:17).

Verily, today, Yahweh’s perfect law is LOVE:

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity”.

Colossians 3: 14

In place of the Old Testament law, gentile believers are under the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2), which is to, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind … and to love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39).

If we obey those two commands, we will be fulfilling all that Christ requires of us, “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:40). Now, this does not mean the Old Testament Law is irrelevant today. Many of the commands in the Old Testament Law fall into the categories of “loving God” and “loving your neighbor.” The Old Testament Law can be a good “guidepost” for knowing how to love God and knowing what goes into loving your neighbor.

At the same time, to say that the Old Testament Law applies to Christians today is incorrect. The Old Testament Law is a unit (James 2:10). Either all of it applies, or none of it applies. If Christ fulfilled some it, such as the sacrificial system, He fulfilled all of it.

“This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3). The Ten Commandments were essentially a summary of the entire Old Testament Law. Nine of the Ten Commandments are clearly repeated in the New Testament (all except the command to observe the Sabbath day). Obviously, if we are loving God we will not be worshipping false gods or bowing down before idols. If we are loving our neighbors, we will not be murdering them, lying to them, committing adultery against them, or coveting what belongs to them.

The purpose of the Old Testament Law is to point people to their need for Jesus Christ as Savior (Romans 7:7-9; Galatians 3:24). The Old Testament Law was never intended by God to be the universal law for all people for all of time. We are to love God and love our neighbors. If we obey those two commands faithfully, we will be upholding all that God requires of us.

Jesus Christ came not to abolish but to fulfil all the Law of Moses, NAMELY THE TORAH.

Wasn’t the new law of Christ better than the former law?

“Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ”.

Galatians 6:2

If a Christian fulfils the law of Christ(the new convenant) according to which we must not look at a woman lustfully for fear of committing adultery with her in our heart, will that Christian be considered lawless or an evil doer before Jesus according to Mathew 7: 21-23?

The lawless one, THE EVIL DOER, isn’t it the one who still get stuck on the former law, the first one which has been made obsolete and aging will soon disappear (Hebrews 8:13)?

Brothers and sisters in Christ, the message of our Lord Jesus is very clear:

“For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven"'.

Matthew 5:20

"...unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven"

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

Revelation 3:22

Blessings,

Bro. Germain

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[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Yes sir. I agree with a lot you are saying. Your eyes and ears are certainly open brother.

[Pastor valentine]

What you eat has,had, and never will be a part of salvation. Salvetion means to be rescured or delivered from the Penality of Sin.That peanality was paid once and forall, by our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ.

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Provided you keep his commandments.

[Coe Terrence Bass Sr.]

did the dietary laws of God benefit man or God
Was God giving us this diet for the purpose of longevity, living a healthy lifestyle, and keeping our weight down and under control..........being the creator of our body should he know what is good for the body he created?
I am not speaking from an issue of salvation here but from just healthy living.
If the diet he gave will promote healthy living then why not try to incorporate it into our lives........I am not speaking from a sense of bondage but caring for the temple that God has given us .

Many believers suffer from many diseases and our doctors many times will give us a diet, now when the doctor gives us this diet many will try to follow this diet and the doctors advice on taking medications too the letter.

Now if our Father has given us a diet that is meant to keep this body running , why not show God more consideration than we show doctors.

Eat right, exercise, get some rest , and try to live stress free....

Now I hope I didn't screw things up

[Hezekiah Ben Israel]

Yes those laws are for healthly eatting but read this.

The dietary Law is still in affect check this out.

Isaiah 65:1-5 am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

Isaiah 66:16-18 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

He doesn't want you caught up in this.