Forbidden Food

last SG · 2010-04-25T21:10:47+00:00

If that is the case then for whoever it is and whatever religion or teaching it is, I would respect the person's choice about it. Even if I personally do not...

TTFU SG

yeah, i heard of this saying and find it reasonable and logical, not superstitious at all.

laurence82 SG

oh my gawddd

boboko SG

About eating pork, read Acts 10: 12-15. If we want to take this literally, it tells that we can eat anything. :D Though it is not wise to read the bible literally.

-StarDust- SG

Funny thing is that while Christians would avoid offered to idols, they will eat pork although it's forbidden for them.

Old tastament law.

Nowadays only Jews and muslims dun eat pork

-StarDust- SG

not eating beef is an old ancient hindu tradition and custom. cows toiled in the fields, working day and night, so its kind of inhumane to eat them when they toiled so hard in the fields for you.

my hindu frenz dun eat beef.

RoyFang SG

Old tastament law.

Nowadays only Jews and muslims dun eat pork

Did Jesus override it? Btw some Christians do avoid pork.

breytonhartge SG

About eating pork, read Acts 10: 12-15. If we want to take this literally, it tells that we can eat anything. :D Though it is not wise to read the bible literally.

That is the whole problem with reading and taking verse out of context, if you bother to read on further in the book of Acts after verses 12-15. Read Kefa's (Peter's) own words. For why would Kefa still ponder within himself if the vision had been very clear. Understand the context. Kefa was a Jew and followed all the commandments written in the Tenakh (OT) In Acts 10:28 Kefa says that Yahweh has shown him that he should not call any man common or unclean.This was the meaning of the vision that he had.

breytonhartge SG

Old tastament law.

Nowadays only Jews and muslims dun eat pork

Is the Tenakh (OT) still part of the bible or not? Read B'Midbar (Numbers) 15:15 and Shmot (Exodus) 12:49. There shall be one law (read TORAH) for both the Jew and the gentile (stranger) alike. christians follow the G_d of Avraham, Yitzak and Yakov, so why should they not follow His TORAH??

breytonhartge SG

actually as long as you obey the 10 commandments and the 2 big commandments by Jesus can liao.

eg: Sabbath: you must not work. Then the jews start to define what is work and what is not work. In the end, Jesus also work during Sabbath.

Christians say cannot eat this, cannot eat that. At the end of the bottom line, it is " do not do things that will tempt your brother and sister in faith"

Talmudic definition of what work is and Yahweh's definition of what work is are two totally different things. Yeshua came to abolish Talmudic law and return people back to G_d's TORAH. Is healing permitted on Shabbat? Definitely, even the rabbis today will tell you so. What did Yeshua do on Shabbat that was prohibited? Nothing.

The two "commandments" by Yeshua as you put them are just a summation of the 10 Mitzvot that are written in the Tenakh.

breytonhartge SG

Just to clear up the misunderstanding

Jews aren't Christians and Christians aren't Jews

Christians are actually gentiles which adopt the religion and faith of Christianity,

while Jews believe in Judaism and they don't accept Jesus as their Messiah

ergo... see my previous post on B'midbar 15:15. You choose to follow Yahweh, but don't want to follow His TORAH? christians are beholden to all the TORAH that Yahweh has laid down for them, it was never abolished, never replaced. Even Yeshua kept TORAH both in the spirit and according to the letter of the TORAH.

There is a reason why the Jewish people do not see Maschiach yet. Read Romans 11:25-36.

Actually if you want to be technically correct christianity is a faith that was "created" by constantine to pervert the true faith of Yahweh. Following different dates, having different festivals. Doing things that Yahweh never commanded them to do.

How do you know that Jews do not accept Maschiach? There are many who do already even from much earlier times.

SBS n SMRT SG

can the previous poster just use the conventional names of books...or are just quoting jewish bible????

Icelord9988 SG

If eating things offered to idols opens up opportunity to share the love of Jesus by all means utilize the opportunity. If it is does not open an opportunity by no means partake in it 1 Corinthians 10:20

As Christians, we know that there is only one true God. So, the foods offered to the idols are nothing but food that we eat everyday, and would not harm us in any way at all.

Basically, if eating things offered to idols opens up the opportunity to share the love of God, why not? The scripture even states that you must, by all means, utilise the opportunity to share the love of Jesus.

In fact, what almost always happens would be Christians feeling awkward and taking the opportunity to discard the food or gulp it down quickly. Along with the fact that we aren't good actors, our facial expressions often give us away, especially the feelings of awkwardness or being plain uncomfortable about the situation at hand. The misconception that we should share the love of Jesus by not offending the non-believers while showing signs of being uncomfortable is quite common, and we would never show the love of Jesus this way.

Instead, those who feel uncomfortable with the situation can just refuse to partake in eating the offerings given to you. Do not give a superiority complex or give the impression that 'My God is better than your God'. Instead, just politely refuse and use this opportunity to explain to them your relationship with God, a God who wishes to have a personal relationship with all mankind irrespective of his religion.

In a sense, the partaking of food for idols is not forbidden, as long as we spread the love of Jesus in the process. Of course, I'm not saying that you can now set up an Altar and start eating offering food to Idols and eating it as well:P That's just wrong lol!

Rooney9 SG

I didnt know there are so many commandments on food for christians. even simple food also can have commandments, sigh.......

Servant SG

As Christians, we know that there is only one true God. So, the foods offered to the idols are nothing but food that we eat everyday, and would not harm us in any way at all.

Completely agree. It is the intention of the eating that is more important, especially if respect and unity results from the action. Similarily, it is also possible to eat so-called 'permitted' food and think of all the wrong things right? We can't bluff God

~PEPPER~ SG

I didnt know there are so many commandments on food for christians. even simple food also can have commandments, sigh.......

I dun obey any food commandments except blood stained food and idol offering.

RoyFang SG

Instead, those who feel uncomfortable with the situation can just refuse to partake in eating the offerings given to you. Do not give a superiority complex or give the impression that 'My God is better than your God'. Instead, just politely refuse and use this opportunity to explain to them your relationship with God, a God who wishes to have a personal relationship with all mankind irrespective of his religion.

In a sense, the partaking of food for idols is not forbidden, as long as we spread the love of Jesus in the process. Of course, I'm not saying that you can now set up an Altar and start eating offering food to Idols and eating it as well:P That's just wrong lol!

Ironically, you saying that God wish to have a personal relationship with all mankind regardless of his/her religion yet you would spread the gospel of Jesus.

In the end, you still feel Christianity is "superior" cause you want to preach the gospel of Jesus to non-believers.

RoyFang SG

What about forbidden food for Abrahamic religions' followers like pork?

vince69 SG

The two "commandments" by Yeshua as you put them are just a summation of the 10 Mitzvot that are written in the Tenakh.

A problem with man's limited and/or flawed understanding of the original intention of Yahweh?

vince69 SG

i can accept non superstitious reason like some buddhists don't eat meat out of compassion. is there any non superstitious reasons for christians not to eat food which use for offerings ?

different people different reason....

for me, even before accepting Christ, I already don't eat offered food... hygiene reason.... imagine this, with all the ashes and smoke on them, not to mention inserts that could have visited them ..etc... you want to risk food posioning?

Fairyfairy86 SG

different people different reason....

i can understand if it is for hygiene reason. anyway fruits are clean and food offerings at home are also clean unless your house is really dirty and full of flies.

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