Building on the Foundation

Many Christians today point to a handful of New Testament passages to claim that God has declared all animals good for food. But if God’s word stands forever, as He says, then those claims must be tested carefully; otherwise, we run the risk of accusing God of contradicting Himself.  The answer to this question is actually quite grave, because as we saw in this post , God says He will harshly judge those who eat pork, and the answer can't be both things. So if God's word does not stand forever, then we have some major problems with our faith.  God is the one constant in a world of continual quaking and shifting, and if we can't trust what He said to be true, where does that leave us? Let's take a look at the main passages that are used to say that all animals are now good for food. The first passage we'll examine is Peter's vision, where Peter states, years after the crucifixion, that he has never eaten anything unclean, which shows he didn't believe Jesus m...

When things happen without us really having to think about them, we don’t tend to pay them much mind. We flip a switch, and the lights come on without us ever considering the electricity that flows through the walls to make it possible.  Our heart was designed to beat automatically, our skin was designed to grow without management, and our stomachs were designed to nourish us without us even having to spend a single thought on it.  There is, however, one part of our body that we tend to think of as automatic, a natural part of the way we function, and we are inclined to handle it as something that is beyond our control. We treat it as though it will do what it will do, and we can't do anything about it. It is very much in our power to control, however, and we must make every effort to do so if we are to call ourselves Children of God.  The organ in question is the tongue, and it is capable of being controlled, though it is a great struggle for most of us to do so, becaus...