Freedom or Slavery

Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but rightouesness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  Romans 14:16-17  NASB Good thing – What is the emphasis of Paul’s statement?  Is it on the “good thing”? …

Who Says?

“because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.) Mark 7:19 NASB Clean – What a mess this verse has created!  Why it became a mess is a study in the program of self-identity that the Church undertook in the third century.  Suffice…

Kashrut

Don’t let anyone pass judgment on you in connection with eating and drinking . . Colossians 2:16 (The Complete Jewish Bible – David Stern) Eating and Drinking – David Stern correctly notes that Paul is not talking about all eating and drinking.  He is addressing the assembly in Colossae, an assembly consisting of Jews and…