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Why Christians don't keep the Jewish Laws

Q: Jews judge Christians by saying they aren't keeping and obeying all the Laws, saying they're eating pork and shellfish. Is there something they're missing here, can you explain?  A: To those in Jewish religion,  I ask if you have read the Hebrew Old Testament yourself. The actual book of the words of God. You need to read it & study it.  To the Christian, I will say they're very much misleading about both Jesus work, and the laws. If theyre open minded and willing to listen to a Christian answer this topic, they'll learn something they never understood before. If not, their self righteousness will keep them from truth, and it will be among the sins that condemn them on Judgment Day.  Answer :  Jesus perfectly fulfilled keeping all of the Law on mans behalf. We do not need to keep through Law. Our Redeemer did it for us. This is in part why He is our Savior. His total and perfect work on our behalf saved us [who believe].  The moral law seen in the 10...

All Food is Clean & Good

Jesus declared all food clean    Mark 7:19 and Matthew 15:11. In Mark 7:19, Jesus is engaged in a debate with the Pharisees about the importance of ceremonial washing before eating. The Pharisees believed that it was wrong to eat without first washing their hands, even if they had not touched anything unclean. Jesus argued that this was a man-made tradition that had no basis in Scripture. He then went on to say: "It is not what enters a man from outside that can defile him, but what comes out of him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man." In Matthew 15:11, Jesus repeats this teaching in a slightly different form: "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a man." Also when preparing a Apostle to go t...