God gave food and purity laws for ceremonial/ ritual and health purposes. The ceremonial purpose was to set God’s people apart from the rest of the world; that is, they were to be a holy people. Leviticus chapter 11 outlines a number of laws regarding what beasts, insects, birds, and... Read More
In Matthew 16:13-18, after Peter had identified Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus says he is about building his church. Jesus did not say he is about building Israel or the Nation of Israel. Romans 11 engrafting principle forms the Matthew 16:18 church of which Jesus spoke. ... Read More
