Pastor Gary,
I have a question about this passage quoted in your link"
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Leviticus 3:16-17
V16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
V17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
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Didn't the priests mentioned in 16 burn the fat as a sacrifice to God? Before Christ laid down His life as the ultimate sacrifice, Jews had to sacrifice animals for forgiveness of their sins. Now, our sins are cleansed by the very blood of Christ, not animals.
Paul addresses this issue for us in Romans. The early Church was divided between foods that were clean and unclean. Paul concludes that after Christ's sacrifice, all foods became clean:
Romans 14:13-18
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13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. 14As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. 16Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. 17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
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If you feel God is telling you that a food is unclean, then it is unclean to you. If you are with others that believe a food is unclean, then it is best to avoid eating that food with them to avoid being a stumbling block. However, Paul does not find any food unclean. Of course, this scripture applies to much more than dietary guidelines, but it is particularly relevant to this discussion.