[Faith-talk] The Bible and the Law.

[debby phillips via Faith-talk]

Hi! Well, you make some interesting points.  First of all, in the 
Acts of the Apostles, Peter has a vision where he is told to eat 
of all that is shone him.  (I'm paraphrasing).  He says, I can't 
do that, I've never eaten anything unclean.  He has the vision a 
couple more times.  Then Peter is told by the Lord that there are 
people waiting for him, Gentiles.  At that time, Jews were not 
supposed to even enter the house of a Gentile.  Then, as Paul 
begins preaching to the Gentiles, it comes down to the first 
Church Council and the decision is that Gentiles do not need to 
follow Jewish law, dietary or otherwise.  You can head all of 
this in Chapter 15 of Acts, also in Galatians where Paul tells 
the Gentiles not to let the Judaizers, (that is, those Jewish 
Christians who think that they need to make all Christians follow 
Jewish Law) from destroying them.  That's the beginning, I would 
say.  I'm sure POPPA Bear or someone will articulate this much 
better.    Peace,    Debby