You asserted, yet again: “And that just proves my point: It was about offending JEWS.” And again your point is wrong. When the commandment was given in Genesis it was about NOT OFFENDING GOD. It is GOD Who put the life of the vreature in their blood, not Jews. Your invincible ignorance is spewing out all over this thread! Your blind sycophancy for satan’s lies is almost astonishing.
“You asserted, yet again: “And that just proves my point: It was about offending JEWS.” And again your point is wrong.”
Nope. What I said is absolutely correct - that’s why St. Paul says what he says in 1 Corinthians.
“When the commandment was given in Genesis it was about NOT OFFENDING GOD.”
OT dietary laws no longer apply. Hence, if you want a rare steak, you can enjoy it.
“It is GOD Who put the life of the vreature in their blood, not Jews.”
It amazes me how you misrepresent what people say in your apparent desperation. All the OT dietary laws are no more. You want some pork rinds? Have at it.
“Your invincible ignorance is spewing out all over this thread!”
Actually, I’ve been right about every single thing so far.
“Your blind sycophancy for satan’s lies is almost astonishing.”
God is Satan - and it’s God Himself, Jesus, Who released us from the OT dietary laws. Enjoy your black pudding!
Believe Jesus: Matthew 15:11; Mark 7:15. You keep spewing misrepresentations and false accusations of “blind sycophancy for satan’s lies”. You’re not what you eat in this case, but what you falsely say about someone else.
Acts 1519“Therefore, I have decided that we should not trouble these gentiles who are turning to God. 20Instead, we should write to them to keep away from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from anything strangled,g and from blood.h 21 21After all, Moses has had people to proclaim him in every city for generations, and on every Sabbath his books arei read aloud in the synagogues.”
James the oldest brother of Jesus was leader among the Apostle's at this time. He cites that the LAWS of GOD had been heard all over the world because there were synagogues in which the admonitions of GOD were read regularly.
The Catholic Apologist would have us believe James was citing this so the new converts to CHRISTIANITY would not offend Jews! The apologist has no regard for GOD and why GOD instituted the ban on taking the blood!
So the Council of Apostles sent the following letter tot he New Converts to Christianity, converted gentiles mostly, due to the missionary preaching of Paul and his companions:
22 Then the apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to choose some of their men to send with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. These were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the brothers. 23 They wrote this letter for them to deliver: “From: The apostles and the elders, your brothers To: Their gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings. 24 We have heard that some men, coming from us without instructions from us, have said things to trouble you and have unsettled you. 25 So we have unanimously decided to choose men and send them to you with our dear Barnabas and Paul, 26 who have risked their lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. 27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas to tell you the same things by word of mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any burden but these essential requirements: 29 to keep away from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from anything strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you avoid these things, you will do well. Goodbye.”
Note please, James says it seemed good to THE HOLY SPIRIT and the Apostles to issue these admonitions. The Catholic Apologist would have us believe GOD is double-minded. The god of Catholiciism issues a prohibition against taking the blood of the creature --for the Life is in the blood; the blood is not the life, the life is IN the blood. James notes that the writings of Moses (which include the prohibition given in Genesis, long before the Ten Commandments were penned by the finger of GOD) had been read regularly in all the cities to receive this letter. Since GOD knows the end from the beginning, we can contrast the god of Catholiciism with the GOD WHO IS: the god the apologist represents would issue that prohibition then cancel it but influence the Apostles' Council to pass the prohibition along to the ones receiving the letter!