[DouglasKC]

You are being hypocritical. God told Peter that these animals are clean and can now be eaten. This is inarguable. This is what God said, yet you say God didn't say it, but on the otherhand you fight vehemently for a ritual of washing of the feet and demand that others do the same. This is simply confusing to me. On the hand you say you obey what Jesus and God say and I cannot fault you for that, but then you renig on it and say God wasn't really saying what He said. This is confusion and hypocrisy. Do you see what I mean???

lol...you're getting me almost as frustrated believe it or not! Peter and I clearly saw the dream as symbolic. Peter was very hungry. He had a vision about unclean foods. God told him to eat. Peter refused because in the 20 or 25 years or so since the death of Christ he had never eaten unclean. Three times this happened. Peter was puzzled as to what the dream meant BECAUSE he knew that there was no way God would tell him to violate a basic ingrained law that had been around since probably the beginning of time. Then THREE gentiles show up. Ah ha! Peter says, NOW I know what the vision meant. He tells everyone what the vision meant. He CLEARLY knew that the vision was symbolic because he told us what it meant. God DID NOT correct him on his interpetation later and tell him "Hey Peter, I meant that unclean foods were okay to eat too." This only happened in the minds of men.

[JohnnyM]

"Hey Peter, I meant that unclean foods were okay to eat too."

My argument is that Peter understood that too. But like I said, there is no revelation without the Holy Spirit. So nothing I say will make you change your point of view on this. So I won't comment any further on this topic.

JM

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Excellent synopsis of one of the most mis-interpreted scriptures around. A little reading comprehension and common sense goes a long way. Besides, those food laws (really health laws) were given for a reason, to keep healthy. A vulture is just as unhealthy to eat today, if not moreso, than it was 3500 years ago. Same with swine and the rest of the scavengers and bottom-feeders.

I also agree with the Passover article, but isn't Passover supposed to be 10 days after the Spring Equinox? I'm a little confused over the dating.