Thread by @JediCruz

The church says pork is fine, but scripture is clear. Leviticus 11:7: “And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.” God’s Torah bans pork, guiding His covenant people to holiness via faithful diet practice in His plan.

Leviticus 11:8: “You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.” Torah’s pork ban marks pigs as unfit for God’s holy people, reflecting His call to covenant purity & faithful obedience for all who honor His lasting commands

Deuteronomy 14:8: “And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.” Torah bans pork, upholding God’s design 4 covenant holiness through faithful dietary obedience 4 all.

Lev 11:1-2: “And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that r on the earth.” God’s dietary laws distinguish clean from unclean, shaping covenant identity, purity

Lev 20:25-26: “You shall therefore separate the clean animal… from the unclean… And you shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples…” No-pork laws mark God’s people as holy, set apart for His covenant purpose, glory, & lasting honor.

Deuteronomy 14:3: “You shall not eat any abomination.” Torah’s dietary laws, including no pork, set God’s standard for covenant purity. Avoiding pork shows obedience to His call, separating His people from nations through holy eating, a principle for all who trust in Him forever.

Church cites Mark 7:19: “he declared all foods clean.” Mark 7:18-19: “Whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him… (Thus he declared all foods clean.)” Jesus addresses hand-washing, not food laws. Lev 11:7’s pork ban remains Gods covenant standard for holiness

Mark 7:1-2: “Now when the Pharisees… saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled… they found fault.” Jesus’ debate in Mark 7:19 is about ritual purity, not food laws. Torah’s pork ban stands, upholding God’s call 2 covenant obedience & dietary holiness 4 all

Acts 10:15: “And the voice came to him again a second time, What God has made clean, do not call common.” Acts 10:14-15: Peter’s vision teaches Gentile inclusion (10:28), not pork-eating. Leviticus 11:7’s ban endures as God’s standard for His covenant people’s dietary obedience.

Acts 10:28: “And he said to them, You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with… a foreigner… God has shown me that I should not call any person common…” Peter’s vision is about people, not food. Torah’s pork law endures 4 God’s covenant people’s holiness

1 Timothy 4:4-5: “For everything created by God is good… if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.” Context (4:3) refutes asceticism. “Word of God” includes Leviticus 11:7’s pork ban, upholding Torah for believers’ covenant obedience

1 Timothy 4:3: “…who… require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe…” “Word of God” (4:5) affirms Torah’s clean foods, like Leviticus 11:7’s pork ban, upholding dietary laws against false ascetic teachings for God’s people

Isaiah 66:17: “Those who… eat pig’s flesh… shall come to an end together, declares the LORD.” God’s future judgment condemns pork-eating, affirming Lev 11:7’s ban. Dietary holiness lasts 4 His covenant people, countering church claims of freedom from Torah’s clear standard.

Isaiah 65:4: “…who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig’s flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels…” Pork-eating signals rebellion, reinforcing Leviticus 11:7’s ban as God’s call to covenant holiness 4 all who seek to honor Him faithfully

Numbers 15:15: “For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you and for the stranger who sojourns with you, a statute forever…” Torah’s no-pork law unites Jews and Gentiles in God’s covenant, enduring as a standard for all who join through faithful obedience to His commands

Isaiah 56:6-7: “And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD… to love the name of the LORD… their burnt offerings… will be accepted on my altar…” Gentiles obey Torah’s no-pork law, per Leviticus 11:7, as part of covenant faithfulness & holy living in God’s eternal plan

Jeremiah 31:33: “For this is the covenant that I will make… declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts…” The New Covenant internalizes Torah’s no-pork law, per Leviticus 11:7, as a mark of God’s people’s holiness and faithful obedience

Ezekiel 36:26: “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone… and give you a heart of flesh.” The New Covenant empowers no-pork obedience, per Leviticus 11:7, as faith’s fruit for God’s transformed covenant people.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20: “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit… You are not your own… glorify God in your body.” Avoiding pork, per Leviticus 11:7, honors God’s temple, reflecting covenant holiness and obedience as a living sacrifice for His glory.

Romans 3:31: “Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.” Faith upholds Torah’s no-pork law, per Leviticus 11:7, as holiness for all. The church must test claims against scripture’s truth. Thoughts on this clear biblical standard?

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