On 5/20/2016 6:19 PM, Janet B wrote:
> well that's too bad. I don't buy American. darn. Otherwise I'd buy,
> cut it up and freeze it.
> Janet US

Jesus’ statement in an oft-misquoted passage in Mark 7:19 would have
outraged the religious leaders had they interpreted it the way many
people do today. His reference to purifying all foods here is often
thought to refer to Him declaring all meat clean. But His statement
actually refers to all foods being purged out of the body through bodily
elimination. This has nothing to do with whether meats are considered
clean or unclean.

Acts 10 is another commonly misunderstood passage that actually
powerfully illustrates the early New Testament Church’s understanding
about clean and unclean meats—although this is not the primary purpose
behind the vision described here.

The apostle Peter received a vision from God that instructed him to take
the gospel message to gentiles (non-Israelites). During this vision,
Peter three times refused to partake of the unclean animals shown him
and remained puzzled about the meaning of the vision until God revealed
that it was actually about people and not really about clean and unclean
animals. It was revealed to Peter that no human being should be
considered “common or unclean” (Acts 10:28-29).