On 5/20/2016 6:07 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On 5/20/2016 6:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> And now you're denying it?!?!
The word used to describe these creatures, sanctified, means “set
apart,” and it carries the dual connotation of being set apart from
something as well as for something. The only animals set apart by the
Word of God, the Bible, are those listed in it as clean. They have been
set apart from all other animals and for man’s nourishment. The flesh of
those creatures designated as suitable for food is to be received
thankfully by those who believe and know the truth. Animal flesh
designated as unclean is unfit for human consumption and should not be
eaten.

God gave other important food laws as well. He declares as a perpetual
statute that His people eat neither fat nor blood (Leviticus 3:17;
Leviticus 7:22-26; Leviticus 17:10-14; Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy
12:16; Deuteronomy 12:23-25; Deuteronomy 15:23; 1 Samuel 14:33-34;
Ezekiel 33:25). The forbidden fat referred to is that of mammals, not
birds, and it is the covering fat that could be removed rather than the
fat marbled in the meat.