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Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 3:31:21 PM
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drfuss
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In Acts 11:1-3, Peter was criticized by the Jews for entering a Gentile's house and eating with them. Was this prohibition from eating with Gentiles a part of the Mosiac Law or only a Jewish custom. I can't find anywhere in the law that eating with Gentiles is forbidden.
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 3:36:23 PM
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It wouldn't necessarily have to be written down as a law in order to hold true. Many Christians avoid bars due to the implication that they MIGHT be drinking inside. Just entering the house of a Gentile for a meal could be cause for some criticism from the ultra religious of the day. Keep in mind that the purity laws weren't just about WHAT foods were served, but HOW they were stored and prepared. It's a fair bet that even if the food itself were ritually clean, it was not necessarily served and prepared in such a way.
Eating in a Gentile household therefore could open someone up to a certain amount of negative scrutiny.
Conjecture on my part, but I think fairly possible.
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 4:19:43 PM
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In Acts 11:1-3, Peter was criticized by the Jews for entering a Gentile's house and eating with them. Was this prohibition from eating with Gentiles a part of the Mosiac Law or only a Jewish custom. I can't find anywhere in the law that eating with Gentiles is forbidden.
This was rabbinic oral law (which is referred to as the Law of Moses according to Judiasm) or Jewish custom. To the rabbi's, custom was law, so Peter was still inundated with tradition that was exalted above the written Torah of God, which Messiah had to correct. If there is an idol or anything that exalts itself over the word of God...it must be dismissed.
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 4:21:53 PM
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It is a matter of not putting someone in a risky situation. I know a man who has christian friends who have gone out of their way to avoid serving him certain items, if he gives them a medical reason, but have no problem placing in front of Him things that Ha Torah forbids. This of course violates Paul's admonition to show deference to those who have differing convictions. This is why the rabbis set up the fence(not the commandment) of avoiding entering a gentile's house and/or eating with them.
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 4:24:47 PM
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GroupW
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ORIGINAL: Bluethread
It is a matter of not putting someone in a risky situation. I know a man who has christian friends who have gone out of their way to avoid serving him food if he gives them a medical reason, but have no problem placing in front of Him things that Ha Torah forbids. This of course violates Paul's admonition to show deference to those who have differing convictions. This is why the rabbis set up the fence(not the commandment) of avoiding entering a gentile's house and/or eating with them.
So then my logic above wasn't too far off the mark?
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 4:41:41 PM
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It was a good intent, but when taken to the extreme...Just think if Peter had of dismissed the Holy Spirit unction...he would have missed out on opportunity to be a tremendous blessing.
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 5:20:40 PM
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Contrary to the opinion of many who wish to be critical of the rabbis, most fences are set up with the best of intentions, as are many of the church edicts. However, we know where good intentions can often lead.
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RE: Jewish Custom? - 6/26/2008 7:16:25 PM
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ORIGINAL: Bluethread
Contrary to the opinion of many who wish to be critical of the rabbis, most fences are set up with the best of intentions, as are many of the church edicts. However, we know where good intentions can often lead.
It's not necessarily the fences that are criticized so much, just the lawnkeeper that focuses so much on the fences that the grass inside goes to pot.
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