Why christians eat Pork, if the Bible prohibits the consumption of pork.

I think the reason why Christians eat pork is because they are not real Christians and they choose what to believe or follow in the Bible--Things that fit their desire. I am a Christian and I don't eat pork. But I'm not implying that I'm perfect. I know and I admit that I err so many times and struggling to be like Jesus.

Those diet laws are for the Jews. On this they base their kosher lifestyle. Non-jews are not requiered to follow these rules. Personally I don't eat meat or fish. You can get diseases from several varieties of meat (think of the birdflu or mad cow's disease).

Leviticus is in the Old Testament. Christians follow the New Testament mostly, when most 'laws' of the Old Testament were "abolished" so to speak. The Jewish mostly follow the Old Testament, which is why they don't eat pork.

In the New Testament all foods were declared clean.

I thought alot of the old testament rules were declared defunct 'cause of the new testament. But then I'm not christian or vegetarian so this doesn't really apply to me. Meat isn't the only thing which -can- carry diseases. Fruits and vegetables can as well, you might recall that many companies have to spray bananas to keep tarantulas and other crawling things away from the fruit, other sprays on apple trees to keep away insects which eat and can kill the tree, etc..and any field of corn on the side of the highway is subject to the fumes of the cars. It's usually better to raise your own lifestock and grow your own garden these days -- but even then you have to be careful 'cause some seeds have been treated with chemicals. So no, nothing in this world is safe, especially not food. But who cares? We all have to die sometime..all we can do is live the way we think is best.

I recently had a bible study with friend about this subject. We had just read the first verse in Genesis, and there is the part that God made the animals and the plants for maintanance of the Humans (Adam and Eve), not sure of the correct words, because we did it in Portuguese. We spoke about how God made rules according to the different People over the times, he made them for certain reasons, for their health maybe, maybe at the time there were sicknesses with certain foods he said weren't to be eaten. He did not only forbid pig to be eaten, but other animals too, why? God knows why, he had His reasons. At service we spoke about Jericho and how the people of Israel had to walk around the walls of Jericho for many days without saying a word and blowing on rams horns, and on the last day, after going round the walls many times, they were told to shout out loud and the walls fell down. God, in his mightyness did not need them to do all this, but he asked them to do this for a reason, He has His reasons in what he asks of His people and the rules he puts out. Like our pastor asked us, imagine what those people thought when the people of Israel walked round the walls everyday - "Oh, look, there they go again, haha!". All this to say that God has His reasons for giving out his rules and we should not worry about things like what we should or shouldn't eat, there are more important things that we should think of regarding our relationship with God, eating or not eating pork will not make us any more unworthy to be loved by such a great God.

Christianity and religion are a joke. Everyone is a hypocrite.

The bible says many things and was written by people thousands of years ago. At that time there was no refrigeration to preserve meat for any amount of time. If you go by the bible you can also not eat meat and milk together. So Jewish people will not eat cheeseburgers, meat lasagna, tacos and other foods where meat and cheese is combined. The first Christians although they were Jews decided it was o.k. to eat pork. Whether it came to them in dreams or sayings I don't know. Anyway, as far as pork is concerned, at least in Western Countries it is raised virtually worm free. Pigs are raised on farms, given certain foods, and when butchered pork as all meat has to be inspected and refrigerated before sold. Wormy pork is not allowed to be sold. Myself, I usually don't eat pork unless it is served where it would be rude to refuse it, but when I eat it I am not worried about diseases. As you know, chicken, sheep and cows can also carry terrible diseases. So the thing is not to worry about the bible but whether or not the animals are raised properly and disease free, are given the correct foods nd stored in sanitary conditions once they are slaughtered.

I do not go to church but i can tell you that this was written in the old testament of the Bible and in the new testament is says something different. It also says for you to change with the world and I think that this was why the new testament was written. It would probably be better to read the new testament and then go back and read the old. A lot of things had changed between the two books when Jesus suposedly came on this earth.

OH YES! YES! YES! Finally, someone else who brings up this taboo subject! Sorry, I was just a tad bit excited when I read this. I too started a discussion here on myLot about the same thing, though I think I only got 2 responses. I was raised Catholic and heard all about how "Jesus cleaned everything" and yadda yadda yadda. If he did that, then why would his Father put down the Laws in the first place? You are more than welcome to go to my Yahoo! 360* blog page and hunt down my 6 blog segment of the evils of pork. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as it's a passionate subject of mine.

It is true that for health reasons pork is not suitable for consumption. But for it being unclean and Christians are prohibited to eat it, in the New Testament Jesus says that " it's not what goes into the mouth but what comes out of it that makes it unclean" (Mathew 15:11).

You are absolutely right! ANY of God's TRUE followers ARE NOT supposed to eat the unclean meats! But as you can see by the responses, the masses are still confused! Satan has clearly succeeded in this clever deception to the point that he even has those under this dilusion eating the FEET of this disgusting animal! Not one person can show one single verse in the entire bible (in it's proper context) that implies that we ARE NOW allowed to eat any of the Forbidden Meats! They "MAY THINK" they have one. And it may appear that way on the surface. But when closely scrutinized- it's impossible to reconcile it with the rest of the bible. An important factor to consider is that the bible WON'T contradict the bible! So ALL of the facts must be in complete harmony from Genesis to Revelation. Millions are confused due to Paul's writings! Especially the book of Romans chapter 14. Please take a look at this article in regards to Romans 14, that sets the record straight. Regards http://biblepapers.blogspot.com

Dude, why would you condemn anyone with something so outdated. Eating pork was never called a sin, the bible simply said that it was unclean and you shouldn't eat it. The reason is that back then, you could get sick and die form pork. We have refrigerators , reynolds wrap, and George Foreman mini-grills. Pork is not only good, it's my favorite meat.

Because times change, and so do beliefs - and some Christians choose not to obey useless and obsolete religious laws.

Well... if God created the world and everything in it, I don't really think that he would say "This is unclean, no eating! No touching!" Why God? Did you make a mistake? Oops... sorry... pigs are just a bit flawed, let me try again to make something that is pure. A pig is an animal of God... Humans are an animal of God. Everything is made from God, and since he's the almighty being that can create and judge everything... then I think he would be a major hypocrite to create something so that he can call it "unclean". The Bible is a Book. It is not the devine law that everyone needs to follow upon 100% or they aren't religious. If this was the case... we'd all be going to Hell. And I wouldn't want to follow a God that would go out creating things and then calling them unclean and not worthy of people to eat them. I mean, what if somewhere down the line the Bible said "And women, whom are the bain of existance, are of lower stature than men. You should not listen to their ideas, nor feed their thirst for knowledge. You should force them to do nothing but cook and clean and bring up the kids. But make sure they don't come too close to your sons... because you wouldn't want them to be tainted by their evil womanly ways." I know there was a lot of paraphrasing done there... I'm just trying to point out, that if I were to write a book about religion, and have it passed down thousands of years through the generations... would someone take my "scripture" as sacred and to be followed at all costs, even when society clearly has changed? The God that I believe in is a fair and honest God, and if I "sin" then it's because that's the way that God made me. He controls things... and if it was my destiny to sin, then I'll sin. But I know that I will be forgiven should I ask for it, because that's what a God is to me. As for all the diseases that a person can get from pork... I'm still waiting on that. Good thing my God lets me have medical care when I need it too. I feel much more blessed then some of you may believe. Thank you and good night. (This is in no way an attack on anyone or their choices regarding their religion. I have been raised to see my God as the way that I do, and that is the way I intend to worship him, because that is the one that is in my heart. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to do what they want and feel what they want about "their" God.)

In 1st Corinthians Paul says the following: "...Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the grounds of conscience. For "the Earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof." ... So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God..." Again Romans 14:32, Paul says " Everything (talking of food) is indeed clean" and he adds only one proviso " but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats." All food is clean for Christians.

This is applicable/intended to Old Testament Jews. In the New Testament, it already cleaned if it's prayed for with thanksgiving. I suggest that pork should be cleansed and cooked well before serving it.

For your information irkhan. The bible is divided into two testaments. The old and the new. Christianity should follow the new testament and there are a lot of commandments in the old testament that were replaced in the new testament. And the one that you mentioned is one of them. Christianity doesn't prohibit the consumption of pork except blood and food offered to other gods.

And lo.. I can see no response from the thread starter. And he saw that it is good. lol

Port eating or not ,it doesn't matter.there are lots who eat foods that are forbidden in their holy book .It is the one who decide what to eat.