Our present day political system is inherited from the Romans. LORD's political system is described in Judges, Old Testament. The present day system cannot dispense justice promptly, and suffers many shortcomings. I hope we will discuss various aspects of LORD's system (Vs. Roman's system) and the feasibility of its implementation. But any topics of interests to Christians are also welcome.
The descipline on food intake by man which was mentioned in O.T. is maintained in the Quran ( the culminating message of the same God).But in Islam the detail clarifications on the individual food is given at length.The injunction on food has been given a regular priority in everyday life of Muslims.I consider your message is Islamic too.
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Replying to:
[Wanda]
You said you learned to not eat "unclean" meat, but in our New Testament it says that all food is sanctified through prayer and thanksgiving. So, I have no fear of eating what is maybe considered an unclean food.
[Wu]
As for the Laws in the Old Testament, only 4 we have to observe strictly, (1) eat no blood (2) eat no strangled animal (3) eat not food sacrificed to idols (4) no unchastity.
Therefore we may eat all food (Cf. [Genesis 9]), both clean and unclean beasts/fish/bird. And I have no fear of eating unclean beast/fish/bird either.
It is known that pork contain parasites, therefore we must cook it thoroughly before eating.
Some people in under-developed places become sick, because the water in the wells is contaminated by metal (metallic ions).
It is also known that metal would accumulate in mollusc.
Therefore one should exercise care in what one eats. (How much should we eat, should we eat them daily ?)
When we are healthy, we would not think of the days of illness. But days of illness, e.g. kidney disease, liver disease, ... etc. is "torture" in real life.
I am grateful that LORD made all His Laws (except the 4 above) voluntary now, but I also cherish all the teachings in Old Testament, including those rules about cleanliness. If you visit some under-developed countries, you will definitely find that "cleanliness" is vital to people's health, and many people get sick because they throw rubbish everywhere, drink unclean water, and eat unclean food, and get for themselves numerous diseases unheard of in modern societies.
Dear Arma,
The Bible contains much more information about cleanliness/uncleanliness than in Quran. I am listing some from the Bible below. Kindly read it.
Wu Siu Yan
P. S. : [Link to Online Bible]
The Following are some teachings of LORD about physical cleanliness :