Title: The Holy Min of God
Contents
Holy people of God means holy people of God. Not all people of all nations in the world are holy people of God. First, the descendants of Abraham by lineage qualify as God's holy people. In particular, those who obeyed God's word in Egypt and were saved through faith in the blood of the Passover lamb are God's holy people. Next, those who have been saved from their sins by believing in Jesus, the only begotten Son of God who died on the cross and shed His blood like the Passover lamb, are God's holy people. This was not according to Abraham's blood, but according to his deeper faith.
The life of God's holy people is to live according to God's holy word. The Word of God is above any law in this world. The laws of the world are not perfect, but the Word of God is perfect. Because God is perfect.
To live according to the Word of God in a person's spirit and body, in every life, or in various lives, is God's holy people. As in the main text, it also includes diet. The food that God's holy people will eat, like cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and roe deer among meat diets, can be eaten with split hooves and chewing cud. However, you cannot eat camels (camels), savannahs (Palestinian raccoons), rabbits that chew the cud but do not chew the cud, or pigs that chew the cud but cannot chew the cud (refer to Deuteronomy 14).
Fish that live in the sea or river, or water, that have scales and fins can be eaten. However, fish that do not meet these two conditions cannot be eaten. Fish with scales and fins float on water. But meat without scales and fins lives on the bottom. This is to distinguish and discriminate between those who live by looking only at the world and all things in the world, as opposed to those who see the dead, resurrected, and ascended Jesus Christ.
If today's Christians eat with a grateful heart and faith, there will be nothing that cannot be eaten with meat. Of course, fish are the same. Broadly speaking, there are some things that we should not eat, such as alcohol, tobacco, and other things that are harmful to the body. Instant food. Some of these foods are impregnated with food additives that are harmful to the human body. Also, no matter how precious or good, you should not overeat. Because it is poisonous and harmful to the body.
We must be differentiated in every part, but even our diet must be differentiated. Being distinct, chewing the cud, having scales and fins means being sanctified and unclean. The important thing in this verse is that we must understand, remember, and obey God's Word well and lead a perfect life. It means living a holy life. As God's holy people even in terms of eating habits, living a holy life without being unclean is living by keeping the Word of God.
Therefore, God makes them a superior and blessed people among all peoples. He makes us the head of all life, not the tail.