What if the dietary laws in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 are not obsolete, but still carry profound wisdom for God’s people today?

Most Christians have been taught that Jesus fulfilled the law, declared all foods clean in Mark 7:19, and Peter’s vision in Acts 10 removed any distinction between clean and unclean meats. “Grace means freedom to eat whatever we want” — bacon, shrimp, pork, and shellfish are now fully acceptable.

But what if that popular conclusion rests on a surface-level reading that misses the actual context of Scripture?

In this episode, we slow down and examine the text: Jesus confronting handwashing traditions in Mark 7 (not the food laws themselves), the call to holiness in Leviticus 11, and why Peter still avoided unclean food years after the resurrection. We ask the uncomfortable questions:

• If the food laws were truly abolished, why did the early believers, including the apostles, continue to observe them?
• What does it mean for us today to live as a set-apart people in a world that eats without regard for God’s design?
• Could ignoring these instructions have spiritual, physical, or covenantal consequences modern teaching has overlooked?

This podcast was generated from my full and complete study. I had AI turn it into an easy-to-listen discussion. For the full document, click the link below.

Is All Food Clean?