Clean and Unclean Meats

"This is the law of the animals...to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten" (Leviticus 11:46-47).

The God-given commands concerning what animals we can and cannot eat have been around for millennia. The resources on this page will explain both what they are and why they are still in effect today.

Why What We Eat Is Important

Amanda Stiver

An painting of Daniel and his three friends rejecting the Babylonian food.

When you're pressured to eat foods you know you shouldn't, what do you do?

Posted January 21, 2013 | 1 comments

God's Dietary Food Laws - For Jews Only?

Steve Myers

Is there any indication that God's dietary food laws apply to everyone? Aren't they just for the Jewish people?

Posted June 13, 2012 | 14 comments

If we pray over a meal, can we eat anything?

Steve Myers

Darris McNeely

Does 1 Timothy 4:4-5 show that New Covenant Christians can eat whatever they want? Are Old Testament dietary food laws done away?

Posted May 21, 2012 | 15 comments

Did Jesus cancel dietary food laws?

Steve Myers

What did Jesus Christ say in Mark 7:18-19? Did He annul the Old Testament dietary food laws?

Posted May 16, 2012 | 26 comments

You Are What You Eat

Steve Myers

Darris McNeely

Gary Petty

Most agree that to be fit and healthy you need to eat good food. But what should you do to stay spiritually fit and strong?

Posted May 11, 2012 | 16 comments

Does Romans 14 Abolish Laws on Unclean Meats?

Many believe Romans 14 says that Christians are free from all former restrictions regarding the meats they may eat.

Posted January 31, 2011 | 0 comments

God's Food Laws

We believe that those meats that are designated unclean by God in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 are not to be eaten.

Posted January 13, 2011 | 0 comments

A Telling Event From Jesus Christ's Ministry

Many people assume that Jesus Christ abolished the distinctions between clean and unclean meats, even though, as we have seen, no evidence for this exists in the Scriptures.

Posted January 4, 2011 | 0 comments

A Matter of Proper Cooking?

What about the common view that God forbade the Israelites from eating pork so they wouldn't catch diseases, such as trichinosis, from undercooked meat? Does this view hold up under scrutiny?

Posted January 4, 2011 | 0 comments

A Matter of Health?

Do science and medicine help us better understand why the Bible designates some animals as unfit for human consumption?

Posted January 4, 2011 | 0 comments

Videos in Clean and Unclean Meats

You Are What You Eat

Most agree that to be fit and healthy you need to eat good food. But what should you do to stay spiritually fit and strong?

Did Jesus cancel dietary food laws?

What did Jesus Christ say in Mark 7:18-19? Did He annul the Old Testament dietary food laws?

Related Booklet

What Does the Bible Teach About Clean and Unclean Meats?

Many people have misconceptions about the biblical teaching on clean and unclean meats. What does Scripture really reveal on the subject of dietary food laws?