Joe, blessing in Jesus' name, the name above every other name.
God has made covenants with various people as recorded in The Bible: Some of them are...
Noahic Covenant - an unconditional covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood.
Abrahamic Covenant - an unconditional covenant to bless him, make him a great nation, bless all nations through him and give him the Promised Land
Mosaic Covenant - a CONDITIONAL covenant that IF the people of Israel completely obeyed God, they would be blessed by God, but if they didn't, they would receive curses from God.
Davidic Covenant - an unconditional covenant the his reign and throne would last forever.
The New Covenant - an unconditional covenant to give Israel a new heart to obey Him, live in the Promised land forever and enjoy God's presence, a covenant that New Testament believers share in.
Notice that only one is a conditional covenant: the covenant with Moses and Israel at Mount Sinai. This covenant has been replaced by The New Covenant, since Jesus was the fulfillment of the Mosaic Law. Keeping The Law is not a means if grace. Rather it condemns us. "The Law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith." This covenant included the dietary restrictions like not eating the blood or fat of animals. These civil, ceremonial and dietary laws were only addressed to Israel and are not in any way a requirement for New Testament believers. The apostles addressed thus issue at the Jerusalem Council as recorded in Acts 15.
Today, the blood is usually drained from the carcass before the meat is aged and butchered. I'm not really sure whether ingesting large amounts of blood is harmful but I'd guess that's so. But we are under no such prohibition from God as stated in the Scriptures.
God has made covenants with various people as recorded in The Bible: Some of them are...
Noahic Covenant - an unconditional covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood.
Abrahamic Covenant - an unconditional covenant to bless him, make him a great nation, bless all nations through him and give him the Promised Land
Mosaic Covenant - a CONDITIONAL covenant that IF the people of Israel completely obeyed God, they would be blessed by God, but if they didn't, they would receive curses from God.
Davidic Covenant - an unconditional covenant the his reign and throne would last forever.
The New Covenant - an unconditional covenant to give Israel a new heart to obey Him, live in the Promised land forever and enjoy God's presence, a covenant that New Testament believers share in.
Notice that only one is a conditional covenant: the covenant with Moses and Israel at Mount Sinai. This covenant has been replaced by The New Covenant, since Jesus was the fulfillment of the Mosaic Law. Keeping The Law is not a means if grace. Rather it condemns us. "The Law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith." This covenant included the dietary restrictions like not eating the blood or fat of animals. These civil, ceremonial and dietary laws were only addressed to Israel and are not in any way a requirement for New Testament believers. The apostles addressed thus issue at the Jerusalem Council as recorded in Acts 15.
Today, the blood is usually drained from the carcass before the meat is aged and butchered. I'm not really sure whether ingesting large amounts of blood is harmful but I'd guess that's so. But we are under no such prohibition from God as stated in the Scriptures.
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