Travis Fentiman
Puritan Board Sophomore
According to Scripture, may Christians eat or drink blood and strangled animals?
Gen. 9 prohibited it, as well as the apostolic council of Jerusalem in Acts 15.
Yet the nearly universal answer of the Reformed Church during the Reformation and Puritan eras was 'Yes'. Find out the plethora of Biblical reasons why.
This question delves deep into the related issues of natural and ceremonial law, Church power and ordinances, and conscience. You will learn a lot from the Introduction and the mass of historic reformed resources on the subject.
And, there are some interesting appendices to the Introduction:
I hope it is helpful to you. If you desire to discuss, object, etc., I would ask that you read the Introduction on the page first (and even some of the historic quotes; you may learn a few things).
Gen. 9 prohibited it, as well as the apostolic council of Jerusalem in Acts 15.
Yet the nearly universal answer of the Reformed Church during the Reformation and Puritan eras was 'Yes'. Find out the plethora of Biblical reasons why.
This question delves deep into the related issues of natural and ceremonial law, Church power and ordinances, and conscience. You will learn a lot from the Introduction and the mass of historic reformed resources on the subject.
And, there are some interesting appendices to the Introduction:
1. Eating Blood may Still be Unnatural
2. Making Love During Menstruation Falls Under the Same Category
3. Ingesting a Placenta?
4. Legalism & False Teachers
5. The Holy Spirit is a Principled Pragmatist
2. Making Love During Menstruation Falls Under the Same Category
3. Ingesting a Placenta?
4. Legalism & False Teachers
5. The Holy Spirit is a Principled Pragmatist
I hope it is helpful to you. If you desire to discuss, object, etc., I would ask that you read the Introduction on the page first (and even some of the historic quotes; you may learn a few things).