@Jamie
Well, my brother eat on, all is acceptable as long as we give thanks unto our God for his goodness in providing all things to eat.
1st. Timothy 4:4,5~ "For
every creature of God
is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”
Peter did not eat immediately, because he was thinking on the vision as to what it meant:
Acts 10:17~ “Now while Peter doubted in himself
what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,”
Once the men came from Cornelius and he went with them, then he understood the purpose of the vision.
Acts 10:34~ “Then Peter opened
his mouth, and said, Of a truth
I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:”
The dietary laws given to Israel and to Israel
only, were given to them
temporarily, to teach them a lesson that they were to distinguish between clean and unclean,
as far as them separating themselves from the unclean Gentiles, but ONCE God's eternal purposes were being unfolded before their eyes of God visiting the Gentiles to take out of them a people for his name sake, those dietary laws given to Israel
had serve their purposes and all creatures are good for God's elect to eat.
Meat of themselves of all creatures are NOT unclean, or will defiled us spiritually speaking, yet God choose to use such animals as a means of teaching Israel to be NOT like the Gentiles nations.
Brother Jaime, have a BLT on me brother for breakfast~or a meat lovers pizza, while you watch Texas Tech beat Oregon today. I'm pulling for them because of you.