Uncleanness<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Why does the Old Testament say certain foods are prohibited? My teacher said it was because people saw that their friends were dying from pork, so they wrote that it was a sin to eat it. We know now it is from undercooking that meat. 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The Bible tells us to get the conclusion of the whole matter. Answer: In \"Uncleanness,\" I said: \"While\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24714,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-were-the-laws-regarding-food-changed\/","url_meta":{"origin":39997,"position":1},"title":"Why were the laws regarding food changed?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I'm not sure why Jesus changed the law about what is OK to eat. \u00a0Why did he allow us to eat pork? Answer: To understand why the law changed, you first need to understand why those laws were there in the first place. 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I came across a website today about Leviticus and homosexuality. At the bottom it said the following: \"Now, if God never changes and never goes back on His word, what He says in Leviticus stands for all time. Thus, what He condemns in the Old Testament remains condemned\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":34492,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-explain-that-ive-changed\/","url_meta":{"origin":39997,"position":4},"title":"How do I explain that I’ve changed?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi La Vista Church and Mr. Jeff, Hope everyone and yourself are doing well. I just came to know your website while browsing today and I shared it to my social media accounts and messenger groups. I am fasting and what a great blessing to feast upon your articles\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63630,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/uncleanness-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":39997,"position":5},"title":"Uncleanness (Sermon)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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