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Skriven 2007-08-12 20:52:06 av Joan Macdiarmid (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Hanschka
Ärende: RE: Whoa there! 831
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 Hi, Ruth,

 RH> Acts 11
 RH> 1And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the
 RH> Gentiles  had also received the word of God.  2And when Peter was come
 RH> up to Jerusalem,  they that were of the circumcision contended with
 RH> him,  3Saying, Thou wentest  in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat
 RH> with them.  4But Peter rehearsed the  matter from the beginning, and
 RH> expounded it by order unto them, saying,  5I was in the city of Joppa
 RH> praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A  certain vessel descend, as
 RH> it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by  four corners; and
 RH> it came even to me:  6Upon the which when I had fastened  mine eyes, I
 RH> considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild  beasts,
 RH> and creeping things, and fowls of the air.  7And I heard a voice
 RH> saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.  8But I said, Not so,
 RH> Lord: for  nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my
 RH> mouth.  9But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath
 RH> cleansed, that  call not thou common.  10And this was done three times:
 RH> and all were drawn up  again into heaven.

 Thanks for this! I sorta remembered it, but wasn't
 sure where to look. Not that I am very actively
 religious, but I do have discussions with students
 of different religions at a lunch table, and at
 least want to be sure of the religious underpinnings
 of the choices I make. If I had been really worried
 about it I probably would have read through all of
 Revelations before I thought to check Acts.

 I can now be more confident that my version of
 faith at least doesn't recognize any spiritually
 unclean food. Poisonous stuff is my own
 responsibility and to some extent, that of the FDA.

 Joan MacDiarmid
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