I think the biggest problem I see here is the lack of agreement on what is the topic? Is it salvation or the Kingdom of Heaven? Those are two different things but are being combined together and hence I believe, the reason for such disagreement.
Again, anyone's salvation is dependant only on believing that Yeshua is the promised Messiah, that he died for the sins of the world, and rose from the dead, and ascended to heaven where he is our High Priest before G-d to whom we can go to directly through him alone.
The only other thing that must be done along with this to have true Salvation, is to
admit/confess you are a sinner
and repent of your sins, knowing you can't walk through this world without him.
Now that is the only thing, BUT it is the kindergarten level. This can be ( and has for millinia) been done at many a deathbedside. But for those who haven't waited until the last moment have a chance at honoring him by following him.
And this seems to be where all the trouble starts.
He said, "
If you love me ,
keep my commandments", seems simple, but then you have the dilemma of "which commandments"? For those who believe that the Torah went to the wayside with the "ungrateful Jews" will tell you that his commandments are
1. Love G-d
2. Love one another, or Love your neighbor as yourself
99% of those who will tell you that have'nt an inkling that those are directly from the Torah!
Many are arogant enough to say this and think that they know what loving someone means and they don't need to read about how to do so. That is what the Torah teaches, about how to love G-d ( by separating yourself from the world unto him) and how to love other human beings, made in his image.
I feel that following the dietary laws has to do with Loving G-d and it isn't one-way for he first loved us, that is why he specifically wrote out what not only separated us but also the benefit of it being excellent health for our bodies.
But if you eat a shrimp, a pepperoni pizza or a possum stew, you won't lose your salvation, but is there anything you could lose?
I believe so.
Yeshua said, in Matthew 5 ( and I am sure you are familiar but some read the words and it doesn't sink in) I will preface it with the verses that come before so that it's meaning can be more profound.
13 "You are salt for the Land. But if salt becomes tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except being thrown out for people to trample on.
14 "
You are light for the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
Those are pretty heavy responsibilities
17 "Don't think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have come
not to abolish but to complete.
Very important wording here,
Don't THINK! If you look into the greek word used you will see that it means to suppose , to be fooled into thinking something that isn't so (good examples can be found in Acts) .
18 Yes indeed! I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away,
not so much as a yud or a stroke will pass from the Torah --
not until everything that must happen has happened.
19 So
whoever disobeys the least of these
mitzvot and teaches others to do so
will be called the
least in the
Kingdom of Heaven.
But
whoever obeys them
and so
teaches will be
called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Notice that both , the obedient and the disobedient of the
least mitzvot are
both in the kingdom of heaven?
But we know that those who break "greater" mizvot are not going into the kingdom:
Don't you know? that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of G-d?
Be not deceived: neither
fornicators, nor
idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor
effeminate, nor
abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor
thieves, nor
covetous, nor
drunkards, nor
revilers, nor
extortioners,
shall inherit the kingdom of G-d. (1 Cor 6:9-10)
Now the
works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of G-d. (Gal 5:19-21)
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Messiah and of G-d. (Eph 5:3-5)
But
seek ye firstthe kingdom of G-d, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
His ( Yeshua's) righteouness was found in his obedience.
So as you can see, Kashrut is not in the list of things that will keep you out of heaven, or the kingdom of heaven,
BUT there is a order in that kingdom else Yeshua wouldn't have stated so in using the terms, least and great. Now some may say that you are doing this and liken it to the P'rushim, but he addressed that in the next verses of Matt 5. But notice he said,
your rigtheousness?
20 For I tell you that unless
your righteousness is
far greater than that of the Torah-teachers and P'rushim,
you will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
So we have to be doing it for the
right reason, and cannot fall to one side ( don't follow at all) or the other ( follow and make a big production out of it) but like prayer, we do it
only to please him, and no one else.
BUT we are admonished about teaching as well. So if someone asks (and this is a discusison board about such things) , we
must speak the truth! If we don't even if we follow these mitzvahs but tell others it's OK to not do so, we fall into that least in the kingdom catagory.
And I for one want to be closest to my L-RD as possible.
You are extremely inconsistent, yod. ) 
Context! Da doop! Gotta love it 
