I agree that it is a good idea to pay attention to what the new testament scriptures actually say. It is true that the Jewish ceremonial laws for remission of sins and circumcision are not in effect as in Acts 15. Paul says these do not matter but the keeping of the commandments of God do matter in 1 Corinthians 7:19. No where in the scriptures does it say in Mark 7 that Jesus is saying all foods are now clean as the context is to washing of pots and cups and neither does it say in Acts 10 all food is now clean as the context of the vision was understood to mean gentile believers are not unclean in Gods' eyes.
It also does not make any difference to me which translations are used in
MARK 7:19 for the Greek word καθαρίζον used for clean means to purify ("
declared" is not in the Greek it was added by the translators) the application of either Greek words meanings of course is chapter context and subject matter which determines the correct interpretation of the scriptures. They do not fit your interpretation that JESUS is saying all unclean foods are now clean as that is not the context and subject matter of both the scripture *
MARK 7:19 and of the chapter context shown in
MARK 7:2-23.
Using a single Greek word καθαρίζον which means "purify; cleanse make clean" (
declared being added by the translators that is not in the Greek) is in context in the scripture to the word ἐκπορεύομαι which means to go out of the body or purge and after of course πάντα βρώματα (all food). The chapter
context of course is to the washing of cups and pots and hands making someone κοινόω unclean or defiled not "unclean foods" *MARK 7:2-5 not to eating unclean foods prohibited in God's dietary laws of Leviticus 11.
The point of the scripture being to the chapter context and subject matter, is not the "washing of pots and cups and not washing of the hands that makes a man unclean a man (defiled)" (Mark 7:8) but breaking God's commandments and what comes out of the heart and mouth of the man that defiles (makes unclean) a man.
The context of making all meats clean is to the "purging out of the body" of impurities from not washing cups and pots and it is following man made teachings and traditions that break the commandments of God over the Word of God that defile (makes unclean) the man, not what one eats which passes out of the man *
Mark 7:2-23. The chapter subject matter is not to eating unclean foods as they were all JEWS who followed the food laws of
Leviticus 11 but the subject matter was to eating food with unwashed hands, pots and cups *
Mark 7:2-5.
To make clean, to cleanse; a. from physical stains and dirt. You can see that the application here is to the context of "purging out or cleansing all food from the system by passing out that which is impure or unclean" from the body. That is, the nutritious part of the food remains while that which is defiled or unclean passes out of the man.
The above post I hope demonstrated the context of
MARK 7:2-23 and context supersedes word definitions for scripture and chapter interpretations in the Hebrew and the Greek.
The context of Mark 7:2-23 is to pots and cups not clean and unclean foods prohibited from the old testament dietary laws of Leviticus 11.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
NT 2511: καθαρίζω
καθαρίζω (Hellenistic for καθαίρω, which classic writings use); Attic future (cf. Buttmann, 37 (32); Winers Grammar, § 13, 1 c.; WH's Appendix, p. 163) καθαριῶ (
Hebrews 9:14); 1 aorist ἐκαθάρισα (see below); present passive καθαρίζομαι; 1 aorist passive ἐκαθαρίσθην; perfect passive participle κεκαθαρισμενος (
Hebrews 10:2 T Tr WH; on the forms ἐκαθερισθη, T WH in
Matthew 8:3;
Mark 1:42 (ἐκαθερισεν, Tr in
Acts 10:15;
Acts 11:9) and κεκαθερισμενος Lachmann in
Hebrews 10:2, cf. (Tdf. Proleg., p. 82; WH's Appendix, p. 150); Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 118; Delitzsch on
Hebrews 10:2; Krüger, Part ii. § 2, 2, 6, p. 4; (Buttmann, 29 (25f); Winer's Grammar, 43)); (καθαρός; the Sept. mostly for טִהַר;
1.
to make clean, to cleanse;
a.
from physical stains and dirt: e. g.
utensils, Matthew 23:25 (figuratively,
Matthew 23:26);
Luke 11:39; food,
Mark 7:19; τινα, a leper, to cleanse by curing,
Matthew 8:2;
Matthew 10:8;
Matthew 11:5;
Mark 1:40-42;
Luke 4:27;
Luke 5:12;
Luke 7:22;
Luke 17:14, 17 (
Leviticus 14:8); to remove by cleansing: ἡ λέπρα ἐκαθαρίσθη,
Matthew 8:3 (καθαριεῖς τό αἷμα τό ἀναίτιον ἐξ Ἰσραήλ,
Deuteronomy 19:13; ἐκαθαριζε τήν περί ταῦτα συνήθειαν, the custom of marrying heathen women, Josephus, Antiquities 11, 5, 4; καθαιρεῖν αἷμα, Homer, Iliad 16, 667; cf. ἐκκαθαίρω).
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First lesson from the above section of Mark 7 is that Context matters in regards to interpretation of the scriptures.. Let's now look at Acts 10?
ACTS 10:1-28
1, There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. 3, He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4, And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5, And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6, He lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what you should do. 7, And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; 8, And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.................
9, On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10, And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
11, And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
12, Wherein were all manner of four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
13, And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14, But Peter said,
NOT SO LORD FOR I HAVE NEVER EATEN ANYTHING THAT IS UNCLEAN AND COMMON.
15, And the voice spake unto him again the second time, WHAT GOD HAS CLEANSED, THAT DO NOT CALL COMMON.
16, This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
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 inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
Now the question here to consider is what was it that God had cleansed and we should not call common, this is what Peter was thinking about.
WHILE PETER WAS THINKING ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE VISION. The praying gentile that believed God was at his gate asking for Peter...
18, And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
19, While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
20, Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
What was it that God was teaching Peter.....
27, And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
28, And he said unto them,
YOU KNOW THAT IT IS AN UNLAWFUL THING FOR A MAN THAT IS A JEW TO KEEP COMPANY, OR COME UNTO ONE OF ANOTHER NATION; BUT GOD HAS SHOWN ME THAT I SHOULD NOT CALL ANY MAN COMMON OR UNCLEAN
So the vision was not about saying that all foods are clean but that now all men are now clean and that the Believers can preach the Gospel to the Gentiles...
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Finally there is no scripture anywhere in the bible that says Jesus is a Sabbath. I hear that a lot but that is an unbiblical false teaching that cannot be shown in scripture in order to deny God's 4th commandment. So let's rightly divide the Word of truth. So what we agree on here is that we should pay attention to what the New testament actually teaches. We can only do this by seeking God for His Spirit so we can rightly divide the words of truth. Context matters.
Blessings.