Clean & Unclean | Lev. 11:1-8, 46-47; 20:25-26

We come to Leviticus 11—the dietary food laws—paired with 20:22-26. As I have been preparing to preach this text, I find myself relieved that such laws don’t apply to me. But, why is that my first reaction? Where does the longing for a life unencumbered and un-imposed-on by God’s standards come from? With the rigid purity laws of the Old Testament no longer in view for the church, it becomes harder—not easier—to live a distinctive life that reflects God, “who has separated you from the peoples” (Lev. 20:24).