Do Not Disavow

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Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis   When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand.   (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow.   King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands.   (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow.   King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost.   (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow.   Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord.   (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow.   Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil.   (“Those vile racists ...
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A Holy People

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When God explains to the Israelites the reason for the food laws (Leviticus 11:43-45) He doesn’t tell them “Be healthy because the meat of cows is safe to eat and good for you, but the meat of pigs will give you diseases.” He tells them “Be holy, for I am holy.”
Holy means set apart. Distinct. He didn’t give the food laws for health and sanitation reasons. He gave the food laws to set the people of Israel apart from their neighbors and to teach them figuratively what it means to be holy before the Lord.
With the coming of the Messiah, the purpose of these food laws is fulfilled. There is now no distinction between Jew and Gentile, so there are no food laws to separate us (Eph. 2:14-16). Enjoy your bacon wrapped scallops!
However that doesn’t mean we are not called to holiness. Peter echoes the exhortation in Leviticus, “Be holy for I am holy” (1 Pet. 1:16). We are to live lives set apart to God. We are to consecrate ourselves to God in the way we treat our spouses, our children, our parents, our coworkers, our bosses. We are to take every thought captive to Christ.

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