Not without reason am I frustrated with having to explain the obvious because some would rather see something else they might wish to pick fly c... out of pepper in order just to be disagreeable.
In this case, you [as with many others] seem to make a practice of contradicting out of the desire to protect your own ideas about the exclusiveness of Israel. Without realizing it, you are ignoring the fact that todays Christian is going down the same path as Israel of old and with much of the same warnings from God given to us as was given to them in the OT. Learn that it isn't necessary to cherry pick scripture when learning the ways of God. All scripture is given for reproof and correction and building up in the faith of God and the learning of His ways. So when someone says that doesn't apply because God was speaking to Israel, know that in most all God says to them is also meant for us who are called by by His Name. In this, Israel might be seen as a type.
Problem with your theory is, that this...
Leviticus 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Is now reproofed by this...
1 Timothy 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
The former was "instruction in righteousness" under "the law FOR righteousness" the latter is "instruction in righteousness" BECAUSE OF righteousness - that "righteousness which IS...OF FAITH" Rom. 10.
And there are many, many examples of this DISTINCTION.
You simply refuse to look into this because you believe your conclusions over the passages.
Fact of the matter is that this side of God's Mystery Grace, Eph. 3 (in contrast to Israel's Prophesied Grace, Acts 3) "sin shall NOT have dominion over you; FOR ye are NOT under the law, BUT under grace" Rom. 6:14.
In stark contrast to Leviticus is Galatians - each an equal evidence of TWO DISTINCT forms of "instruction in righteousness."
Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness
which is of faith.
9:31 But Israel,
which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
9:32 Wherefore? Because they sought
it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
9:33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Two, equally valid systems - each in
their due season.
Fuse them together into one and what you have is Galatianism - what you have is "another gospel which is not another" at all, Gal. 1:6,7.
What you have is...
Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 3:4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 3:5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
The miracles serving as confirmation that the Galatians were not under Israel's Covenant relationship with God...
