[Uri’el-2012]

However, I also believe that God giving "looser" dietary standards for the Gentiles
was a mercy born out of His foreknowledge that not everyone would have kosher meat to eat.
There are many parts of the world where pig is the best food animal available,
and it would be putting people's health at risk to forbid them from it.

Therefore, I conclude that it is good for a person who has the luxury of choosing
what meats to eat to choose to keep kosher out of a love for and desire to be like
our Lord Yeshua in every way, but not required. I also believe that it's better to not
serve pork and shellfish at church functions as a show of respect for any Jews,
believers or not, who may be present. But as a matter of private practice,
since the Torah itself is ambiguous about the requirement for Gentiles to keep kosher
and the NT even more so, I consider that a matter of private conscience.

Please don't confuse the folks about Kosher which is rabbinical
and not scriptural and dietary standards which are in the Torah.

Guidance can be gained as to what is Rabbinical or not by reviewing
the Karaites, who strictly keep the Tanach and not the rabbinical traditions.

b'shem Y'shua

[Buggman]

A very important distinction; thank you for pointing that out.

[topcat54]

Guidance can be gained as to what is Rabbinical or not by reviewing the Karaites, who strictly keep the Tanach and not the rabbinical traditions.

Do they worship Jesus as the Savior of men, and divine person of the triune God?

If not, then they do not "strictly keep the Tanach" since Jesus Himself said that the "Law of Moses" along with the Prophets and the Psalms all testified of Him.

If they do not recognize Jesus, why should we believe they properly interpret the Tanach?

The "Tanach" without Jesus is just another tradition of men, no?