Your Bible Questions Answered - Good News Staff - August 1963

Good News Staff

Question: Matthew 15:17 "... whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught," seems to indicate that there is no difference between clean and unclean meats - that all meat is clean to eat. Would you explain this? Answer: Notice the context - and the subject. The KEY to this question is revealed in verse two: "Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they WASH NOT THEIR HANDS when they eat bread." - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library