Taste What You Want

~Colossians 2.16-18a

So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ himself is that reality. Don’t let anyone condemn you by insisting on pious self-denial . . . .

~Colossians 2.20-23

You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires.

With affection I say that Paul is such a liberal! Look at that. So, while I should maybe be more attentive to what my own heart (and body) tells me about what to eat and what not to eat, I needn't worry about restrictions from others in this area.