Mr.X is brought to Jesus in Heaven.

JESUS: Welcome Home.

Mr.X: Thank you, your honor. Why did Christians eat pork all their lives?

JESUS: So?

Mr.X: Isn't true that the Bible (I mean the Old Testament) expressly forbade the eating of unclean animals including the tasty pork? Oh, for heaven's sake, not to mention the roasted piglet that I, for one, enjoyed immensely in the restaurant while on Earth.

JESUS: What did I say in the Sermon on the Mount?

Mr.X: You said there in Matthews 5:17-18, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

JESUS (smiling gently): Oh My! You memorized the King James Version of the Bible verses? Commendable!

Mr.X: Bu Hao Yi Si. I once loved to quote Bible verses of apparent contradiction to shame your believers, for they did not always do what they believed.

JESUS: Let's go back to that passage then. Who can fulfill the law and all of the prophets?

Mr.X: You, your honor.

JESUS: Who else? Any Christians here?

Mr.X: Definitely not!

JESUS: You are dead right! So why are you accusing them of not fulfilling the laws of the Old Testament?

Mr.X(with tone of protest): But the law is written in black ink on white papers. How can they breach the law of God?

JESUS: Not quite right. It was originally written on the tablets of stone and given to Moses. It has also been written in the heart of every person.

Mr.X: OK OK, you are right. But....

JESUS: Now let's look deeper into that passage: ...till all be fulfilled. When and what do you think that refers to?

Mr.X: You mean you alone fulfilled it while walking on Earth as the Son of Man?

JESUS: Precisely! No one else is able to accomplish that, except the Son of God. Once it is fulfilled, it is a done deal forever.

Mr.X: But don't they have to obey the law anyway?

JESUS: They can never obey the moral code of God unless they have a regenerated life by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Jesus turns his face and smiles to the Person of Holy Spirit, some non-trinitarians in the big crowd blushed a bit on seeing and hearing this).

Mr.X(in disbelief): Does that mean they do not have to obey the law then?

JESUS: First of all, ever since their being born again, they have never been under the yoke of the fulfilled OT law. They are free from the curse of the law which consigns any unrighteous to eternal punishment unless they repent of their sin and turn back to us. (Jesus turns his face to God the Father, winking mischievously to those non-trinitarians). The essence of the law is to love God and love each other. Under the life-changing power of God, children of God can gradually practice that kind of love despite their inadequacy far from perfection.

Mr.X: But can they eat pigs?

JESUS: Ah, that pig thing really bothers you. Do you mean clean pigs or unclean pigs? (Hahahahahaha)

Mr.X: I am confused. But the OT Bible says all, I repeat, ALL, pigs are unclean. That is why your chosen people Israelites detested the eating of pigs and other unclean animals.

JESUS: You are hung up with unclean things. But who defines it?

Mr.X: God, of course.

JESUS: Have you examined the passage in Chapter 10 of Acts?

Mr.X: You mean Apostle Peter's weird experience of seeing the heavenly vision that he was ordered three times in a row by a certain angelic being to kill and eat the unclean animals on a great sheet?

JESUS: Uh-huh. The angel we sent to Peter even gave him a lesson of theology: Do not call anything impure what God has made clean.

Mr.X: I do not understand the aboutface here.

JESUS: Now you are admitting. I wish you were not as persistent while surfing on the rainbow forum. You turned a blind eye and deaf ear to what Xinmin and others, my servants, taught on this subject.

Mr.X: Why would God command the Jews not to eat unclean animals in the first place if later on God rescind that law in the New Testament era?

JESUS: Good question! What do you think?

Mr.X: For health reason? C'mon, we Chinese and many other pagans ate pigs ever since pigs were bred into existence. Our ancestors probably ate wild pigs before they were domesticated.

JESUS: Health reason is the least important reason. Care to guess another?

Mr.X: For spiritual reason?

JESUS: Remember, my chosen people Israel was set apart from all other peoples, to be a harbinger and vessel of my blessing intended for all peoples. To ask them to obey certain ceremonial and civil and moral laws is to train them up in holiness and sanctification. Oh boy! How miserably they failed.

Mr.X: Puzzling to me.

JESUS: The essence of man's holiness or sanctification is being set apart for God. Clean animals were separated from unclean ones for the very purpose of my people practicing that holiness meaning "being separated apart", and striving toward sanctification meaning "being perfected".

Mr.X: I still do not get it.

JESUS: Remember the tree of life versus the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden?

Mr.X: What does that have anything to with our discussion here?

JESUS: The tree of the knowledge of good and evil does not mean the tree is a bad tree. Far from it! This simple command by God to the first family of mankind is merely used to help them tell or highlight the will of obedience from the will of rebellion. St. Augustine got that interpretation right.

Mr.X: So in the same way, the dichotomy of unclean versus clean animals is meant for the Israelites to live a life of holiness, being set apart from the pagans who were relentless in their pursuit of carnal and cannibalized pleasure and idols worship.

JESUS: Well said. There is a deeper meaning to it. The clean animals were meant not only for food in man's holy and sanctified living, but for sacrificial offering to God. Thus my people may be reminded of their sin and the sin offering waiting ahead for all mankind.

Mr.X: I begin to get it. So now I understand why Noah was asked to bring seven pairs of the clean animals and only one pair of unclean animals.

JESUS: Yes. Some of the clean animals were used in sacrificial offering by Noah's family while they were in the Ark floating in the flood.

Mr.X: Holy Cow! That is cool.

JESUS: Most importantly, all of the Old Testament sacrificial offering is meant to point to the coming Lamb of God for the sacrificial atonement of sin. Once I broke into human history to usher in the anticipated deliverance according to the divine plan enunciated by the prophets, all the OT laws were fulfilled once for all. Keeping the ceremonial laws would be tantamount to lighting a candle when the brightly shining Sun has erased all darkness.

Mr.X: The puzzles are falling into the right places. Everything makes sense now.

JESUS: Now do you understand the issue of unclean versus clean animals?

Mr.X: Yep.

JESUS: Welcome to the feast in the family of God.

Mr.X(incredulous): Is this for real? Am I in?

JESUS: Yes, you are. Remember that tragic event that happened to you later in your life? You repented sorrowfully and tearfully. You are welcome to the grand reunion of all saints.

Mr.X(in breathtaking awe): Thanks a million! This is so unreal. It is surreal. What about Bach? Is he saved? He had emphasized on justification by deeds a great deal on the net, as opposed to the orthodox of justification by faith.

JESUS: You shall find out which of the numerous Bachs of various musical talent are present.

Mr.X: Are we going to be served roasted pork or piglet? I am salivating for it.

JESUS: You irredeemable glutton, come to the banquet and see for yourself.

(The chat continues in the most blissful atmosphere.....)