Preface Notes
1) John 21:9–13
2) Matthew 14:13–21, 15:29–39; Mark 6:30–44, 8:1–13; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15
3) Matthew 26:17–21; Mark 14:12–18; Luke 22:7–16; Exodus 12:3; Numbers 9:11
4) Matthew 28:20
5) Matthew 15:11–20 and Mark 7:15–20 are erroneously inferred as exceptions.
6) e.g., Matthew 5:17–18, 15:3–6; Mark 7:10–13
7) Matthew 15:11, 18–20; Mark 7:15, 18–20
8) Texts mistranslated and cited out of context to negate Old Testament food laws include Matthew 15:11, 18–20; Mark 7:15, 18–20; Acts 10:15, 11:9; Romans 14:2,14; 1 Corinthians 10:27–31; Colossians 2:20–22.
9) Luke 15:11–32
10) The New International Version (NIV) is cited almost exclusively herein, in order to demonstrate dispensational translation biases and the doctrinal implications within Christendom.
11) Strong’s H3787 (
), meaning “right” or “acceptable,” occurring only in Esther 8:5, Ecclesiastes 10:10, and 11:6.
12) Proverbs 19:2
13) Proverbs 18:17 (showing partiality is also forbidden per Leviticus 19:15)
14) 1 John 4:1
15) John 14:15
16) Particular texts include Matthew 15:11, 18–20; Mark 7:15, 18–20; Acts 10:15, 11:9; Romans 14:2,14; 1 Corinthians 10:27–31; Colossians 2:20–22