at or refuse to eat certain kinds of meat is a duty they either owe to
themselves or to God. Many professed gospel preachers spend much time in
discussing this subject of meats, and would have their followers believe
that the eating of certain kinds of meat is an offense against God, and
through their selfishness and ignorance endeavor to prove their arguments
from the law of Moses, which was absolutely done away with when Christ
died on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. I have no more
to do with the law of Moses than I have with any law that has been
repealed by the last act of Congress. It is disannulled and taken away by
the one that succeeds it. Paul says, "Christ the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that believeth." Rom. 10:4.

The law was merely a temporary form of government until Christ should
come, to whom the promise was made. It served as a schoolmaster to bring
us to Christ, but when Christ came we were no longer under a schoolmaster.
Gal. 3:19, 24.

"Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by
the law; ye are fallen from grace." Gal. 5:4. "That no man is justified by
the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by
faith." Gal. 3:11. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law."
Gal. 3:13. These scriptures show plainly that the law of Moses can not be
taken as proof of the righteousness which Jesus Christ established; for,
says the apostle, "The law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by
Jesus Christ." John 1:17. So then the law was neither grace nor truth as
regards matters pertaining to you and me.

The New Testament Scriptures settle most questions beyond all doubts, and
leave no room for discussion. Paul speaks very lightly of this matter of
eating meats, and his language shows it to be of no importance whatever.
He says, "Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall
destroy both it and them." 1 Cor 6:13. "For the kingdom of God is not meat
and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." Rom.
14:17. The apostle means to set forth the idea that the kingdom of God has
nothing to do with meat and drink, and such trifling things as dieting
ourselves is not taken into consideration. But the kingdom of God is
righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; it is a spiritual, not a
physical existence. I may eat all kinds of meat and be in the kingdom of
God or I may eat no m