Be not carried about; from one opinion to another; or, according to another reading, carried away, namely, from the right path. Adhere steadfastly to your steadfast Saviour, and the truth concerning him as ye have received it.

Not with meats; the Jewish distinctions of meats, and the whole ceremonial law connected with them. The words intimate that it is the grace of Christ alone, not these carnal ordinances, that has power to establish the heart. To treat external rites and ceremonies as the chief thing does much evil and exposes men to the loss of their souls, because it tends to prevent their reliance on the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Old Testament