Vegitarianism

[vikramdave1]

why do we christians eat meat when it says in the ten comandments "thou shalt not kill" ? So are we all sinners

[Uzoma]

In Acts 10:28, God Himself asked the apostle to rise, kill & eat. In Genesis, God killed animals to cover Adam & Eve in skin. So 'we' are not all sinners - in any case, that was a command referring to not killing humans, not animals.

[bernardo]

Who is this "we"?

[Closer]

Meat tastes nice. I don't have to kill it, I just go down the shops and there it is. Are Lions sinners for eating gazelles ? Are lions even religious ?

[nicola_red]

This may be slightly off the question, but the reason lions aren't sinners for eating gazelles etc is that it's in their nature and they don't have either the thought processes or the practical capabilities to make alternative choices about their diet. Humans have evolved beyond the caveman stage and can consider their options and make informed choices based on stuff like morals and principles, which animals are never gonna be able to do. It is indeed true that we have the teeth to eat meat but men are also designed to impregnate as many women as possible and most responsible people don't believe that anymore because of the social implications etc. So as a Christian I choose not to support killing of any animal by being veggie (vegan in fact). The decision wasn't based on my religious beliefs but I have never felt that the two contradict in any way.

[Jamie Lewis]

If we we're meant to be vegetarians we'd have different shaped teeth.

[zgma]

If you read the hebrew bible, there are many, many sections in which God commands people to sacrifice an animal, and aside from the part that was burnt to provide "pleasing odors" for God, presumably the priests got to eat the rest of it.

[vikramdave1]

yes yes be that as it may be that God himself asked the apostle to rise, kill & eat. But that was God himself allowing us to kill in that situation only.So if i were to kill an animal now i am making MY OWN DECISION not Gods!

[zgma]

Hmmm, interesting. Well, I was trying to make the point that God had no qualms with us killing animals. I don't think that there is any text in the bible putting animals on the same level as humans... it is a given in the bible that humans are superior, so I don't see any logic behind applying the commandment to animals. People often think there are only the ten commandments... actually, there are more like 613, and I believe one of them commands people to sacrifice to Him. Note: I'm just talking about what's in the bible, NOT my own views about killing animals and eating meat. I do think anyone who wants to be a vegetarian certainly can make a moral case for it.

[cheyenne]

im a vegetarian atheist.i dont need a book to live my life by.i do what my conscience dictates.at least i can look at the animals around me and know im not contributing to their demise???

[vikramdave1]

why are people differentiating between humans and animals. Humans are animals but with a higher IQ. Why do we think we are superior, surely being humble is part of being religious. Humans have the tendency to think we are God on this Earth who can take the the lives of anyone or anything including animals, and only God can create and destroy life. Remember we are not some kind of God.Although God himself asked the apostle to rise, kill & eat he did not command the appostle to, he had a choice. Whether that particular statement by God was a test for the apostle questioning his religious morals and his love for God remains to be seen. The snake which lured Eve to eat the apple, was mearly a way of showing that both humans or animals cannot be trusted, thus they are both equal in Gods eyes.

[PunkyD20391]

We can kill animals, not people. In the biblical times they used to kill lambs and other animals for sacrifices. And some still do. And yes, we are all sinners, without the killing animals thing.

[vikramdave1]

i thought you were baptised punky d20391

[bgreen]

Question: "Was Jesus a vegetarian? Should a Christian be a vegetarian?"

Answer: First, no, Jesus was not a vegetarian. The Bible records Jesus eating fish (Luke 24:42-43) and lamb (Luke 22:8-15). Jesus miraculously fed the crowds fish and bread, a strange thing for Him to do if He was a vegetarian (Matthew 14:17-21). In a vision to the Apostle Peter Jesus declared all foods to be clean, including animals (Acts 10:10-15). After the Flood in Noah's time, God gave humanity permission to eat meat (Genesis 9:2-3). God has never taken this permission back.

With all that said, there is nothing wrong with being a vegetarian. The Bible does not command us to eat meat. There is nothing wrong with eating meat. There is nothing wrong with abstaining from eating meat. What the Bible tells us is that we should not force our convictions on this issue onto other people. Romans 14:2-3 tells us, "One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him."

Again, God gave humanity permission to eat meat after the Flood (Genesis 9:3). In the Old Testament law, the nation of Israel was commanded to not eat certain foods (Leviticus 11:1-47), but never commanded against eating meat. Jesus declared all foods, including all kinds of meat, to be clean (Mark 7:19). As with anything, each and every Christian should pray for guidance as to what God would have them eat. Whatever a person decides to eat is acceptable to God as long as we thank Him for providing (1 Thessalonians 5:18). 1 Corinthians 10:31 declares, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."