Kill and Eat

by Terry Wane Benton Peter’s Vision Acts 10:9-12 In Acts 10 Peter was told by God in a vision to kill and eat the animals, and there was a wide assortment, some of which God had forbidden to the Jews under the Old covenant. God explained that those unclean animals (off-limits to the Jews before)…

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Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WasJesusAVegetarian.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Genesis 9:1-7   I.         Back in 1999, the Omaha World-Herald had a hilarious article on a then new advertising campaign by PETA. [Bill Broadway, “Jesus Used in Latest PETA Ads,” Omaha World-Herald, 17 March 1999]             A.        They claimed that Jesus was a vegetarian.             B.        Their “evidence”?                         1.         A belief that Jesus was an…

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Is everything in the Bible applicable today?

Question: Would Jesus have advocated the disgusting torture that animals endure throughout their lives in present-day slaughterhouses? While you clearly say eating dead animals is okay by God and the Bible, the Bible also says slavery is fine and selling one’s daughter is okay. So, is absolutely everything in the Bible truly applicable to present-day…

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The article on animal rights is pitiable

Question: [This note was left unedited since it offers critique of this website.] I’m shaking my head in pity because I feel such sorrow for the author of this sadly poorly unjust literature. Cognitive rehab is available. I just want to let the author know Killing wildlife as a means of cultural survival  ( clothing, food,…

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You misused verses in “Did Jesus Eat Meat?”

Question: I was just reading Was Jesus a Vegetarian? Did Jesus Eat Meat? on your website, and I came across this passage: “It is true that in the beginning, mankind only ate vegetables (Genesis 1:29-30). However, this was changed when Noah departed the ark. “Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I…

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Is it wrong to feed my reptiles live insects?

Question: I was happy to find your answer: “God used bugs to annoy the Egyptians.” This eased my conscience a bit but, my question is this: I am feeding my reptiles and frogs live crickets and meal worms specifically bred as reptile food. Recently when I watch the crickets run and scramble as if they…

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Sustainable Agriculture Opposed

Source: “Amid uproar, college euthanizes farm ox,” Omaha World-Herald, 12 November 2012. “Sustainable agriculture is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, and supports and enhances rural communities” [“What Is Sustainable Agriculture?”]. Sounds…

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Jesus is a vegan!

Question: I’M SURE WHEN THE THREE WISE MEN CAME TO THE BIRTH OF JESUS THEY SALUGHTER AND ATE THE ANIMALS IN THE MANGER, JESUS NEVER FED THE NULTITUDES FISH IT WAS A HERB “FISHWEED” JESUS CLEANSED THE TEMPLE WITH A WHIP THEY WERE SELLING HIS CREATION TO EAT, AND HE WILL CLEANSE YOU “OUT” OF…

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You can’t claim that men can eat meat because Adam and Eve did not exist!

Question: I am not going to spend the time on pointing out the contradictions and major flaws in your ‘bible-based’ theories about why animals may be hunted,slaughtered and consumed at our peril, for the entire article and your reasoning is so deraged that it would probably be a waste of time. Just for the record:…

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Do we fail terribly if we consume animals?

Question: When we are in heaven all is perfect. Isaiah 65:25 says, “The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.” In heaven, no one will…

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I’m 100% with you on what you say about animal rights

Question: I’ve read what you’ve said about animal rights not being biblically correct, and I’m 100% with you on that. Sometimes it’s very hard to hear people go on and on about animal rights. Animals are not people. Jesus mentioned in Matthew how we are worth more than the sparrows. Thank you for writing out all these…

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Jesus would never be a part of a religion that sacrificed animals!

Question: Christ would have not been the person, the all perfect being, to have believed in this cult of animal sacrifices. Also he was a vegetarian. He would not have created innocent sentinent animals for his personal lust of murdering them in an abhoring debauchery way for sacrifice and food. Stop spewing this false teaching.…

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Your article on Jesus eating meat helped me

Question: Hey, just wanted to say how helpful your site’s article about Jesus eating meat was. I had some vegetarians telling me that their choice to not eat meat was rooted in their deep Christian beliefs. Your site helped me show them the truth. Answer: I’m glad you found the material useful.

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Can’t people use fake fur instead of animal skins?

Question: first of all, people can where fake fur, and do not have to have animals skins. These animals are tortured in fur farms in China. It sound to me that you are just looking for a way to mold God into you world where you can teach your children to get OFF on hunting…

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Is it bad to kill bugs?

Question: This is probably going to sound like a very strange question, but is it a sin to kill bugs?  Normally I try to save all the bugs that I can, even the spiders and transport them outside so they’ll be nice and safe and happy.  My parents laugh at me because I try so…

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Did God clothe Adam and Eve with feathers?

Question: Hi. The Bible does not specify what God used to clothe Adam and Eve with. Jewish commentary mentions the idea that the Nachash molted and that God used this to cover their nakedness. Answer: “Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them” (Genesis 3:21). The Hebrew word…

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Why don’t you quote noted animal rights activists?

Question: Upon reading some of the content on your web site (admittedly, not the majority as it’s quite voluminous) I was focusing primarily on the animal rights content and the Roman Catholic Church Demonination section. I find it curious that upon doing a search, I couldn’t find any listings for Dr. Albert Schweitzer. His “Reverence for Life” philosophy would seem to…

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If a driver purposely runs over a dog, is that murder?

Question: Honestly, I don’t know how I stumbled onto your web site,  but I am glad that I did.  I read through the majority of the “Question Answered 2010” and thought your advice was appropriate to the questions. So here is my question:  I was sharing a conversation with my teen-aged daughter.  I told her…

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Is it sinful to mistreat animals?

Question: In regards to “What about those farmers who torture their animals?” “There are laws in every state opposing cruelty to animals. I daily read about accounts where they are being enforced. Farmers who mistreat their livestock would not stay in business. Mistreated animals don’t make good breeders or good food.” If we want to…

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What about those farmers who torture their animals?

Question: What about these awful farms that keep calves anemic and torture them just to offer veal on a menu when we already have meat choices. At one point is it torture? Do you feel God would accept the way we farm today? Is there a list of Christian farmers that can be circulated to…

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Why can animals be used for food, but not men?

Question: If “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs” according to your post on PETA’s statement that Jesus did not eat meat – what prevents people from eating each other?  I am a vegetarian who eats fish.  I am not a follower of…

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Don’t big companies mistreat animals?

Question: I read your article about the Bible and animal rights, and I see that it is right on. Anyone with biblical knowledge knows it is. My problem is not with the use of animals for food or leather, etc, but with the unbiblical practices of big agriculture, which unduly confines, often beats, and misuses animals.…

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Let Us Make Man in Our Image: Genesis 1:26-27

by Doy Moyer via Gospel Guide; Nov., 1995; Vol. 27, No. 10. Man, which includes male and female, was created “in the image of God.” This makes man unique among all creation. Man is not just another animal. He is a being specially created after God’s own image. This is why animal life is not…

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If God wanted us to eat meat, why did He give animals defenses?

Question: If God wanted us really to eat meat, then why did He make animals with senses? Why give animals some kind of self-defense? If really Noah’s word is true, why don’t you eat the flesh of a tiger every day? Why don’t you yourself go and kill a python or a shark and eat…

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Shame on Christians who think God ordained that they should eat meat

Question: To consume animals that begged for mercy in their own tongue is not conducive to manifesting the fruits of the spirit “as found in Galatians” in fact it is impossible to harm man or beast and still manifest such fruit. Those who are not merciful will be denied mercy themselves Matthew 5 Also, it is…

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PETA exists because people kill animals sinfully

Question: Your story was filled with half-truths. PETA exists, not because people eat animals, but because people kill animals sinfully. Do you think God wanted our meat packaging companies to use a .45 to shoot a cow in the head before hanging them upside down, slicing their necks and letting them bleed to death? You…

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The change in food laws was an act of the Roman Catholic church

Question: I was reading your article you had done concerning Animal Rights and the Bible, and upon reading it you stated that the Most High had given Israel food laws, and then stated the Most High changed the food laws in the book of Acts. Sir, that teaching is totally false and because the Roman Catholic…

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What kind of skin did God make for Adam and Eve after their sin?

Question: I found this article interesting and informative, but wished to correct one piece of information. God didn’t kill any animals to clothe Adam and Eve, that Bible quote is referring to Him creating our skin. Because after eating from the forbidden tree, Adam and Eve realized they were naked — so they couldn’t have been clothed…

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You can’t prove that Jesus wasn’t a vegetarian!

Question: So many governments have launched numberless campaigns worldwide to make money that in the end will be spent on unlawful ways. You dubbed “hilarious” to kill innocent and helpless animals to the men’s satisfaction and greed. You dubbed “hilarious” to think of Jesus as a vegetarian. Can you prove undoubtedly one cannot live by eating vegetables alone?…

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The Bible Does Not Teach Praying to Dead Animals

by Bob Lovelace Various kinds of religions offer congregants and those at large opportunities to participate in “a blessing of animals” ceremony. This often comes in October in celebration of the so-called “saint” of Catholicism – St. Francis of Assisi. Myth has it that he preached to the birds rather than to man as Christ…

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Is it wrong to raise dogs for fighting?

Question: What is God’s word about raising dogs, such as pit bulls, on chains their whole life and selling them for fighting or fighting them yourself? Answer: In Hebrew society, dogs were a despised animal. They were domesticated for guard duties (Job 30:1). But the problem is that there were no leash laws, dog catchers,…

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Even if Jesus existed, why did he last eat herbs and fruit?

Question: Wrong on ALL counts. So if he did exist, and some doubt it now, why did he lastly eat herb and fruit , reiterating genesis 1/29–perhaps he really was veggie -YOU don’t know You obviously don’t understand communion then. And god allowed carrion when he spoke to Noah, I am sure. Any fool with a microscope can…

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