Vegetarian in Christian view?

Question

didn't God give us animals to eat like lamb and fish?

Answer 1

I am sorry, but eating meat is not against the teachings of Christ as so "eloquently" state by a previous poster.

Being a vegetarian or vegan should not be about religion. It should be about your own values.

In spite of what many will tell you, meat in moderation is healthy. And eating it does not mean your not treating your body as a temple.That doesn't mean you have to eat it. You have the freedom of being able to make dietary choices for any reason you chose and it is a luxury to be able to exclude food.

Christianity says nothing to either go against, or promote vegetarianism.

Answer 2

You must be confused as to what Christian, vegetarian, and God mean/are. Let me explain:

Christianity: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ while being in one God.

Vegetarianism: the practice of a diet and philosophy that excludes the consumption of all animal body parts, and slaughter by-products

God: a supernatural spiritual deity and loving being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe.

Now let's move on to your next question. No, God did not give us animals to eat like lamb and fish. God brought animals to this earth to LIVE, just like God brought us on here to LIVE. Do you think God would approve or like the way humans consume animals? God is not hate and does not like hateful things much. And if animals were meant for consumption what is with all the health and  mental problems and diseases it causes humans, and why would God make  animals so close to humans? Did God give us to each other to eat? No, so why are animals different? Because they are a different spiece? Does developmental and understanding mean anything to you?

Even those who say at first he said for us to be vegan, but after the flood, ah never mind eat animals, that would make no logical sense. It would be like after Hurricane Katrina God would come down and say dang it you may now eat each other. No logic there whatsoever. Even those who say well then why did God make some animals eat others? Not all animals are carnivores, a lot are herbivores and omnivores. The ones that are carnivores need for survival, sure God could have created them like herbivores, but he did not for some reason. But humans are herbivores with necessity omnivore, which is basically a plant based diet is needed to survive and best to live, but we drink our mothers milk when we are young to grow, and if ever we need to eat animals or each other when starving we can without automatically getting sick (most of the time). But consuming animal products all the time or frequently is a major risk in your health.

Bottom line veg*anism from a true real Christian view, is that you can NOT be a true Christian and eat animals, it goes against all of Jesus's teachings and what God is about.

Links:

http://community.livejournal.com/christi...

http://www.jesusveg.com/index2.html

http://www.all-creatures.org/gcm/candv.h...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_v...

http://www.compassionatespirit.com/

http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/default...

http://www.jesusveg.com/christiantext.ht...

Answer 3

Actually, according to the Bible, people did not eat meat until after Noah's flood. Adam and Eve were vegetarians. Whether or not you eat meat doesn't really have anything to do with being christian. The Bible doesn't condemn killing just what you need for food but is against unnecessary killing or cruelty to animals.

Personally, I eat meat and consider myself a christian. I would never, ever go out and kill an animal  just for sport though. Vegetarianism, veganism and such are a personal choice.

Answer 4

Though everyone knows that Bible is incomplete, without arguing it’s lateral definition, no one could interpret it without error. Nevertheless the modern bible and interpretation [like  ÃƒÂ—¢×‘רית (Hebrew) is “nutrition”, not the meat (animal flesh) in real context], what were the complete context of gospels and other Gnostic views, and why were they “overlooked” eventually - is unclear.

The consumption of animal flesh was unknown up until the great flood; but since then we have had the fibers and the stinking juices of animal flesh stuffed into our mouths ... Jesus Christ, who appeared when the time was fulfilled, again spanned the bow from the end to the beginning, so that we are no longer allowed to eat animal flesh...” Many apostles, who were vegetarians, also saw it this way, for example, Peter and John, and James, the brother of the Lord, who after the crucifixion of Jesus became the leader of the original community. It was reported that Jesus of Nazareth condemned cruel acts toward animals. That Peter was Vegetarian is seen in the Clementine Recognitions and the Clementine Homilies, as well as by Pliny the Younger's letter to Emperor Trajan in 112 c.e. It seemed that many apostles were lived as vegetarians, and others at least condemn the cruelty to animals.

There are various types of Christians worldwide and not exactly same in belief system, but generally they conscience that “cruelty” is atheism in all religions.

Answer 5

god made us god made animals god made fruits and vegatalbes so that we can eat god made animals but no for humans to eat but to make life

Answer 6

i'm a child of a christian parents. i'm living in a muslem country where vegetarianism is not supported in the public forum. My parents told me vegetarians won't live long (joke aside, but this is what i leaned so far). I did not know christianity much, but my parents told me Jesus loves mercy and compassion, that's why he hold a lamb on his lap. He never meant to eat her. I also ever came across with such question towards the God like...

WHY DO THE ANIMALS DISPLAY SUCH EXTREME FEAR AND PAIN TOWARDS FULFILLING THEIR "MEANING IN LIFE" TO BE EATEN BY HUMANS?

Answer 7

err... maybe you should ask him directly?

but seriously by that biblical logic all sorts of things become acceptable, drugs, polluting, sending species extinct, killing unbeleivers, etc.

Answer 8

Adam's "dominion" over animals (Genesis 1:26, 28), we believe, conveys sacred stewardship, since God then prescribed a vegetarian diet (Genesis 1:29-30) in a world God found "very good" (1:31). Genesis 2:18-19 relates, "Then the Lord God said, "it is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him'" and God then created animals. According to this passage, animals were made as Adam's companions and helpers, certainly not his supper.

Answer 9

hi!

i'm a Christian vegetarian, like many others on this site.

i think veganism/vegetarianism and Christianity go well together! here is why:

Jesus taught about love for others, compassion, and mercy. Even if the Bible tells us that we CAN eat meat, it doesn't say that we HAVE to. I try my best to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and I think that being a vegetarian is a great way to exhibit the kindness and compassion that He taught of.

Besides.....the Bible says "Thou shalt not kill".......not "Thou shalt not kill other humans." God only gave humans the permission to eat meat after the flood because there was no vegetation. Even then He said that it would have to be free of blood and that eating animals would cause them to fear us and attack us. Think about it....before the flood everyone MUST have been vegetarian....if people and animals were all eating each other, how would they have been able to stay on an ark together without mass slaughter? Doesn't make sense, does it? If you read Genesis 9, you will see all of this play out.

Also, think about the Lord's Prayer...part of it is:

"Thy kingdome come, Thy will be done

on Earth as it is in Heaven."

There is no killing in Heaven, as the lion will lay with the lamb. If we are supposed to be doing God's will as it is in Heaven, we should do no killing of living beings either. Just a thought. =)

when all else fails, i just show people this:

"Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so." Genesis 1:29

whatever you believe, just make sure you know why you believe it. don't believe that Jesus ate meat just because your overweight pastor told you so.....the Bible requires contemplation.

i recommend asking some Seventh-Day Adventists about this....they are a Christian church that preaches the values of vegetarianism to their followers.

i also STRONGLY recommend you visit www.jesusveg.org

it is run by PETA, who i don't necessarily agree with, but if nothing else it will really get you thinking! good luck on your spiritual journey.

BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL =D

I wish you the best on your spiritual journey =)

EDIT:  to the above poster who stated that God telling people they could eat meat after the flood makes no sense......He told them to do so because the flood had killed all of the vegetation.  It was not God saying, "kill and eat as many animals as you want"......it was more like Him saying do what you need to survive until the plants grow back.  It's in Genesis 9......

Answer 10

I am a Christian and a vegan.  My belief is that God didn't create animals for us to eat.  He made animals for us to enjoy and to have as pets.  Eating animals is inhumane.

Answer 11

Well, in the Bible there are numerous references to eating meat. However, it does say to avoid pigs and certain other animals as food.  When I was growing up, our vegetarianism stemmed from our Christianity due to the fact that our bodies are temples, we should only put the purest of foods in them.  And really, humans are not meant to eat meat.  Carnivorous animals are built in such a way as to digest meat, while people aren't.

Answer 12

well... Christ did eat fish...

Answer 13

no cos he doesn't exist he gave us nothing