Is God a vegetarian? - Page 2

Drummerob · 10-21-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bdh802

I'm kinda curious why you'd have this question in the first place. How will the answer affect your life? Will you lose sleep until you get the answer?

Yes, sort of like that. I have this issue that has been bugging me about a certain group of people and I want to know if one persons views and opinions is justified in what he had to say publicly, until someone can tell me if God, himself, did or did not eat meat... and so far from the reading I've done on the net, sounds like he's a meat eater to me. It was told to me that, "if someone would allow you to do something, then he himself would do it"

But, I want proof that he did, or did not, eat meat, before I can lay this issue to rest.

Basically, from my reading, and new learning, I have been given permission to slaughter and eat certain meat, I see that this right was given to me by God himself, so I do not understand why some people make a big stink about the issue, and I am quite sure they are more God-fearing than I am.

I feel like these people use God as a power to hide behind on the issue, and until someone can tell me that God is or is not a meat eater, This issue will concern me, however, not as much as these people have issues with eating meat.

Here's the proof I can eat this animal:

Deuteronomy 14:4-6

These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep. You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

Deuteronomy 12:15

Nevertheless, you may slaughter your animals in any of your towns and eat as much of the meat as you want, as if it were gazelle or deer, according to the blessing the LORD your God gives you. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it.

Look, I have never cracked the first page on a Bible in my life, and yet I do not understand why some people tell me, and my "group" not to "harm God's creatures", Looks like God gave me the right to eat the thing, so, you'd think these people would know better than I, that God gave me permission to eat it, so, what's the deal?

So, this is where I currently stand:

Don't tell me not to harm God's little creatures, when God told me to go SLAUGHTER and eat it!

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 10-21-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Drummerob

Someone answer this question for me. Is he a vegetarian, or does he in fact feast on meat? I want to see proof in the Bible that God does not eat meat. Or, prove to me that he does eat meat.

...God. He doesn't need to eat.

river rat · 10-21-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Drummerob

I am trying to be serious here. Please.

You are what? Nebermind

JPC sr · 10-21-2007, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Drummerob

God, himself, did or did not eat meat... and so far from the reading I've done on the net, sounds like he's a meat eater to me. It was told to me that, "if someone would allow you to do something, then he himself would do it"

People might be able to do it but we still get punished because we reap what we sow and therefore it is only "allowed" because people demanded it and God still has punishments for the wrongdoing.

We are free to sin and suffer the consiquences and that is true about meat.

In the beginning people were created to only eat fruit and vegetables link HERE and only because of sin entering into humanity did meat eating come with the sinning.

Then God tried again to set people straight with "manna" for food but the people demanded animal flesh to eat link HERE.

Then later in the New Testiment Jesus took the Passover from killing and eating a sheep and changed it over to breed and wine.

Eating the animals is a sign of sin in the person(s) so people can do it but the meats keeps the person(s) weak and imperfect.

Novus Collectus · 10-21-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JPC sr

People might be able to do it but we still get punished because we reap what we sow and therefore it is only "allowed" because people demanded it and God still has punishments for the wrongdoing.

We are free to sin and suffer the consiquences and that is true about meat.

In the beginning people were created to only eat fruit and vegetables link HERE and only because of sin entering into humanity did meat eating come with the sinning.

Then God tried again to set people straight with "manna" for food but the people demanded animal flesh to eat link HERE.

Then later in the New Testiment Jesus took the Passover from killing and eating a sheep and changed it over to breed and wine.

Eating the animals is a sign of sin in the person(s) so people can do it but the meats keeps the person(s) weak and imperfect.

Then the Judeo/Christian god told Noah to go forth and sin if that is true. He told Noah to eat meat.

JPC sr · 10-21-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Novus Collectus

Then the Judeo/Christian god told Noah to go forth and sin if that is true. He told Noah to eat meat.

That is correct, and we all still have that option of sinning or not sinning to this day.

At that time God said against Noah and all mankind that they were contiuously evil link HERE and it still is that way today.

And I would point out that Jesus did the same when He said to "forgive them for they know not what they do" link HERE.

He does not condemn people for killing animals just as He did not condemn those that killed the man (Himself) because they do not know what they are doing.

The true God of the Bible does not force people to comply with the rules but we still reap as we sow.

To sin does not really mean doing habitually wrong so much as it means real disciples "missing the mark" because those that do wrong are not even close to the mark that sin is refering to.

Salvation might be a free gift but this world is not a free ride.

Novus Collectus · 10-21-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JPC sr

That is correct, and we all still have that option of sinning or not sinning to this day.

At that time God said against Noah and all mankind that they were contiuously evil link HERE and it still is that way today.

And I would point out that Jesus did the same when He said to "forgive them for they know not what they do" link HERE.

He does not condemn people for killing animals just as He did not condemn those that killed the man (Himself) because they do not know what they are doing.

The true God of the Bible does not force people to comply with the rules but we still reap as we sow.

To sin does not really mean doing habitually wrong so much as it means real disciples "missing the mark" because those that do wrong are not even close to the mark that sin is refering to.

Salvation might be a free gift but this world is not a free ride.

Is fish an animal? Do you believe someone sinning if they eat fish?

Drummerob · 10-21-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JPC sr

Eating the animals is a sign of sin in the person(s) so people can do it but the meats keeps the person(s) weak and imperfect.

OK, so, long story short, God really could care less if people sin or not, basically that's what's being said here, sorta like a, "whatever", statement. If he absolutely did not want people to sin, he WOULD NOT HAVE allowed the eating of meat in the first place.