Christian vegetarianism 5/5 by Pater John Dear, SJ

[dansnikolayevich]

Walk the compassionate path! weehooo!

[gatekeeperoflight]

thinking about that now does sound like killing. and think about all those people with bad dieses and I bet they all ate meat too. From now on I will not eat meat because it is so true you shall not kill. And that means everything with flesh.

[godistheanswer121212]

One more thing ;) Mercy, is the undeserved free gift of life. If one refuses mercy or to be merciful toward the other, then there is only death as a consequence. Jesus never threatens, he offers life to the unrepentant sinner; and sometimes - like some Pharisees - the individual interprets the positive offer as a threat to one's life. (Ok, maybe two things) Esoterism is the work of darkness - please be cautious. God be with you.

[godistheanswer121212]

By the way a murderer is someone who kills with the motivation of hatred for one's neighbor. Peace.

[godistheanswer121212]

(3) Fifthly, We must be patient with those who hate us, we cannot force people to convert to something better, but we can be converted which would lead the example. Lastly, There is no need to worry about the destruction of God's plan, he will bring it about albeit the rejection by some. God wishes all to choose life but this entails sacrifice, which is never easy and controversial. Jesus thaught us, from the cross, that temporal life (life on earth) is inseperably linked to death.

[godistheanswer121212]

(2) Third, The Church's magisterium - well informed and educated benevolent christian faithful with intimate links to the apostles, and guided by Jewish and Greek interpreters and last but not least, the Paraclete akaThe Holy Spirit (or the third person of God) - they compiled the Bible. Fourthly, There is only one God, all other gods are actually deviant creatures we call demons i.e. Lucifer, Satan ect. We have to realize that an evil force is working against God's plan of life for all creatur

[godistheanswer121212]

(1) First, I am happy we can have this conversation (I'm new to youtube). Second, You are raising many issues here, so I will attempt to give you what I think would dispel the darkness concerning God and His "people". One big concept behind the apparent injustice in the Bible has to do with "freedom of will" - Human's ability to choose freely; good or bad, life or death - which is necessary for Love, which is the greatest possible state of life, which automtically flows from God.

[CCVSquid]

WHY AREN'T THERE MORE CHRISTIANS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE GOD?

[3finker]

I don't trust the Bible implicitly. Genesis says God created and designed humans to feed on vegetarian foods, promoting peacefulness; that same God ordered humans to become murderers as they entered the promised land. Why did he say its alright to eat foods acquired by violence and which can lead to cancer and other diseases when this is not what he planned?, wouldn't it have been a kindness to save a lot of human and animal suffering simply by saying; try to live as you were designed?

[godistheanswer121212]

@3finker

First off, I want to let you know that I believe in the global unity of all mankind through the healing power of charity, therefore please consider my response as apologetic. Initially, the Bible tells us, humans lived as vegeterians. Then came the flood which reduced the option of a balanced vegan diet, therefore out of love for his human creation he permited meat eaing, without the soul (the animal's blood).

[3finker]

@godistheanswer121212 Have you never though of questioning the Bible? Do you know who collated it? Did you know that theer are other books not put into the Bible canon that describe Jesus as living more of less as a compassionate vegetarian? If we fail to question then we approve of killing juvenile delinquents, adulterers, homosexuals, and those who want to change to another religion. The bible is a moral dilemma, people think there must be 2 Gods one merciful and one callous and murderous.

[godistheanswer121212]

@3finker

When God chose Isreal, it was to bring about the restoration of comunion, between God and human kind, because of the disobedience of primordial Adam and Eve. He was especially devoted to Israel, the Hebrew nation, because he had made begun restoration with them, and in order to fulfil His promised of the promised land, the obliteration of the pagan Cannanites was necessary. The Cannanites were no angels either, they sacrafced their own children.

[3finker]

@godistheanswer121212 Did God really want Israel to kill innocent little children? and take the women as slave wives? Why not just put them to sleep rather than make people into murderers?

The reason why many wars occurred, human slavery didn't end till the 1800s, and vile battery cages vivisection labs and factory farms still exist is because they still haven't been condemned by the Church.

Most Godly people still fail to respect, man beast and bird.

As Jesus said be merciful or else?