VEG. VS NON-VEG! THE ONGOING BATTLE

VEG. VERSUS NON-VEG.! THE ONGOING BATTLE

BY DR. MERVYN ABREO

          Did God create the carnivorous beast? NO!!

         GOD CREATED EVERY LIVING CREATURE HERBIVOROUS i.e. plant eating!!

                                                       

          Carnivorous animals (meat eaters) came into being the moment man rebelled against God and all anarchy broke loose.                                                            

         

          All the Commandments, ‘do not kill’ being one of them, were broken one by one. And will be kept broken till the end of the world.

Genetics and carnivorous/ herbivorous animals.

          If God creates all creatures vegetarians, then how come some animals opted to become carnivorous (e.g. the lion, tiger, vulture, barracuda etc.) while others continued as vegetarians (e.g. the cow, goat, sheep etc.)?!

                                                          

          They responded owing to their genes, some being encoded to become carnivorous while others staying as they were. God had so programmed them, even before the fall of mankind, because He knew that with the anarchy that would follow, the ecological balance had to be maintained.

                                                            

           Vegetation would grow uncontrolled and would have to be kept in check by the vegetarians. And its depletion would be prevented by the carnivores that would check the unruly multiplication of the vegetable eating animals. 

Why did Jesus say: “…..unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.” (John 6:53)?

          Jesus was speaking allegorically like the language of most of the Bible. His desire was that only after we imbibe Him in spirit would we be infilled by the Holy Spirit. And then, and only then, could we become fountains of living water. (John 7:38).

Why were animals sacrificed in the Old Testament?

          Jesus died by the shedding of His blood!

          We sin. We deserve eternal death. He died for us. We accept this appropriation. We live! 

                                            

          For those people who lived before the crucifixion, animal sacrifices were used for the cleansing of sin till the Real Thing came along.

Jesus, the Sacrificial Lamb: Jesus was ‘the Lamb of God Who took away the sin of the world’ (John 1:29). 

                                                         

     

          As a kid have you ever had a pup of a kitten that you loved and nurtured? It was always with you. It even slept with you. And then it was run over by a vehicle and was killed. How did you feel?!

          This was exactly how God felt when His only begotten Son was crucified.

          And so, all those who sacrificed a lamb in the Old Testament had to first care for it like a family member so that they would appreciate the extent Jesus sacrificed for them!

Will this carnivorous era ever end?

           Yes! But only on the Holy Mountain of the Lord! With the Lord, and not Satan, in control as it is now!

          “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together………..the cow will feed with the bear………the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put its hand into the viper’s nest. (Isaiah 11: 6-8).

Which life style better: Veg. or non-veg.?

                                                        

          Debatable! Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

          Daniel and his companions, during the Babylonian exile, grew healthier on vegetables rather than by consuming meats. (Daniel 1; 8-21).

          In certain conditions pregnant vegetarian women are strongly advised to eat meat for the well being of their un-born child.

Vegetarianism and religion: Many people are vegetarian on religious grounds. They would never harm an animal, but some wouldn't hesitate to cheat their brethren, e.g. adulterating food, medicines etc.

           They guzzle milk meant for the young one of the animal.

          In some states in India the royal families and the rich eat meat (chicken, mutton). But the poor prefer to stay vegetarian for no other reason but because they cannot afford meat. I learned of this on a cooking program on T.V.

          In the state of Kolkata (Calcutta), the Brahmans, or the priestly class are pure vegetarians. But they are permitted to eat fish, something which the other vegetarian Hindus would never think of doing. 

LIFE SUSTAINS LIFE!

          This is a fact of life that most vegetarians conveniently ignore. Whatever you eat, has to be a living organism which has to be slaughtered and then imbibed in order to sustain you, whether it be an animal, a bird, an insect or from the plant family! Inanimate objects cannot sustain life.

          Every living thing suffers pain. Not only do animals, birds, fish, insects etc. suffer pain and cry out when trapped and killed, but plants too go through the agony. And this has been recorded by scientists by noting the chemicals, called pheromones, which they release!

                                                             

          But since we can see and hear the pitiful cry of the dying animal, we empathize with them, completely blissful to the fact that vegetation too goes through the throes of sheer agony when harvested.

                          

 

                                     

          Plants have intelligence. They produce chemical (toxins) which give their leaves a bad taste. When threatened by insects, certain plants also produce volatile chemicals that attract the insect’s predators.

                                                          

   

          Plants communicate with each other by signaling scents called pheromones. Some like the ‘touch-me-nots’ close their leaves when touched.

                               

          There is a great similarity in the behavior of animals and plants. Just as animals of the opposite sex attract each other by exuding chemicals called pheromones, similarly plants also give out pheromones for the process of reproduction and cross pollination.

WE WANT ONLY VEGETARIANISM!!!

          Since this will only happen when the Lord Jesus is in control, let us hasten His return!!

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Dear friend,

          I look forward to getting your feedback. Do write in to me at:

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