Sunday, January 4, 2009

FOOD FOR YOU!

GENESIS 9:3-4

"Every moving thing that lives will be FOOD FOR YOU; and as I have given you the green vegetables and plants, I give you everything for food.  You must not eat any meat that still has the life blood in it."

In this scripture God is blessing Noah and his son's by giving them power over all animals of the earth, the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea.  God placed them all under the power of man for food to be eaten.  The exception being that man must not eat any meat while the life blood is in it. God did include all green vegetables and plants but there is no valid argument to made that God wanted man to be a vegetarian or a vegan.  

Vegans and vegetarians tell others that the bible supports their position.  Based on just this one scripture, what do you think?  Plants and vegetables are not moving things but are to be eaten just as every moving thing that lives is FOOD FOR YOU!  At the passover the menu included a lamb that was slain or sacrificed so that the angel of death would pass over the house of believer's.  At the temple of God the priests blessed, sacrificed and then ate the meat of animals brought to them, including cows and lambs.  Jesus broiled fish and then ate it with His disciples on the beach.  It is therefore very clear that every living thing that moves is food for man, along with all vegetables and plants.  

When people believe that the sun, moon, and stars are god they will very likely believe anything, including exclusive diets.  Mother earth and father sun and the stars in the sky may be idols, but they are not the true God.  Out of mistaken beliefs and interpretations they even worship animals, such as cows or monkeys.  These mistaken positions lead to the belief that no animal or fish or bird should be eaten.  These positions are not supported by the Word of God. Believer's should not foster or support idolatry.  If you do not know God's Word you can be misled.  If you study God's Word you will find that God has blessed man with food that includes meat, fish, fowl, along with plants and vegetables.  All this is FOOD FOR YOU!