I have been plant-based for two years. I have reversed my heart disease and no longer take 5 medicines I used to take. I believe this honors God and allows me to do the ministry he called me to.
+GameSlimia Read Romans with the proper context and then you'll understand Paul was talking about the fact that meat sold in the markets had been given pagan prayers and blessings. It had nothing to do with the consuming of animals and everything to do with Christians that were scared of consequences coming from pagan blessings on food. Just like when I had a missionary friend who was terrified that she would get sick for taking off her hat at a Buddhist temple when they asked us to. I had faith and knew that God was bigger than that, she had less faith and had to do a protection prayer.
We can eat whatever we want, because we are no longer under the law of Moses. That said, not all is beneficial. Meat that is processed with drugs and hormones is terrible for our health.
I am far from a biblical scholar, but find it impossible to believe that the “Prince of Peace” would walk through a factory farm or slaughterhouse, turn and give a smile and a thumbs up. I believe he would be horrified to see it.
@@homesteaderfiftywmartha603 He hunted down trees ? Are you suggesting that mowing your lawn is the same thing as stabbing a puppy ? You do know what a sentient being is, right ?
Definitely, the kind of slaughter that God prescribed in the Old testament was for ritual purposes and not commercial, those animals were ritually sacrificed in significantly more humane conditions, they were well fed and taken care of even Jesus himself would be angry at the kind of torture and suffering and abuse these animals are put through in modern day conditions.
i have been a christian all my life and vegan for about a year now! jesus was as gentle as a lamb and i believe he would be disgusted by the way we treat animals today.
+JwahAmore41 +JwahAmore41 +JwahAmore41 But according to that logic, I can come from a tradition of orgies and many other sexual immoralities and traditions of idolatry and vanity. But it's no problem because those who are called/saved by grace come from many different nations with different traditions.
+JwahAmore41 Faith, hope and love say no to meat eating in sooo many ways. Here's just a few. Faith that we will be just fine/healthy/happy/satisfied without meat. Hope that the original design will one day be restored, where the lion will lay down with the lamb and that there will be no more suffering. And love shows compassion, kindness and mercy especially to "the least of these". Love puts that faith and hope into practice. If we are called by/to Grace, we will have a new desire of love. A desire to help and not to kill, not to indulge in gluttony at the expense of another. Grace says no my brother.
My people! It’s been difficult to find other Christian vegans. Thank you so much for this video! These are excellent points and you’ve laid out these scriptures so beautifully- well done!
You have not yet been bought up to speed then..... For after the great flood, God now introduces and so welcomed all meats into our diets. "God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." Gen 9:1-3 (KJV) Hurrah!
@@Cygnus227 People are 'extremely creepy' when they ignore the Word of God and make such ridiculous comments. "God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." Genesis 9:1-3 (KJV) Hurrah!
@@thewatcher7728 Oh no! not you again, You're literally everywhere, and you always ignore context, God gives this permission in Genesis 9 AFTER the "fall" and to a "fallen" humanity as a concession, because God was aware of man's hard-heartedness and rebellious condition as a result of the fall, but from the beginning it was not so, it was the Vegan creation of Genesis 1 that God declared as "very good" but He never once says that about the Genesis 9 creation, why stop at verse 3? notice that when you go all the way down to verse 5 it says "Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man" which is not a positive note, also it says that the animals will be in "dread" and "fear" of human beings, something we do not see in the PERFECT and SINLESS creation of Genesis 1, "fear" entered the world as result of the fall, there is NOTHING "Very good" about the Genesis 9 post flood creation, which is why a Vegan diet is God’s ideal diet for humanity because it is closer to God's original design and according to Isaiah 11:6-9 God will restore his Creation back to the original Genesis state in His future Kingdom, BUT for NOW God has certainly permitted us to eat meat, so you technically can eat whatever you want, it is not a sin to eat meat, but why force your non-veg ideology on others you TYRANT? doesn't the Bible say in Romans 14 "one who eats everything *must not belittle the one who does not,* and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls" and in verse 21 it says *It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to stumble* and here you are judging/ belittling this brother/sister in Christ for abstaining from meat, how opposite are you from Apostle Paul who says "Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin *I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.* other translations says *" as long as i live"* and *"as long as the world stands"* 1 Corinthians 8:13 so Paul is willing to sacrifice eating meat for as long as he lived if it offends a fellow believer or causes them to fall, you CAN eat whatever the hell you want but you have no right to judge others for what they do or do not eat.
fantastic video! I was vegan before I returned to Christ, and it was the tenderness of heart this lifestyle gave me that opened me up to fully receiving Christ.
God told me to change my diet through mushrooms, whether be Krishna, Jehovah, Brahman I heard the voice more clearly. Everybody has that voice in their head that tells you how to live godly, it's your mortal self that decides to follow or ignore that advice
I no longer feel alone. As a vegetarian Christian kid in a meat farming area, I was very alone and I copped a lot of flak. As I got older and became vegan, I found no matter how much I loved church, I could not lie any more. They were happy so long as I kept quiet even though when it was my turn to provide food after the service, everyone chowed down happily and enjoyed it. It eventually became too painful to attend any more as every service seemed to be about things I did not feel comfortable with and when I was targeted and told not to take offence I realised how warped it all is. I am a stronger Christian than ever, I just no longer put up with living two lives. I dream of an Edenic church and believe He will provide.
I may need some prayers on this one as well. I got in a lot of heat on Easter for not wanting to be part of meat filled dinner. I know it is not for me to demand change in others. That said, 1 Corinthians 8:13 “ Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.” This seems to suggest that the Christian response to this is forsaking indulgence in flesh so as to be inclusive of those who find consuming animals offensive. Does this make anyone who refuses to set aside meat for the sake of the spiritual well being of their brothers and sisters in Christ a callous individual or bad Christian-I should think not. Spiritual growth is continual. Sometimes it is via “great awakenings”, but more often it is slowly removing blocks between us and God’s Love. I feel blessed that I have been given a piece of a Heavenly inheritance. I now have the responsibility to hold it down so that I can rejoice with and support my brothers and sisters when this truth invariably resonates with them.
@@JamesZaraza-wv3gt Stand strong. For many years it was me alone. At Easter, Christmas, birthdays, I would take my own food for my daughter and I - everyone would eat our food and their food and we would invariably be left with scraps and still given a lecture on how God gave us meat... Today, around half of my family are vegan (last count, 16 vegans and another half a dozen or so are trying at least. And over the years we have lost count at the number of friends (including church-goers) who are now vegan - we led by example so sadly even though we received constant criticism and ridicule - and lectures (even sermons by no less than two pastors) we just stood our ground and eventually people woke up x
Here is a list of the scripture he references for those who want to commit these to memory: Genesis 1:29 Isaiah 11:6 Isaiah 32:18 John 10: 9-11 Genesis 2:15 Genesis 9:3 Hosea 2:18 Matthew 19: 4-8 Exodus 16:13 Numbers 11:33 Genesis 1:11 Genesis 1:24 Ecclesiastes 3:19 Genesis 9:9 Hosea 2:18 Matthew 25:23 Genesis 2:15 John 10:10 Philippians 3:19 Matthew 4:20 Acts 10:11 Acts 10:28 Romans 14: 1-19 Colossians 1:9
Being a blessed Flexitarian has been a wonderful experience as a dedicated follower of the Truth. For as St. Paul declares.... "4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer. 6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now" 1 Timothy 4:3-6 (ASV)
Thank you for making this video. I'm not a Christian but i am a Vegan. All the Christians I have talked to say to eat meat. Which made me really hate on Christianity, it even kept me up at nights cursing at god. Again thank you for shining the light on this subject, I will refer Christians to this video. Thank you!
+caleb bird Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I do not know why there is a rift between vegan and christian ethics. In my life they work together perfectly.
+Peaceable Kingdom mine too. The slaying and sacrifice of animals in the Old Testament was only indicative of the need for a Savior. Our Savior has come and risen from the grave!
+Plant Strong The churches are microcosms of society. 3% at most will be vegan, just like the world at large. It pisses me off too- of all the people not to get it...horrible.
Christian and vegan here! Wish everyone was vegan...as this video shows everyone studying the bible with an honest heart should go vegan...so one can understand my sadness and frustration sometimes with people I meet with on Sundays. But like you I am sharing this with them and praying they see the light!
God Bless all sentient beings ! I am Vegan and spirtual not religious but this was sooooo beautiful to listen to! WE SRE ALL ONE !! GOD BLESS ALL WHO READ THIS !!
"1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all." Gen. 9:1-3 (ASV) AMEN!
Thank you so much for this video! Yay for Christian Vegans!!! Woo hoo! The Jesus I know would be disgusted by the way we treat animals in today's world.
I have eaten vegetarian for about 2 years and I'm trying to eat vegan from today. We are meant to protect animals and the earth. Anyone who denies that doesn't want to truly obey their Father and make sacrifices to their cravings of the flesh. I'm hopefully starting a job soon doing horticulture which is working with nature and helping it to flourish. I spread the word any chance that I get and give to the poor. I believe this is the type of life The Messiah wants me to live, not just go to church once a week and act worldly every other day of the week. I walk with him EVERY day.
I grew up Christian and over the past few years strayed away because I felt religion was destroying my relationship with God. I began saying "I love God but hate religion" 6 months ago I went vegan and a friend of mine who studies the bible and is a strict Christian told me its his God given right, it's ok because he prays over his food, the bible says people who eat plants alone are weak, God requested sacrifice and Jesus ate meat, ect. Due to all of this, the past few months I have been angry with God. last night I screamed and cried. I sat outside on my porch, looked up at the sky and screamed at God. Asking him why people used him as an excuse to justify his actions. Why wasn't he doing anything? Why does he allow his followers to do such cruel things? I was so angry. I also felt so guilty because I know what I was doing was a sin. I have insulted the bible many times over the past 6 months while debating with my friend, but thanks to you and your video, I believe the bible supports veganism. My friend was taking parts out of the bible that fit his current lifestyle and using it to justify eating animals, simply because he doesn't want to change. I really can not thank you enough for helping me. so much stress has been lifted. I do believe a vegan can also be a Christian now.
Nice to see Christian vegans/vegetarians. So many vegans/vegetarians out there with strong atheism beliefs that it makes one feel kinda lonely lol. Not too many Christian vegans/vegetarians it seems.
Yeah, it seems like there would be more vegan Christians out there, considering Christians see God as compassionate, loving, and peaceful. It seems inconsistent to me that Christians wouldn't put the compassion they say they believe in on their plates, especially when eating animals is unnecessary. Hard to take their messages of compassion and mercy seriously when their bellies are full of dead sentient beings that lived lives of misery just so they could end up there. Very strange. Yeah, I don't buy it.
Might be something to do with the fact most vegans are intelligent and being intelligent means not believing in a god, because you know... it's in your head.
I was an 7th Day Adventist, I converted because I wanted to learn how to be vegetarian but left because they believed in their prophet over the Bible but kept my love of the diet. At that time I was not fully Vegan but now I am. I find it very wonderful and closer to our God and Jesus Christ.
9 years vegan now. Truly appreciate you taking the time to make this video as I will be using this along with Andrew linzey, David cough, and many more to help promote the issue we ha e surrounding animals in the Christian Faith. God bless you and thanks again
Thank you very much. This was very helpful to me. I believe my relationship to Jesus, the animals, and nature has grown greatly after going Vegan for the animals. 🌱😊🦋
Watching Christians argue for veganism from a Biblical perspective is probably the most motivating factor to become more Christian. Seeing scripture used to spread peace for others rather than just to give meaning to one’s self!
What a wonderful video! I have been vegan for around 20 years, part of my reason for becoming vegetarian first and then vegan was my spirituality, the other part was compassion for all living beings. I have been christian my whole life but did have a time where I strayed and fell into a dark place. I always had my veganism though, it has always made me feel close to God! I since was able to pick myself up and become born again. Occasionally I'll come across something that just lifts me and let's me know I'm on the right path, today it was this video, for that I thank you, God Bless!
Thank you so much for this video, I will have to watch it several times. I am a Christian and went vegan. I am often times asked why. Now I can show actual versus that will help support my decision. I also feel so deeply that compassion starts on our plate. Thank you again!
WOW! Awesome vid! As a recently converted vegan (2 months now) i honestly believe i've been led to stop eating meat yet my past 30 years of being a Christian seemed to conflict. Then i studied Genisis 1:29 and Daniel wanting only "veggies" and the choice was clear. Then, i found your vid and am now armed and dangerous from a Christian perspective. I saved and will share your vid. Thanks again and God bless!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 this answers ALL my questions.... i was reading christian articles about animal rights and it was so mean and ignorant ... i was crying so much because i thought that god doesnt care about animals and then i watched this and i feel so happy now! i want to show my parents this
+Emily Plett Of course God cares about animals, but because Man sinned, then the Animals became food for Man. It is sin that caused the changing of what Man was to eat.
Then why did he wait 2000 years before changing the system? The flood was much later than the garden. He only changed the system temporarily. Besides, you have the choice now - why not make the BEST choice for health and the good of the planet.
Amen! Yes yes yes! This video is a home run! I just had bible study with my father and I brought this topic up. He was mind blown! A lot of people over look these verses In the Bible. It's easy for "Christian Vegans" to pin point them becuase this is how we live life. I've been Christian my whole life and vegan for 3 years. I've been the happiest I've ever been. My conscious is clear and I'm very healthy. I have upmost respect, compassion and love for all of God's beautiful creatures. Thank you!
I became a vegetarian three years ago (not yet vegan) and my christian family and friends even try to get me to eat meat!! Some say, "that is why God put them here" but that is not true originally.....we did not eat meat in the beginning, just as this man read from Genesis.
Jesus was not a vegetarian. The Bible records Jesus eating fish (Luke 24:42-43) and lamb (Luke 22:8-15). Jesus miraculously fed the crowds fish and bread, a strange thing for Him to do if He was a vegetarian (Matthew 14:17-21). In a vision to the apostle Peter, Jesus declared all foods to be clean, including animals (Acts 10:10-15). After the flood in Noah's time, God gave humanity permission to eat meat (Genesis 9:2-3). God has never rescinded this permission. Don't take my words for it PLEAS good people read the Bible for yourself. This Vegan Stuff has blossom only on this times and its no secret that it is a NEW AGE thing.
I see you rather chose to follow some Bart D Instad of studying the Bible of your own. Well some have it harder then others to actually open the Holy book. Don't tell me where i my get my Salvation because I'm well aware of what tricks the Serpent has played on humanity sense day one buddy. If you think its a Hoax then do so but i tell you its better to use your own critical thinking instead of listening to falls Prophets, Jesus warned you about those as well if you only listen and actually read the book.
Thank you for making this video. I'm vegan and a Christian. I feel like I understand this subject more now. I do believe that God intended for us to eat a plant based diet, and to live with compassion. Thanks so much!
+James Bogle 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. This man is questionable about being a true believer and sounds like a promoter of a Doctrine of Satan!
+SouthernDawg36 This is not about food laws but fasting. Observing ritual laws Gods food laws were never "doctrines of devils" (1Ti 4:1 KJV) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;(1Ti 4:3 KJV) Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from MEATS, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which BELIEVE AND KNOW THE TRUTH."meats"? G1033 βρῶμαbrōmabro'-mahFrom the base of G977; food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonial) articles allowed or forbiden by the Jewish law: - meat, victuals. "believe and know the truth", about food laws? or Jewish ceremonial laws? In other words new Gentile converts were confused and being taught by some that they must practice abolished Jewish holy days These verses have nothing to do with a dispute over eating animal flesh as killing and eating animals was normal practice on their feast days. See also these verses of Paul(Heb 9:10 KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.(Col 2:20 KJV) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
The literal Greek word = food, not meat. Focus is on the idols. Certainly not an injunction to eat meat. 500,000 people a year die from lifestyle choices. Our body is a temple that should not be destroyed by carcinogens, fat, and poisons. Don't defend your addiction with Scripture.
I’m Vegan.Raising my 1 year old Vegan. Husband follows my vegan ways. We have an abundance of plant based foods..there is no reason to eat meat or drink dairy when there is almond milk,plant based burgers,vegan cakes and cookies ect I’ve never felt more peace within and closer to God. My soul is forever smiling and I am free !
Hallelujah! I would just recommend being careful with some of those processed foods like the burgers. Bill Gates is involved and some of those products contain toxic ingredients.
What an excellent teaching on veganism from a Biblical perspective. I grew up in a Christian and Bible based home and church all my life. For the first 30 years of my life and never thought twice about how we relate to animals or nature. This is why it is so important to always the read the Bible with your eyes open, with the help revelation of the Holy Spirit and to always ask God after every scripture reading 'What do you require of me, my Lord'. The word needs to be alive and speak to us and into our everyday lives. I am so thankful that God openend my eyes. I have been vegan for 2 years and really feel such sorrow about all the years that I was responsible for putting animals through unimaginable suffering. I wish I could undo what I have done. Only thing left to do now is to spread the word about veganism and God's heart for animals and nature and continue to pray into a vegan world.
Bless You, Brother David for producing this video. “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26
Im so happy I found your video ! That is because of veganism I started feeling more spiritual and felt a desire to connect more with God. But then I started to wonder what God says about animals, as Christians they do eat meat. I was so sad when I found bits about which animal is pure and which one is not... But you have straighten things up in this viedo :) Keep up the great job. God bless :)
I mentioned VERY casually the other day that my husband and I aren’t eating meat right now. I assumed it wasn’t a big deal since it’s January and most people are making diet changes right now. IMMEDIATELY an associate of mine said “BUT GOD GAVE US MEAT TO EAT AND SAID IT WAS GOOD! WE ARE SUPPOSED TO EAT MEAT!” I was honestly shocked, because since I have stopped eating animal products I feel much more connected to His creation and have begun seeing error in consuming meat in the way we do in the US.
They are deluded sadly. On the face of it it appears that the Bible supports meat consumption but if we dig we understand that animals and humans fell under a curse due to sin and it wasn’t meant to be this way.
Thanks for this Video! I'm a Christian and a vegan 3 months now . I have heard Christians say God intended for us to eat meat. After reading more and doing more research I see they are incorrect . It makes sense That a compassionate loving God would not intent for people to hurt his innocent creatures and engage in evil actions. Thanks again for the video.
Isn't the latest statistics that 1 in 3 people will get cancer? When I see how little people care about the cruelty we inflict on animals, I say they are seeking illness. Thank you for this video. I gave up meat 5 years ago and it was the best thing ever. We have to subdue our conscience, cook and put lots of spices on to make meat palatable. We do not have that problem with nuts, fruits and vegetables. I have been shown by God that it is the right way.
+Hanle de Beer since you wanted to quote Daniel and about his eating vegetables.. it is clear you did not study or read this passage. The point of the whole passage was that Daniel and his companions knew that eating only vegetables would make them weaker so they turned to God for faith to prove to the pagans that God would protect them. This story is not about God wanting man to only eat vegetables but about God showing his power through faith and why he is the true living God by giving man a strength and better appearance when they were eating a weaker diet that would decrease the vitality of everyone else.. but a man of faith that trusted in God to let them stay strong on a weaker diet.
+SouthernDawg36 What an ignorant thing to say! Have you not seen the many vegan athletes who are outperforming the meat eaters? There are weight lifters who have won competitions being vegans and runners who can outrun any meat eater. And how dare you say that the ONLY diet God commanded humans to eat (Gen. 1:29) is "weaker"??? Just because God allowed us to follow our own lusts it doesn't mean the truth of what He knows is best has ever changed because God NEVER changes. Eating meat is the weaker diet, it's killing people right and left and it's going to kill you before your time too. Are you really that dense that you do not realize that up to the Flood people lived hundreds of years but after that only a max of 130? My friend, you've just believed the lies the devil puts out there. I will also remind you that in the desert God sent mana, not meat to the people, and when they got unhappy about it He sent them quail but while the meat was still on their teeth they were all killed. Now keep eating your meat and you'll see, I bet you say all that nonsense because you're still young and probably relatively healthy, if so, just wait a few more years when things begin to fall apart and see if your "strong" diet will help you, I waited and waited and it never did.
+Peaceable Kingdom By the way, thank you for taking the time to share this with the world, Christians can be so mindless and carnal sometimes they do not see past their noses. I've sent the link to this video to my adult daughter who loves animals, she was defending her eating "ethically" treated meat saying Jesus ate fish (which I personally believe can't be true) but even so, why eat out of violence and choose 2nd best? The only reason Christians want to eat animals after knowing how abominable that practice is nowadays is because their flesh demands it, and we all know what we need to do about that, we can only please God when living in the spirit, end of story! And I'm not saying all this with cockiness as I too was blind for way too many years, I say it because I still haven't fully gotten over the guilt of having been a part of the suffering of so many beautiful creatures of God and for abusing what is supposed to be the Temple of the Holy Spirit which resulted in the loss of my health (but I can see many signs that my body is repairing itself).
Thank you so much for this. It has answered many of my questions on the subject. I am in the process of transitioning to a plant-based whole-foods diet and have been speaking to friends about what I am doing, and they are quite confused about what the Bible has to say about it. Having watched this, I now feel better equipped to answer their questions. I am going to watch this again and take notes. There are so many other reasons as well, apart from the spiritual ones for eating vegan, and they are ALL good! Thank you again, and may the Lord bless you abundantly.
🙌🏼 very well presented! When I tell my friends I'm vegan, I can't tell you how often I've heard, "But isn't that against your religion? Didn't God intent for us to eat meat?" Such a relief to hear such a well supported argument for the vegan Christian!
+Maile Dwyer I think its amazing how many people that miss the story of Genesis -- humans went against God's will and learned the difference between good and evil, and to continue to do evil when what is clearly laid out as what is right -- i just can't comprehend why anyone wants to think its ok to just continue to do evil, its just so messed up.
I myself am an atheist but I'm really glad to see that there are some Christians promoting veganism. Loving the diversity in the vegan community! Keep up the good work! Update: I showed this to a friend of mine who is a devoted Christian and he went vegan on the spot! Thank you so much!
I have know Christian’s to promote vegan / plant based life for 30 years- my husband refused !! Many Christians make fun of people who are vegans that’s just how it is
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! 🌱🐷🐮🐰🐶🦋💛 God has called me to veganism and since then my health and connection to Him has been so much better, I can hear from Holy Spirit clearly 💛💛💛 Now finding this video, it makes so much sense, God bless
My husband and I have went plant based and the improvement of our health is amazing but our growth in our love for the Lord is the true gift from this deicision. We have much growing to do but everyday is a New and Wonderful day. Glory to God.
Excellent, so well done! Thank you for highlighting so many Scriptures, I was only aware of a few. I know many vegans who are not Christians, and many Christians who are not vegans, but for me the two are inextricably linked, however, I respect everyone's point of view. At the end of the day, getting right with God supersedes what we put in our mouths, but once you have His Holy Spirit in your life, being kind to all living things just seems a natural progression, as a follower of Jesus, this is the only way for me. Thank you for such an inspiring video!
Bless you for this video. I'm not a Christian but it was good to hear your explanations. I'm afraid that those whose 'god is their belly' will respond with plenty of excuses to satisfy their desire. Long before, the advice of the Buddha was, 'All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill. All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.' (Dhammapada, 129-130.)
Ive heard it said that if you are good at making excuses thats all you will be good at. We all have to consider and confront the truth about ourselves, the good and the ugly. Thanks for watching and being on the right side of history!
I’m not Christian but I really love some of the morals they have. At first I was annoyed coz my friends told me god had said meat is for us to eat, but now I know that is not true. Wow the people that wrote the bible were so smart and now I can actually prove that animals are not for us to eat. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for having sifted through this worthy topic, giving us verses, for I was desperate not to find any christian that would call for veganism to be consistent with our faith ! I'd also like to add 1 Peter 2:15-16 : "For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God." God bless you all :)
A most EXCELLENT work. Thank u! One thing,...didn't John the Baptist eat honey and locust in the wilderness? I guess u cannot blame him,..what else was he supposed to eat? But I agree with u on the vast majority of what u say. I Love the way u walk the walk of compassion and not just talk about it. Watching this, I felt your compassion and sincerity on this subject. Peace, Agape and Namaste.
+Wingchun Exceptions based on need are not the same as wilful torturing and killing of sentient animals, but in any case it was just for survival. And btw, the honey back then just dripped from the honeycombs (as still does out in the 'wild') so NO comodification of the bees was made.
I wasn't necessarily thinking of the honey when I wrote that. In the wild, honey very often drips from beehives, which is probably why people began thinking of starting commercial beehives. I'm a new vegan anyway and don't have much knowledge of the process but what I've read it's that it's exploitation because by taking too much of the honey the bees are forced to work harder to supply their own needs, and that getting the honey, bee pollen, etc. kills many bees (maybe they're talking about those that are developing in the cells, idk).
I absolutely love this video. I was raised Catholic and became very disillusioned with my religion and in fact with all religion. I still feel it's very divisive but this video has restored my interest in exploring the Bible again I'm going to be seeking out all of the passages that were mentioned in this wonderful video and let's see where it takes me. I have been listening to my heart to my gut really what I feel is to God within me. Again thank you for creating this thoughtful open-minded presentation. PS I gave up eating animal flesh 40 years ago and am vegan 20 years. I am a founding PETA member since 1980. Animals are most precious to me. We are so blessed to share Earth with them. They deserve the utmost respect from humans, the opposite of what they have received. We MUST divest our stored energy our $$ from animal concentration camps pharma medical and military industrial complex NO MATTER THE % PER ANNUM INTEREST RECEIVED.
1. Timothy 4 doctrine of devils or teaching of demons people will abandon the faith and and obey lying spirits such people will teach it's wrong to marry and eat certain foods but God created thos foods to be eaten after a prayer of thanks, Foods that God has given man Genesis9 animal meat and green plants include fruit and vegetables Leviticus 11 Acts 10
Thank you for making this video! Very important information! I've been vegan for over a year and a half now with only positive results in my body, mind, and spirit!
I am a Christian and a vegan and want to thank you so much for sharing the Scriptures on this issue! An issue that too few people know about is that raising animals for food is so inefficient that it is one of the primary drivers of worldwide starvation, rainforest deforestation, ocean acidification, etc. In my opinion, the standard western diet which focuses heavily on meat, eggs and dairy, which is so resource inefficient to produce, and contributes to millions of people, nearly half of which are defenseless children, dying of starvation every year, is the sin of gluttony. Just wanted to add that opinion to this already very complete and well-researched video!
thank you so much for making this video! God bless you! I am a Christian Vegan. Vegan for 1 year and born again christian for a month. So I have been struggling as I am learning this new way of life with Christ, along with being a Vegan + activist. Going to church where they talk about food, and it's all animal products, makes me feel not right nor good or a place I want to be to worship god. It's so beautiful to read all the comments. There are more Christian Vegans that are able to see near us. God bless you all
Thank you for affirming that both animals and man share in the life-giving Breath of God and for explaining so clearly that Jesus came to end the dark and temporary sacrificial system. Every detail of your research helps to increase our knowledge of God and helps us freely choose to walk in HIs mercy, grace, and love.
+GameSlimia the context is important, as always. Many scholars say this is not about vegetarianism, but avoidance of meat in fear that it was from an animal sacrificed to a pagan God and resold in the markets.
In this month April I please to say that I have 3 years since I become vegan and I convinced that was one of the Best ever decision of my life 💞.Every life count as much as life of human! Animals are better than majority of humans,we like it to admitted or not,but down deeply we know is true
"1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all." Gen. 9:1-3 (ASV) AMEN!
Thank you dear David for being thoughtful and a vegan. As a human/spiritual being I don't have to study scriptures to understand that I don't want be happy to eat my prescious friends, the animals. Eating "meat" means supporting cruelty and suffering, which is most unfair and heartless. Unfortunately, only a few of religious people found their heart, no matter how hard they pray. Sad to say, but as one of the famous vegetarians Leonardo daVinci said: "as long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be war". Well, just look at the world...
Very well put together 👏. I'm not a christian and part of the reason is I find alot of hypocrisy in christians, I really respect what you've done here. Its moved me to want to read the bible. 💕
I am a Christian vegan. Not trying to start an argument. I agree with all the Scriptures. Jesus ate fish after his resurrection. I don't eat fish because of all the pollution. The priests ate sacrificed animals and they were holy. But God commanded a way of sacrifice that was done with kindness and much less suffering. The animals nowadays are treated cruelly. The animals are also very polluted and sick. I can't afford grass fed animals. The cows etc are full of GMOs and lots of other harmful things. To me it just makes sense that I can't get well eating sick animals. So I eat a plant based diet to the glory of God. My husband doesn't agree. Neither does my dog. But we all get along😊
Doleta Wood there is no such thing as ethical slaughter. Just leave life be, and die naturally. Good job on your veganism though :-), regarding the scriptures: it's really still debatable if the fish wasn't Jewish fishweed, and whether it's not a reference to the mystical symbology of Jesus as representing an era or his energy or sth, which is symbolized through the fish symbology.
Doleta Wood 😂😂 So funny about your husband and dog not agreeing! My husband and my sons dont too and I am the cook 🙄😅 I am not a vegan but I have cut down on meat a lot because I am so sad about factory farming and animal exploitation. I try to buy organic free range. still eat fish (just cos Jesus ate when He resurrected) and seafood.
@KyleAroundTheWorld I am not a vegan but I have cut down on so much meat and meat products and have stopped taking animal milk, not because I am getting caught up with the vegan movement but because it is very true that animals are suffering tremendously because of human selfish exploitation of them. It is all human beings cooperating with demons to exploit and abuse animals for their selfish profits and to satisfy their taste buds. While we should not worship a diet, we should care for the needs of animals even if they are to be used for food, right? Read Proverbs 12:10. I think sometimes the vegans have more compassion and self-control because they are able to stop eating meat for the sake of animals. We Christians ought to have better self-control which is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. And self-control is definitely applicable to our diet as well. I no long support factory farming meats but only buy organically farmed meats for my family. At least i know these animals have a lived a good life before they were slaughtered. They are not confined in pens in their own excrement and allowed a much better life. As for those intensive farmed animals, they suffer from birth to death day and they live in their pee and poo. Have you even seen that? How can we not care about them? Please if you have instagram, look up @thesavemovement @weanimals @total_liberation_israel @roeeshpernik @veganvikingell @tal__gilboa Just see the truth for yourself. If the photos and the videos do not break your heart, then I do not know what else would. Animals are suffering because of human taste buds. It's all because of human sin and hardness of heart that the Lord God allowed us to eat meat but human beings are exploiting them to the max.
Thank you very much for this video compiling many of the questions and arguments I have encountered dealing with fellow Christians regarding my veganism. I was waiting for 2 more explanations though: when Christ multiplied and fed the fish and loaves of bread and when He told them to cast the nets on the right side of the boat and there were so many fish they couldn't bring the nets up. Have you found any explanation for these accounts in the bible? Thank you.
I am still tackling that mystery, In the end it seems like discrepancies exist in translations and change content over time. I dont want to outright make the claim scriptures are wrong because i am not that level of scholar. I do wonder why so many church fathers claim Jesus did not eat meat and neither did the disciples in their ministry. Why was it such a hot debate in the church (if Jesus ate meat it would have never ben an issue. If Jesus was a meat eater would he have cleared the temple?). Why would James insist for believers to abstain from eating strangled animals. As of now i do not have a satisfying answer and I cannot say definitively that Jesus was vegan. but I do know even if in that time and place some fish was essential for nutrition it dosnt justify moderns for what we do to the species. There is only one account of Jesus eating a fish and that was after the resurrection. That should not convince anyone to eat meat but it does create a paradox.
David Herbert wwbou My own personal theory is this [and keep in mind I'm by no means an expert and can only give my speculation] 1) when Jesus multiplied the fish, it was for two reasons Firstly, the fish were already dead. True, Him being Jesus, he could've breathed life back into them, but that leads to my second point that He fed a multitude.thousands of people with a mere few fish. Had he not multiplied those two, those people probably would've gone fishing themselves or gone to go eat meat at the market. So by multiplying the already dead fish, he saved more animals from suffering in the long run. 2) It's possible Jesus created the fish out of nothing Him being Jesus and given that the account said they had been fishing all day, rather than run the risk of them actually catching alive, sentient fish, he could've created the fish out of nothing so as to save more fish from suffering in the short run of things. As for Jesus eating fish, I heard it wasn't actually fish but dried fish weed
Neko .Zombie very insightful. great thoughts. There is a lot we still dont know and may never know. until the facts are in Its best to assume the one who created them did not intend to torture them. I believe there is a lot lost in the translations but I dont know what so I made this so we can at least have a biblical conversation that validates vegan philosophy. Thanks for your thoughts
Thank you sooo much !!! Im so glad I found your vid! It is exceptional and has some new arguments that Ive never thought of before, like: animals having souls too! I'm going to search out all the Bible verses you use too and incorporate them in my debates with my stubborn friends and family! Thank you so much!
"1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all." Gen. 9:1-3 (ASV) AMEN!
This comment section makes me feel at home, peace to everyone in here, wow people don’t know in the world that Jesus WAS and IS vegetarian, a few years back I was in deep depression from sins and I came into a HUGE spiritual awakening that led to angelic and prophetic encounters with highly chosen people, and god through them revealed to me the Gospel Of The Holy Twelve, the original text of the Gospel that was re written through out the years, and as soon as I read it everything made sense as regards to the law, our earthly mother, the universe, the washing away of sins and much more it was amazing and god did not intend for us eat meat what so ever..I highly encourage anyone who seeks truth to read that Gospel, there is sooo much heaven on it to those who have eyes to see..I love all y’all and blessings to everyone’s journey in life much much love!!!
I absolutely agree with you about dominion meaning care taking. God didn't give us dominion to control and abuse the animals, He gave us dominion to lovingly care and protect for them. You related it with Jesus being the good shepherd so well. The whole current animal and food industry is SO SO wrong.
What does the Bible say about eating God's creatures? "3 Forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth, 4 because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received, 5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession. 6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed " 1 Timothy 4:2-5 (YLT) Including FISH when feeding the 5,000 people, and let us not forget the tender LAMB for the Passover Meal.
This is a wonderful study of the Bible. I had no idea that God made a covenant with the animals but it makes perfect sense! I've always hated the predator/prey relationship in nature and how our scientists glibly say "it's how nature is supposed to be", Now I understand what was revealed to Isaiah about peace between all creatures, this is fantastic! THANK YOU! I wish more preachers would take a closer look. Yes we are saved by Faith through Grace and the law is no longer the path to Salvation, but it doesn't mean that God isn't going to bring creation back into line to the way it was before the fall. He most certainly will. It says the animals yearn for that day. We should rejoice that such things are to be!!!
I have been plant-based for two years. I have reversed my heart disease and no longer take 5 medicines I used to take. I believe this honors God and allows me to do the ministry he called me to.
SWEEEEEET! that makes me smile.
Awesome!
@karl God bless you buddy. Congrats on eating right. Keep up the good fight
Awesome! This is what I try to tell my fellow nurses and docs I work with!
@@karl4hand42 🌱👍
The Lord has lead me to being a vegan. He took me from eating all meat, to a vegetarian and now a vegan.
Me too. I had been praying for a healthy way to get healthier and lose weight and God lead me to learn about veganism. I love it.
LaDawna Campbell
I do too. It's wonderful and now I am about 80% raw, almost there. I love this journey He has me on.
+GameSlimia Read Romans with the proper context and then you'll understand Paul was talking about the fact that meat sold in the markets had been given pagan prayers and blessings. It had nothing to do with the consuming of animals and everything to do with Christians that were scared of consequences coming from pagan blessings on food. Just like when I had a missionary friend who was terrified that she would get sick for taking off her hat at a Buddhist temple when they asked us to. I had faith and knew that God was bigger than that, she had less faith and had to do a protection prayer.
We can eat whatever we want, because we are no longer under the law of Moses. That said, not all is beneficial. Meat that is processed with drugs and hormones is terrible for our health.
Same I'm just starting out my vegan journey :)
Im a Christian, and a vegan diet has given me health and peace! Just getting a head start on Gods new kingdom 😉. Excellent video brother.
Indeed. Dr. King said it is for us to make the Earth a colony of Heaven.
All things are permitted. Not all things build up.
Let us do what builds up.
InstaBlaster...
I agree 100%. Since going vegan/plant based, I feel so much more peaceful and humble.
I am far from a biblical scholar, but find it impossible to believe that the “Prince of Peace” would walk through a factory farm or slaughterhouse, turn and give a smile and a thumbs up. I believe he would be horrified to see it.
Or that he hunted down creatures - he was a carpenter - he hunted trees and built things - he was strong,-yet meek
@@homesteaderfiftywmartha603
He hunted down trees ? Are you suggesting that mowing your lawn is the same thing as stabbing a puppy ? You do know what a sentient being is, right ?
Definitely, the kind of slaughter that God prescribed in the Old testament was for ritual purposes and not commercial, those animals were ritually sacrificed in significantly more humane conditions, they were well fed and taken care of even Jesus himself would be angry at the kind of torture and suffering and abuse these animals are put through in modern day conditions.
i have been a christian all my life and vegan for about a year now! jesus was as gentle as a lamb and i believe he would be disgusted by the way we treat animals today.
So you went from Christianity to Buddhism within 2 months?
+JwahAmore41 +JwahAmore41 +JwahAmore41 But according to that logic, I can come from a tradition of orgies and many other sexual immoralities and traditions of idolatry and vanity. But it's no problem because those who are called/saved by grace come from many different nations with different traditions.
+JwahAmore41 Faith, hope and love say no to meat eating in sooo many ways. Here's just a few. Faith that we will be just fine/healthy/happy/satisfied without meat. Hope that the original design will one day be restored, where the lion will lay down with the lamb and that there will be no more suffering. And love shows compassion, kindness and mercy especially to "the least of these". Love puts that faith and hope into practice. If we are called by/to Grace, we will have a new desire of love. A desire to help and not to kill, not to indulge in gluttony at the expense of another. Grace says no my brother.
JwahAmore41
I agree we are saved by grace. But that doesn't mean that God approves of our sins.
I am the same. I believe Jesus is in full control and has made me vegan in the last year
My people! It’s been difficult to find other Christian vegans. Thank you so much for this video! These are excellent points and you’ve laid out these scriptures so beautifully- well done!
You have not yet been bought up to speed then.....
For after the great flood, God now introduces and so welcomed all meats into our diets.
"God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things."
Gen 9:1-3 (KJV)
Hurrah!
@@thewatcher7728 You stalking people in the comment section to tell them to support the murder of God's creations is extremely creepy.
@@Cygnus227
People are 'extremely creepy' when they ignore the Word of God and make such ridiculous comments.
"God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things."
Genesis 9:1-3 (KJV)
Hurrah!
@@thewatcher7728 Oh no! not you again, You're literally everywhere, and you always ignore context, God gives this permission in Genesis 9 AFTER the "fall" and to a "fallen" humanity as a concession, because God was aware of man's hard-heartedness and rebellious condition as a result of the fall, but from the beginning it was not so, it was the Vegan creation of Genesis 1 that God declared as "very good" but He never once says that about the Genesis 9 creation, why stop at verse 3? notice that when you go all the way down to verse 5 it says "Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man" which is not a positive note, also it says that the animals will be in "dread" and "fear" of human beings, something we do not see in the PERFECT and SINLESS creation of Genesis 1, "fear" entered the world as result of the fall, there is NOTHING "Very good" about the Genesis 9 post flood creation, which is why a Vegan diet is God’s ideal diet for humanity because it is closer to God's original design and according to Isaiah 11:6-9 God will restore his Creation back to the original Genesis state in His future Kingdom, BUT for NOW God has certainly permitted us to eat meat, so you technically can eat whatever you want, it is not a sin to eat meat, but why force your non-veg ideology on others you TYRANT? doesn't the Bible say in Romans 14 "one who eats everything *must not belittle the one who does not,* and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls" and in verse 21 it says *It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to stumble* and here you are judging/ belittling this brother/sister in Christ for abstaining from meat, how opposite are you from Apostle Paul who says
"Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin *I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.* other translations says *" as long as i live"* and *"as long as the world stands"* 1 Corinthians 8:13 so Paul is willing to sacrifice eating meat for as long as he lived if it offends a fellow believer or causes them to fall, you CAN eat whatever the hell you want but you have no right to judge others for what they do or do not eat.
fantastic video! I was vegan before I returned to Christ, and it was the tenderness of heart this lifestyle gave me that opened me up to fully receiving Christ.
luan danae same here i belive! :D
Yes!!!
LMAO!!! You people are such weak minded sheep, so easily brainwashed by Bullshit!!! LMAO
Same here. I became a raw vegan and GOD spoke to me that this is the right diet for me
God told me to change my diet through mushrooms, whether be Krishna, Jehovah, Brahman I heard the voice more clearly. Everybody has that voice in their head that tells you how to live godly, it's your mortal self that decides to follow or ignore that advice
I no longer feel alone. As a vegetarian Christian kid in a meat farming area, I was very alone and I copped a lot of flak. As I got older and became vegan, I found no matter how much I loved church, I could not lie any more. They were happy so long as I kept quiet even though when it was my turn to provide food after the service, everyone chowed down happily and enjoyed it. It eventually became too painful to attend any more as every service seemed to be about things I did not feel comfortable with and when I was targeted and told not to take offence I realised how warped it all is. I am a stronger Christian than ever, I just no longer put up with living two lives. I dream of an Edenic church and believe He will provide.
I may need some prayers on this one as well.
I got in a lot of heat on Easter for not wanting to be part of meat filled dinner. I know it is not for me to demand change in others.
That said, 1 Corinthians 8:13 “ Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.” This seems to suggest that the Christian response to this is forsaking indulgence in flesh so as to be inclusive of those who find consuming animals offensive.
Does this make anyone who refuses to set aside meat for the sake of the spiritual well being of their brothers and sisters in Christ a callous individual or bad Christian-I should think not. Spiritual growth is continual. Sometimes it is via “great awakenings”, but more often it is slowly removing blocks between us and God’s Love.
I feel blessed that I have been given a piece of a Heavenly inheritance. I now have the responsibility to hold it down so that I can rejoice with and support my brothers and sisters when this truth invariably resonates with them.
@@JamesZaraza-wv3gt Stand strong. For many years it was me alone. At Easter, Christmas, birthdays, I would take my own food for my daughter and I - everyone would eat our food and their food and we would invariably be left with scraps and still given a lecture on how God gave us meat... Today, around half of my family are vegan (last count, 16 vegans and another half a dozen or so are trying at least. And over the years we have lost count at the number of friends (including church-goers) who are now vegan - we led by example so sadly even though we received constant criticism and ridicule - and lectures (even sermons by no less than two pastors) we just stood our ground and eventually people woke up x
Here is a list of the scripture he references for those who want to commit these to memory:
Genesis 1:29
Isaiah 11:6
Isaiah 32:18
John 10: 9-11
Genesis 2:15
Genesis 9:3
Hosea 2:18
Matthew 19: 4-8
Exodus 16:13
Numbers 11:33
Genesis 1:11
Genesis 1:24
Ecclesiastes 3:19
Genesis 9:9
Hosea 2:18
Matthew 25:23
Genesis 2:15
John 10:10
Philippians 3:19
Matthew 4:20
Acts 10:11
Acts 10:28
Romans 14: 1-19
Colossians 1:9
Thank you very much for the references.
Going vegan helped my spirituality so much. Christian vegan for life ✝️❤👌
Being a blessed Flexitarian has been a wonderful experience as a dedicated follower of the Truth.
For as St. Paul declares....
"4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus,
nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed until now"
1 Timothy 4:3-6 (ASV)
Christian vegan here! Wouldn't have it any other way. Praise God for more Christians opening their heart and eyes to this topic. ♡♡♡
Thank you for making this video. I'm not a Christian but i am a Vegan. All the Christians I have talked to say to eat meat. Which made me really hate on Christianity, it even kept me up at nights cursing at god. Again thank you for shining the light on this subject, I will refer Christians to this video. Thank you!
+caleb bird Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I do not know why there is a rift between vegan and christian ethics. In my life they work together perfectly.
+Peaceable Kingdom mine too. The slaying and sacrifice of animals in the Old Testament was only indicative of the need for a Savior. Our Savior has come and risen from the grave!
+Plant Strong The churches are microcosms of society. 3% at most will be vegan, just like the world at large. It pisses me off too- of all the people not to get it...horrible.
Christian and vegan here! Wish everyone was vegan...as this video shows everyone studying the bible with an honest heart should go vegan...so one can understand my sadness and frustration sometimes with people I meet with on Sundays. But like you I am sharing this with them and praying they see the light!
I follow Christ and I eat a fully vegan diet! God is good in all His ways.
Very clear and structural video. I'm a vegan Christian myself and I hope more and more Christians will start following this amazing lifestyle.
God Bless all sentient beings ! I am Vegan and spirtual not religious but this was sooooo beautiful to listen to! WE SRE ALL ONE !! GOD BLESS ALL WHO READ THIS !!
"1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all."
Gen. 9:1-3 (ASV) AMEN!
Thank you so much for this video! Yay for Christian Vegans!!! Woo hoo! The Jesus I know would be disgusted by the way we treat animals in today's world.
I agree :( even if it's okay to eat meat, God wouldn't never smile upon his creatures being abused
read. Roman 14:2. Apparently Your faith in god is pretty weak
Acts 10:15 m8.
Acts 10 Is not about food. read the whole chapter
EZ-Herbivore i just actually just found a random thing in the bbl and just came here to say the thing. heh
I have eaten vegetarian for about 2 years and I'm trying to eat vegan from today. We are meant to protect animals and the earth. Anyone who denies that doesn't want to truly obey their Father and make sacrifices to their cravings of the flesh. I'm hopefully starting a job soon doing horticulture which is working with nature and helping it to flourish. I spread the word any chance that I get and give to the poor. I believe this is the type of life The Messiah wants me to live, not just go to church once a week and act worldly every other day of the week. I walk with him EVERY day.
+Louise Marais you make me glad! :)
:)
+Louise Marais How's it been going???
naturallysimple its not easy but im trying :)
It gets easier, I PROMISE. I'm just about two months in (eating faw food, mostly fruit, and then cooked dinner). What's your favourite food been?
I grew up Christian and over the past few years strayed away because I felt religion was destroying my relationship with God. I began saying "I love God but hate religion" 6 months ago I went vegan and a friend of mine who studies the bible and is a strict Christian told me its his God given right, it's ok because he prays over his food, the bible says people who eat plants alone are weak, God requested sacrifice and Jesus ate meat, ect. Due to all of this, the past few months I have been angry with God. last night I screamed and cried. I sat outside on my porch, looked up at the sky and screamed at God. Asking him why people used him as an excuse to justify his actions. Why wasn't he doing anything? Why does he allow his followers to do such cruel things? I was so angry. I also felt so guilty because I know what I was doing was a sin. I have insulted the bible many times over the past 6 months while debating with my friend, but thanks to you and your video, I believe the bible supports veganism. My friend was taking parts out of the bible that fit his current lifestyle and using it to justify eating animals, simply because he doesn't want to change. I really can not thank you enough for helping me. so much stress has been lifted. I do believe a vegan can also be a Christian now.
most certainly yes! Its not a diet, its how we live and love. Thanks so much for sharing and dont take crap from anyone for being awesome!
if you aren't vegan you aren't living a full christian life.
if you aren't vegan you aren't living a full christian life.
and even then no one is perfect
+james jackson in one week it'll mark 7 months vegan for me.
Nice to see Christian vegans/vegetarians. So many vegans/vegetarians out there with strong atheism beliefs that it makes one feel kinda lonely lol. Not too many Christian vegans/vegetarians it seems.
+RawVegan4TheSoul For sure.
I'm a Christian vegetarian (transitioning to veganism) and hopefully this video will change my parents mind about eating animals!
+Mallow Cupcake i hope they come around. Regardless, you should live as vegan as you can while under their roof.
Yeah, it seems like there would be more vegan Christians out there, considering Christians see God as compassionate, loving, and peaceful. It seems inconsistent to me that Christians wouldn't put the compassion they say they believe in on their plates, especially when eating animals is unnecessary. Hard to take their messages of compassion and mercy seriously when their bellies are full of dead sentient beings that lived lives of misery just so they could end up there. Very strange. Yeah, I don't buy it.
Might be something to do with the fact most vegans are intelligent and being intelligent means not believing in a god, because you know... it's in your head.
I was an 7th Day Adventist, I converted because I wanted to learn how to be vegetarian but left because they believed in their prophet over the Bible but kept my love of the diet. At that time I was not fully Vegan but now I am. I find it very wonderful and closer to our God and Jesus Christ.
Indeed
Thank you..I wish all men and women speaking in the churches would talk like this.
9 years vegan now. Truly appreciate you taking the time to make this video as I will be using this along with Andrew linzey, David cough, and many more to help promote the issue we ha e surrounding animals in the Christian Faith. God bless you and thanks again
Thank you very much. This was very helpful to me. I believe my relationship to Jesus, the animals, and nature has grown greatly after going Vegan for the animals. 🌱😊🦋
Watching Christians argue for veganism from a Biblical perspective is probably the most motivating factor to become more Christian. Seeing scripture used to spread peace for others rather than just to give meaning to one’s self!
I knew it wasn't science that led me on the path of being vegan I knew that it was the lord !
What a wonderful video! I have been vegan for around 20 years, part of my reason for becoming vegetarian first and then vegan was my spirituality, the other part was compassion for all living beings. I have been christian my whole life but did have a time where I strayed and fell into a dark place. I always had my veganism though, it has always made me feel close to God! I since was able to pick myself up and become born again. Occasionally I'll come across something that just lifts me and let's me know I'm on the right path, today it was this video, for that I thank you, God Bless!
Thank you so much for this video, I will have to watch it several times. I am a Christian and went vegan. I am often times asked why. Now I can show actual versus that will help support my decision. I also feel so deeply that compassion starts on our plate. Thank you again!
WOW! Awesome vid! As a recently converted vegan (2 months now) i honestly believe i've been led to stop eating meat yet my past 30 years of being a Christian seemed to conflict. Then i studied Genisis 1:29 and Daniel wanting only "veggies" and the choice was clear. Then, i found your vid and am now armed and dangerous from a Christian perspective. I saved and will share your vid. Thanks again and God bless!!
Thank you for blessing us with your time and effort in making this video, well done.
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 this answers ALL my questions.... i was reading christian articles about animal rights and it was so mean and ignorant ... i was crying so much because i thought that god doesnt care about animals and then i watched this and i feel so happy now! i want to show my parents this
+Emily Plett Of course God cares about animals, but because Man sinned, then the Animals became food for Man. It is sin that caused the changing of what Man was to eat.
Then why did he wait 2000 years before changing the system? The flood was much later than the garden. He only changed the system temporarily. Besides, you have the choice now - why not make the BEST choice for health and the good of the planet.
Amen! Yes yes yes! This video is a home run! I just had bible study with my father and I brought this topic up. He was mind blown! A lot of people over look these verses In the Bible. It's easy for "Christian Vegans" to pin point them becuase this is how we live life. I've been Christian my whole life and vegan for 3 years. I've been the happiest I've ever been. My conscious is clear and I'm very healthy. I have upmost respect, compassion and love for all of God's beautiful creatures. Thank you!
Wow , it is so nice to hear someone with the same beliefs express it so Beautifully ❤️🙏🏻
I became a vegetarian three years ago (not yet vegan) and my christian family and friends even try to get me to eat meat!! Some say, "that is why God put them here" but that is not true originally.....we did not eat meat in the beginning, just as this man read from Genesis.
+bhumanecate Stay on the path and let him lead. You are doing great!
+bhumanecate Even Jesus Christ eat meat.
+Papa Midnite Please post the verse(s) that show what meat Jesus ate. Thanks.
Jesus was not a vegetarian. The Bible records Jesus eating fish (Luke 24:42-43) and lamb (Luke 22:8-15). Jesus miraculously fed the crowds fish and bread, a strange thing for Him to do if He was a vegetarian (Matthew 14:17-21). In a vision to the apostle Peter, Jesus declared all foods to be clean, including animals (Acts 10:10-15). After the flood in Noah's time, God gave humanity permission to eat meat (Genesis 9:2-3). God has never rescinded this permission.
Don't take my words for it PLEAS good people read the Bible for yourself.
This Vegan Stuff has blossom only on this times and its no secret that it is a NEW AGE thing.
I see you rather chose to follow some Bart D
Instad of studying the Bible of your own.
Well some have it harder then others to actually open the Holy book.
Don't tell me where i my get my Salvation because I'm well aware of what tricks the Serpent has played on humanity sense day one buddy.
If you think its a Hoax then do so but i tell you its better to use your own critical thinking instead of listening to falls Prophets, Jesus warned you about those as well if you only listen and actually read the book.
Thank you for making this video. I'm vegan and a Christian. I feel like I understand this subject more now. I do believe that God intended for us to eat a plant based diet, and to live with compassion. Thanks so much!
brother, you are a real man of faith and a great Christian among Christians.
sending all my love.
+James Bogle 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
This man is questionable about being a true believer and sounds like a promoter of a Doctrine of Satan!
+SouthernDawg36 This is not about food laws but fasting. Observing ritual laws
Gods food laws were never "doctrines of devils"
(1Ti 4:1 KJV) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;(1Ti 4:3 KJV) Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from MEATS, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which BELIEVE AND KNOW THE TRUTH."meats"? G1033
βρῶμαbrōmabro'-mahFrom the base of G977; food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonial) articles allowed or forbiden by the Jewish law: - meat, victuals.
"believe and know the truth", about food laws? or Jewish ceremonial laws?
In other words new Gentile converts were confused and being taught by some that they must practice abolished Jewish holy days
These verses have nothing to do with a dispute over eating animal flesh as killing and eating animals was normal practice on their feast days.
See also these verses of Paul(Heb 9:10 KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.(Col 2:20 KJV) Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
+Jim Ross The simple question is are you a Mormon? This verse had nothing to do with fasting, and you and I both know it!
The literal Greek word = food, not meat. Focus is on the idols. Certainly not an injunction to eat meat. 500,000 people a year die from lifestyle choices. Our body is a temple that should not be destroyed by carcinogens, fat, and poisons. Don't defend your addiction with Scripture.
I really appreciate this video, and I hope you make more content like this, and more content about your projects. We need more voices like yours.
I’m Vegan.Raising my 1 year old Vegan. Husband follows my vegan ways. We have an abundance of plant based foods..there is no reason to eat meat or drink dairy when there is almond milk,plant based burgers,vegan cakes and cookies ect I’ve never felt more peace within and closer to God. My soul is forever smiling and I am free !
Hallelujah! I would just recommend being careful with some of those processed foods like the burgers. Bill Gates is involved and some of those products contain toxic ingredients.
The Passover meal was VEGAN. I am shocked! It is great to know the truth about this and other Biblical matters.
What an excellent teaching on veganism from a Biblical perspective. I grew up in a Christian and Bible based home and church all my life. For the first 30 years of my life and never thought twice about how we relate to animals or nature. This is why it is so important to always the read the Bible with your eyes open, with the help revelation of the Holy Spirit and to always ask God after every scripture reading 'What do you require of me, my Lord'. The word needs to be alive and speak to us and into our everyday lives. I am so thankful that God openend my eyes. I have been vegan for 2 years and really feel such sorrow about all the years that I was responsible for putting animals through unimaginable suffering. I wish I could undo what I have done. Only thing left to do now is to spread the word about veganism and God's heart for animals and nature and continue to pray into a vegan world.
Bless You, Brother David for producing this video.
“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26
We all need different things at different times in our lives. I needed this today. Thank you for this video, support, and guidance!
Im so happy I found your video ! That is because of veganism I started feeling more spiritual and felt a desire to connect more with God. But then I started to wonder what God says about animals, as Christians they do eat meat. I was so sad when I found bits about which animal is pure and which one is not... But you have straighten things up in this viedo :) Keep up the great job. God bless :)
I mentioned VERY casually the other day that my husband and I aren’t eating meat right now. I assumed it wasn’t a big deal since it’s January and most people are making diet changes right now. IMMEDIATELY an associate of mine said “BUT GOD GAVE US MEAT TO EAT AND SAID IT WAS GOOD! WE ARE SUPPOSED TO EAT MEAT!” I was honestly shocked, because since I have stopped eating animal products I feel much more connected to His creation and have begun seeing error in consuming meat in the way we do in the US.
They are deluded sadly. On the face of it it appears that the Bible supports meat consumption but if we dig we understand that animals and humans fell under a curse due to sin and it wasn’t meant to be this way.
Thanks for this Video! I'm a Christian and a vegan 3 months now . I have heard Christians say God intended for us to eat meat. After reading more and doing more research I see they are incorrect . It makes sense That a compassionate loving God would not intent for people to hurt his innocent creatures and engage in evil actions. Thanks again for the video.
Wow, animals have the breath of life from God. That is so amazing. A question I have struggled with for a while
Isn't the latest statistics that 1 in 3 people will get cancer? When I see how little people care about the cruelty we inflict on animals, I say they are seeking illness.
Thank you for this video. I gave up meat 5 years ago and it was the best thing ever. We have to subdue our conscience, cook and put lots of spices on to make meat palatable. We do not have that problem with nuts, fruits and vegetables. I have been shown by God that it is the right way.
+Hanle de Beer since you wanted to quote Daniel and about his eating vegetables.. it is clear you did not study or read this passage. The point of the whole passage was that Daniel and his companions knew that eating only vegetables would make them weaker so they turned to God for faith to prove to the pagans that God would protect them. This story is not about God wanting man to only eat vegetables but about God showing his power through faith and why he is the true living God by giving man a strength and better appearance when they were eating a weaker diet that would decrease the vitality of everyone else.. but a man of faith that trusted in God to let them stay strong on a weaker diet.
+SouthernDawg36 what you are saying about Daniel is fabricated from your imagination. there is no support of your theory in the Daniel account.
+SouthernDawg36 What an ignorant thing to say! Have you not seen the many vegan athletes who are outperforming the meat eaters? There are weight lifters who have won competitions being vegans and runners who can outrun any meat eater. And how dare you say that the ONLY diet God commanded humans to eat (Gen. 1:29) is "weaker"??? Just because God allowed us to follow our own lusts it doesn't mean the truth of what He knows is best has ever changed because God NEVER changes. Eating meat is the weaker diet, it's killing people right and left and it's going to kill you before your time too.
Are you really that dense that you do not realize that up to the Flood people lived hundreds of years but after that only a max of 130? My friend, you've just believed the lies the devil puts out there. I will also remind you that in the desert God sent mana, not meat to the people, and when they got unhappy about it He sent them quail but while the meat was still on their teeth they were all killed. Now keep eating your meat and you'll see, I bet you say all that nonsense because you're still young and probably relatively healthy, if so, just wait a few more years when things begin to fall apart and see if your "strong" diet will help you, I waited and waited and it never did.
Iluv Merengue Boom!
+Peaceable Kingdom By the way, thank you for taking the time to share this with the world, Christians can be so mindless and carnal sometimes they do not see past their noses. I've sent the link to this video to my adult daughter who loves animals, she was defending her eating "ethically" treated meat saying Jesus ate fish (which I personally believe can't be true) but even so, why eat out of violence and choose 2nd best? The only reason Christians want to eat animals after knowing how abominable that practice is nowadays is because their flesh demands it, and we all know what we need to do about that, we can only please God when living in the spirit, end of story! And I'm not saying all this with cockiness as I too was blind for way too many years, I say it because I still haven't fully gotten over the guilt of having been a part of the suffering of so many beautiful creatures of God and for abusing what is supposed to be the Temple of the Holy Spirit which resulted in the loss of my health (but I can see many signs that my body is repairing itself).
Thank you so much for this. It has answered many of my questions on the subject. I am in the process of transitioning to a plant-based whole-foods diet and have been speaking to friends about what I am doing, and they are quite confused about what the Bible has to say about it. Having watched this, I now feel better equipped to answer their questions. I am going to watch this again and take notes. There are so many other reasons as well, apart from the spiritual ones for eating vegan, and they are ALL good! Thank you again, and may the Lord bless you abundantly.
🙌🏼 very well presented! When I tell my friends I'm vegan, I can't tell you how often I've heard, "But isn't that against your religion? Didn't God intent for us to eat meat?" Such a relief to hear such a well supported argument for the vegan Christian!
+Maile Dwyer I think its amazing how many people that miss the story of Genesis -- humans went against God's will and learned the difference between good and evil, and to continue to do evil when what is clearly laid out as what is right -- i just can't comprehend why anyone wants to think its ok to just continue to do evil, its just so messed up.
I myself am an atheist but I'm really glad to see that there are some Christians promoting veganism. Loving the diversity in the vegan community! Keep up the good work!
Update: I showed this to a friend of mine who is a devoted Christian and he went vegan on the spot! Thank you so much!
Wow. That's so good of you to help your Christian friend.
I do believe that was the beginning of the Holy Spirit working with yiu and through you.
I have know Christian’s to promote vegan / plant based life for 30 years- my husband refused !! Many Christians make fun of people who are vegans that’s just how it is
Thank you very much for this most needed video! God is surely pleased with this act of service.
I've made a few videos relating veganism with Christianity. Nice to see others doing the same :)
Li-San Please link them here in the comments. :)
Here is a playlist of the videos I made on this topic: th-cam.com/play/PL-CeEXSl0Vm0LMbBOB0T0S9CwPYqgCbz-.html
Li-San Loves
Thank you!!
Ive watched many of your videos before i made this and you are a great speaker, conversationalist and helped me make this.
Ive watched many of your videos before i made this and you are a great speaker, conversationalist and helped me make this.
God bless you brother in Christ ! You have a gentle spirit ... ❤
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! 🌱🐷🐮🐰🐶🦋💛 God has called me to veganism and since then my health and connection to Him has been so much better, I can hear from Holy Spirit clearly 💛💛💛 Now finding this video, it makes so much sense, God bless
My husband and I have went plant based and the improvement of our health is amazing but our growth in our love for the Lord is the true gift from this deicision. We have much growing to do but everyday is a New and Wonderful day. Glory to God.
Thank you for sharing this with everyone. This needs to be heard amongst everyone. 🌺😇🌸
Excellent, so well done! Thank you for highlighting so many Scriptures, I was only aware of a few. I know many vegans who are not Christians, and many Christians who are not vegans, but for me the two are inextricably linked, however, I respect everyone's point of view. At the end of the day, getting right with God supersedes what we put in our mouths, but once you have His Holy Spirit in your life, being kind to all living things just seems a natural progression, as a follower of Jesus, this is the only way for me. Thank you for such an inspiring video!
When I finally went vegan I felt a huge sense of being released from something.
Bless you for this video. I'm not a Christian but it was good to hear your explanations. I'm afraid that those whose 'god is their belly' will respond with plenty of excuses to satisfy their desire. Long before, the advice of the Buddha was,
'All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not
kill or cause to kill. All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.' (Dhammapada, 129-130.)
Ive heard it said that if you are good at making excuses thats all you will be good at. We all have to consider and confront the truth about ourselves, the good and the ugly. Thanks for watching and being on the right side of history!
I’m not Christian but I really love some of the morals they have. At first I was annoyed coz my friends told me god had said meat is for us to eat, but now I know that is not true. Wow the people that wrote the bible were so smart and now I can actually prove that animals are not for us to eat. Thank you so much!
I'm a Hindu, but totally agree with what you've said. Beautiful video, thank you. 🙏❤️
Thank you so much for having sifted through this worthy topic, giving us verses, for I was desperate not to find any christian that would call for veganism to be consistent with our faith !
I'd also like to add 1 Peter 2:15-16 : "For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God."
God bless you all :)
I absolutely adore and respect animals. I do not wish to hurt, abuse nore eat them! AMEN
Very well done. Thank you for sharing your research with all of us:)
What a great video, thanks for your message of living a life of mercy and stewardship and reminding us of the gospel. Great message!
This video is amazing! God bless you friend. This is just so great to hear. Keep up the Lord's work!
A most EXCELLENT work. Thank u!
One thing,...didn't John the Baptist eat honey and locust in the wilderness?
I guess u cannot blame him,..what else was he supposed to eat?
But I agree with u on the vast majority of what u say. I Love the way u walk the walk of compassion and not just talk about it.
Watching this, I felt your compassion and sincerity on this subject.
Peace, Agape and Namaste.
+Wingchun Exceptions based on need are not the same as wilful torturing and killing of sentient animals, but in any case it was just for survival. And btw, the honey back then just dripped from the honeycombs (as still does out in the 'wild') so NO comodification of the bees was made.
I wasn't necessarily thinking of the honey when I wrote that. In the wild, honey very often drips from beehives, which is probably why people began thinking of starting commercial beehives. I'm a new vegan anyway and don't have much knowledge of the process but what I've read it's that it's exploitation because by taking too much of the honey the bees are forced to work harder to supply their own needs, and that getting the honey, bee pollen, etc. kills many bees (maybe they're talking about those that are developing in the cells, idk).
Locust in the bible is a bad translation. It means the leaves of the locust bush. It's a bush.
@@billiejean1495 I believe this is correct also.
I pray that everyone will be vegan. I love animals. I love the creation of God.
The end of Gen 1 is really a profound argument. God gives man the world, and what are you going to do with it? Beat, torture, murder his creations?
NO eat meat.
I rebuke you devil.
I absolutely love this video. I was raised Catholic and became very disillusioned with my religion and in fact with all religion. I still feel it's very divisive but this video has restored my interest in exploring the Bible again I'm going to be seeking out all of the passages that were mentioned in this wonderful video and let's see where it takes me. I have been listening to my heart to my gut really what I feel is to God within me. Again thank you for creating this thoughtful open-minded presentation. PS I gave up eating animal flesh 40 years ago and am vegan 20 years. I am a founding PETA member since 1980. Animals are most precious to me. We are so blessed to share Earth with them. They deserve the utmost respect from humans, the opposite of what they have received. We MUST divest our stored energy our $$ from animal concentration camps pharma medical and military industrial complex NO MATTER THE % PER ANNUM INTEREST RECEIVED.
1. Timothy 4 doctrine of devils or teaching of demons people will abandon the faith and and obey lying spirits such people will teach it's wrong to marry and eat certain foods but God created thos foods to be eaten after a prayer of thanks,
Foods that God has given man
Genesis9 animal meat and green plants include fruit and vegetables
Leviticus 11
Acts 10
Thank you for making this video! Very important information! I've been vegan for over a year and a half now with only positive results in my body, mind, and spirit!
Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into this video, It has answered lots of questions I have had. God Bless.
I am a Christian and a vegan and want to thank you so much for sharing the Scriptures on this issue! An issue that too few people know about is that raising animals for food is so inefficient that it is one of the primary drivers of worldwide starvation, rainforest deforestation, ocean acidification, etc. In my opinion, the standard western diet which focuses heavily on meat, eggs and dairy, which is so resource inefficient to produce, and contributes to millions of people, nearly half of which are defenseless children, dying of starvation every year, is the sin of gluttony. Just wanted to add that opinion to this already very complete and well-researched video!
Im a Christian turned vegan. I truly beleive God designed us to be vegan and intended is to live this way 🙏
WELL DONE. Thank you for this wonderful study, David! God bless!
Superb. Everyone, please share this on Facebook.
thank you so much for making this video! God bless you!
I am a Christian Vegan. Vegan for 1 year and born again christian for a month. So I have been struggling as I am learning this new way of life with Christ, along with being a Vegan + activist. Going to church where they talk about food, and it's all animal products, makes me feel not right nor good or a place I want to be to worship god. It's so beautiful to read all the comments. There are more Christian Vegans that are able to see near us. God bless you all
Solid teaching brother 👏. I’ve been vegan for 5 years now
Bravo David. You're correct on this theology.
Thank you so much for this beautiful message :)
Breath of fresh air and music to my ears. Thankyou :)
Completely solid! Thank you for taking the time to share this!!! Blessings
Thank you for affirming that both animals and man share in the life-giving Breath of God and for explaining so clearly that Jesus came to end the dark and temporary sacrificial system. Every detail of your research helps to increase our knowledge of God and helps us freely choose to walk in HIs mercy, grace, and love.
This is so informational! I'm a vegan Christian and I know its the right thing to do! Thanks for this video! :)
But apparently your faith in god is weak. read romands 14:2
+GameSlimia the context is important, as always. Many scholars say this is not about vegetarianism, but avoidance of meat in fear that it was from an animal sacrificed to a pagan God and resold in the markets.
If your faith relies on a diet, it is weak, However if your faith moves to to live compassionately it is a strong faith. Heb 10:22-24.
I learned so much! I'm so happy I found a your channel. Thank you! ❤️
In this month April I please to say that I have 3 years since I become vegan and I convinced that was one of the Best ever decision of my life 💞.Every life count as much as life of human! Animals are better than majority of humans,we like it to admitted or not,but down deeply we know is true
"1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all."
Gen. 9:1-3 (ASV) AMEN!
@S B I agree with you! Congrats on your 4 years now of merciful living! It's a rough road when we are surrounded by hate. Peace be with you!
Thank you so much! This was a great bible study and I have learned so much.
Thank you dear David for being thoughtful and a vegan.
As a human/spiritual being I don't have to study scriptures to understand that I don't want be happy to eat my prescious friends, the animals. Eating "meat" means supporting cruelty and suffering, which is most unfair and heartless.
Unfortunately, only a few of religious people found their heart, no matter how hard they pray. Sad to say, but as one of the famous vegetarians Leonardo daVinci said: "as long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be war". Well, just look at the world...
In the depths of (awake)despair and I found this! thank you ❤️🌿
Very well put together 👏. I'm not a christian and part of the reason is I find alot of hypocrisy in christians, I really respect what you've done here. Its moved me to want to read the bible. 💕
I am a Christian vegan. Not trying to start an argument. I agree with all the Scriptures. Jesus ate fish after his resurrection. I don't eat fish because of all the pollution. The priests ate sacrificed animals and they were holy. But God commanded a way of sacrifice that was done with kindness and much less suffering. The animals nowadays are treated cruelly. The animals are also very polluted and sick. I can't afford grass fed animals. The cows etc are full of GMOs and lots of other harmful things. To me it just makes sense that I can't get well eating sick animals. So I eat a plant based diet to the glory of God. My husband doesn't agree. Neither does my dog. But we all get along😊
Doleta Wood there is no such thing as ethical slaughter. Just leave life be, and die naturally.
Good job on your veganism though :-), regarding the scriptures: it's really still debatable if the fish wasn't Jewish fishweed, and whether it's not a reference to the mystical symbology of Jesus as representing an era or his energy or sth, which is symbolized through the fish symbology.
Doleta Wood 😂😂 So funny about your husband and dog not agreeing! My husband and my sons dont too and I am the cook 🙄😅 I am not a vegan but I have cut down on meat a lot because I am so sad about factory farming and animal exploitation. I try to buy organic free range. still eat fish (just cos Jesus ate when He resurrected) and seafood.
@KyleAroundTheWorld I am not a vegan but I have cut down on so much meat and meat products and have stopped taking animal milk, not because I am getting caught up with the vegan movement but because it is very true that animals are suffering tremendously because of human selfish exploitation of them. It is all human beings cooperating with demons to exploit and abuse animals for their selfish profits and to satisfy their taste buds. While we should not worship a diet, we should care for the needs of animals even if they are to be used for food, right? Read Proverbs 12:10. I think sometimes the vegans have more compassion and self-control because they are able to stop eating meat for the sake of animals. We Christians ought to have better self-control which is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. And self-control is definitely applicable to our diet as well. I no long support factory farming meats but only buy organically farmed meats for my family. At least i know these animals have a lived a good life before they were slaughtered. They are not confined in pens in their own excrement and allowed a much better life. As for those intensive farmed animals, they suffer from birth to death day and they live in their pee and poo. Have you even seen that? How can we not care about them? Please if you have instagram, look up @thesavemovement @weanimals @total_liberation_israel @roeeshpernik @veganvikingell @tal__gilboa Just see the truth for yourself. If the photos and the videos do not break your heart, then I do not know what else would. Animals are suffering because of human taste buds. It's all because of human sin and hardness of heart that the Lord God allowed us to eat meat but human beings are exploiting them to the max.
Jesus ate Fish Weed (SeaWeed) but during the translation, the WEED was dropped! Jesus was a Vegan
Thank you very much for this video compiling many of the questions and arguments I have encountered dealing with fellow Christians regarding my veganism. I was waiting for 2 more explanations though: when Christ multiplied and fed the fish and loaves of bread and when He told them to cast the nets on the right side of the boat and there were so many fish they couldn't bring the nets up. Have you found any explanation for these accounts in the bible? Thank you.
I am still tackling that mystery, In the end it seems like discrepancies exist in translations and change content over time. I dont want to outright make the claim scriptures are wrong because i am not that level of scholar. I do wonder why so many church fathers claim Jesus did not eat meat and neither did the disciples in their ministry. Why was it such a hot debate in the church (if Jesus ate meat it would have never ben an issue. If Jesus was a meat eater would he have cleared the temple?). Why would James insist for believers to abstain from eating strangled animals. As of now i do not have a satisfying answer and I cannot say definitively that Jesus was vegan. but I do know even if in that time and place some fish was essential for nutrition it dosnt justify moderns for what we do to the species. There is only one account of Jesus eating a fish and that was after the resurrection. That should not convince anyone to eat meat but it does create a paradox.
David Herbert wwbou
My own personal theory is this [and keep in mind I'm by no means an expert and can only give my speculation]
1) when Jesus multiplied the fish, it was for two reasons
Firstly, the fish were already dead. True, Him being Jesus, he could've breathed life back into them, but that leads to my second point that He fed a multitude.thousands of people with a mere few fish. Had he not multiplied those two, those people probably would've gone fishing themselves or gone to go eat meat at the market. So by multiplying the already dead fish, he saved more animals from suffering in the long run.
2) It's possible Jesus created the fish out of nothing
Him being Jesus and given that the account said they had been fishing all day, rather than run the risk of them actually catching alive, sentient fish, he could've created the fish out of nothing so as to save more fish from suffering in the short run of things.
As for Jesus eating fish, I heard it wasn't actually fish but dried fish weed
Neko .Zombie very insightful. great thoughts. There is a lot we still dont know and may never know. until the facts are in Its best to assume the one who created them did not intend to torture them. I believe there is a lot lost in the translations but I dont know what so I made this so we can at least have a biblical conversation that validates vegan philosophy. Thanks for your thoughts
Thank you sooo much !!! Im so glad I found your vid! It is exceptional and has some new arguments that Ive never thought of before, like: animals having souls too! I'm going to search out all the Bible verses you use too and incorporate them in my debates with my stubborn friends and family! Thank you so much!
"1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; With all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; As the green herb have I given you all."
Gen. 9:1-3 (ASV) AMEN!
I knew it….I knew gods wouldn’t want people using animal based products. So happy I found this.
Thank you so much for explaining why we should be Vegans from the Bible , you have done a wonderful work , One Love Pia
Thou shall not kill , means thou shall not kill.
That only applies to humans not animals
So true.@@vampyresgraveyard3307
This comment section makes me feel at home, peace to everyone in here, wow people don’t know in the world that Jesus WAS and IS vegetarian, a few years back I was in deep depression from sins and I came into a HUGE spiritual awakening that led to angelic and prophetic encounters with highly chosen people, and god through them revealed to me the Gospel Of The Holy Twelve, the original text of the Gospel that was re written through out the years, and as soon as I read it everything made sense as regards to the law, our earthly mother, the universe, the washing away of sins and much more it was amazing and god did not intend for us eat meat what so ever..I highly encourage anyone who seeks truth to read that Gospel, there is sooo much heaven on it to those who have eyes to see..I love all y’all and blessings to everyone’s journey in life much much love!!!
Excellent perspective brother. Thank you for your message. God’s mercy!
Jesus and veganism brings me joy
Amen.
I absolutely agree with you about dominion meaning care taking. God didn't give us dominion to control and abuse the animals, He gave us dominion to lovingly care and protect for them. You related it with Jesus being the good shepherd so well. The whole current animal and food industry is SO SO wrong.
What does the Bible say about eating God's creatures?
"3 Forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,
4 because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
5 for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
6 If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast followed "
1 Timothy 4:2-5 (YLT)
Including FISH when feeding the 5,000 people, and let us not forget the tender LAMB for the Passover Meal.
I'm plant based now 2 years and a Christian a long time. I can't imagine Jesus Christ working in an abattoir .
This is a wonderful study of the Bible. I had no idea that God made a covenant with the animals but it makes perfect sense! I've always hated the predator/prey relationship in nature and how our scientists glibly say "it's how nature is supposed to be", Now I understand what was revealed to Isaiah about peace between all creatures, this is fantastic! THANK YOU! I wish more preachers would take a closer look. Yes we are saved by Faith through Grace and the law is no longer the path to Salvation, but it doesn't mean that God isn't going to bring creation back into line to the way it was before the fall. He most certainly will. It says the animals yearn for that day. We should rejoice that such things are to be!!!