I found some interesting moral on glory of God towards his
beloved creatures of his creation that ought to be loved through
vegetarianism - by Rondi Elliott.
The Old Testament is very specific when it comes to what "God
said" that we should eat. In the first chapter of the Bible,
Genesis I, there is a clear mandate in 1:29: "Behold, I have given
you every tree with seed in its fruit; this you shall have for
food." This was God's intent in the Garden of Eden, but, humans
being imperfect, things changed.
"for the shedding of lifeblood, I will surely require a
reckoning" (Genesis 9:2-5). What seems to be the point is that if
we unnecessarily kill an animal, we will be accountable to our
Creator. Of course, we now know that eating flesh is by no means
necessary for human health; in fact, there is much evidence that it
is, in fact, unhealthy to stray from a plant-based diet!
From The Gospel of the Holy Twelve, trans. by G.J.
Ouseley:
"The fruit of the trees and the seeds and of the herbs alone
do I partake, and these are changed by the spirit into my flesh and
blood. Of these alone and their like shall ye eat who believe in me
and are my disciples; for of these, in the spirit, come life and
health and healing unto man."
"Not by shedding innocent blood, but by living a righteous life
shall ye find the peace of God .... Blessed are they who keep this
law; for God is manifested in all creatures. All creatures live in
God, and God is hid in them..."
In this Gospel, God is called Abba-Amma, which means
Father-Mother; Jesus is spoken of as Jesu-Maria. The Angel tells
Mary: "Ye shall eat no flesh nor drink strong drink, for the child
shall be consecrated unto God from his mother's womb, and neither
flesh nor strong drink shall he take."The wise men who came from
the East " had purified themselves and tasted not of flesh nor of
strong drink that they might find the Christ whom they sought." As
they followed the star "they forgot for a little their weary beasts
who had borne the burden and the heat of the day, and were thirsty
and fainting; and the star was hidden from their sight.
He protects a lion that men mere pursuing with stones and
javelins.
': But Jesus rebuked them, saying 'Why hunt ye these creatures
of God, which are more noble than you? By the cruelties of many
generations, those were made the enemies of man which should have
been his friends.
" ' If the power of God is shown in them so also are shown his
long suffering and compassion. Cease ye to persecute this creature
who desireth not to harm you; see ye not how he fleeth from you,
and is terrified by your violence ? ' "
The food of John was the fruit of the locust tree and wild
honey. And to all he spake, saying: " Keep yourselves from blood
and things strangled, and from dead bodies of birds and beasts, and
from all deeds of cruelty and from all that is gotten of wrong.
The disciples mere forbidden to eat flesh food. "Eat that which
is set before you, but of that which is gotten by taking life,
touch not, for it is not lawful to you.
Jesus bids us to be considerate of all creatures, and not of man
alone. "Be ye therefore considerate, be tender, be pitiful, are to
them as gods, to whom they look in their needs."
Jesus states definitely that He came to end the blood sacrifices
and feasts of blood; He also said: "I am come to end the sacrifices
and feasts of blood; and if ye cease not offering and eating of
flesh and blood, the math of God shall not cease from you; even as
it came to your fathers in the wilderness, who lusted for flesh,
and did sat to their content, and were filled with rottenness, and
the plague consumed them.?
Jesus straightly charged all who believe in him to eat only of
the fruit of the tree and the herbs. "For of the fruit of the trees
and the seeds of the herbs alone do I partake, and these are
changed by the spirit into my flesh and blood. Of these alone and
their like shall ye eat who believe in Me and are My disciples ;
for of these, in the spirit, come life and health and healing unto
man. ... ..
"Verily I say unto you. in the beginning all creatures of God
did find their sustenance in the herbs and the fruits of the earth
alone, till the ignorance and selfishness of man turneth many of
them to that which was contrary to their original use : but even
these shall yet return to their natural food ; as it is written in
the Prophets, and their words shall not fail." (Re-printed from
"MIRA" Poona)
May God bless all, Amen
