“Tenderness and mercy and gentility, and all the spiritual
qualities that set man off so greatly from beasts of prey, are
lacking in the lion, tiger, wolf and other carnivores. The claim
that man has evolved to such a high mental plane and spiritual plane
that he must have meat is exactly the opposite of the facts. He must
crush and harden his higher nature in order to hunt and fish and
prey.”
~ Dr. Herbert M. Shelton (1895–1985), Father of Modern Natural
Hygiene
So true! Reading the last word “prey” in the above quotation made me
think of those who hunt and fish and “pray” (a little play on words!),
especially those who are religious leaders and lead their flocks astray.
I often wonder how they can claim to be believers in God and still
continue to remain at such a low level of spiritual development. Surely,
a true believer touched by the Holy Spirit of God must mature to the
point of recognizing and living by His original intent and not just the
concessions that He allowed because “the intent of man's heart is evil
from his youth.” (Genesis 8:21)
As it says in Romans 1:20 “they are without excuse” and will be
judged by a higher, stricter standard since, as Jesus says in His
parable in Luke 12:48: “And from everyone who has been given much shall
much be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask
all the more.”
These hunter/pastors may enjoy fame and fortune now in this fallen
world, but Revelation 21:8 also makes it clear that “cowards,” “the
cowardly submissive,” “all liars [those who knowingly convey untruth by
word or deed, all of these shall have] their part in the lake that
blazes with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.” (The
Amplified Bible) Yes; killing the Creator’s creatures for fun and for
acceptance by the hard-of-heart is being “cowardly” and “cowardly
submissive.” And to risk eternal damnation is foolish, to say the least.
As Jesus warns in Matthew 7:22-23:
22 “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your
name perform many miracles?’
23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from
Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ ”
Living according to Genesis 1:29 is better for the whole earth –
humans, nonhumans, and the environment.
29 “Then God said, “Behold I have given you every plant yielding
seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has
fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you.”
In other words, go vegan! It’s that simple.
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