
And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the
commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love.
If we claim to love God, then we should to try to reflect God’s love, that
resides in each of us, onto all creatures. We cannot claim we love other
humans and God’s animals if we deliberately and unnecessarily inflict pain
on them. Therefore, a plant-based diet accords with obedience to God.