Okay To Eat Meat?

Is it ok for me to eat animals?

Some statements Christian Vegans hear a lot when talking to other Christians is "but God permits us to eat animal flesh in chapter and verse. Jesus ate fish. The feeding of the five thousand. He called fishermen. He gave us dominion over the animals. We always eat meat, fish, chicken, etc. at our church dinners. Our priests, pastors, deacons and elders all eat meat. We were always fed meat at the Christian college I attended. Every Christian I know eats meat. I could never go Vegan."

Let’s look directly at Genesis 9:3, the verse that Jews have cited countless times over the millennia to justify the eating of meat. Yes, Genesis 9:3 does quote God as saying, “Every creature that lives shall be yours to eat.”

Does the Bible say God commanded us to eat meat?

Genesis 9:4 goes on to say "But you shall not eat 

flesh with its life, that is, its blood. Surely for your 

lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the 

hand of every beast I will require it." 

Therefore, we should not say that our Creator 

commanded the eating of meat, but rather a 

concession to man was made for the eating of it. 

Since man in his fallen state wanted to eat meat 

God set down rules for eating it, but it does not 

mean it was His desire.

Why did our Creator allow men to eat meat after 

the Flood?

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