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1 | Mans appropriate relation to animals? | Prov 12:12 | gkidder | 187301 | ||
I wonder if possibly you have had a bad experience with an animal as to why you seem to be disturbed by some ones affection towards a pet. I will admit that French kissing a dog is going too far, even if it is a French poodle.ha, ha. But I for one love my dog and hope and pray that some day when its my time to die and enter Heaven that I will be met by all my loved ones and that’s including my dogs that God has entrusted me to care for over the years. If we can believe that He will give us the desires of our heart then i'm looking forward to eternity with Him and all the creatures of his creation. God bless Tony |
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2 | Animals in the New Testament? | Prov 12:12 | MWLaine | 187330 | ||
I SEE PETS AS A DISTRACTION FROM THE MISSION OF SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. MANY TIMES SINGLE PEOPLE WILL HAVE A PET COMPANION THAT KEEPS THEM FROM BEING LONELY WHEN INSTEAD THAT LONELINESS SHOULD DRIVE THESE SAME PEOPLE OUT INTO THE WORLD WHERE THEY SHOULD BE OPENING THEIR MOUTHS FOR CHRIST. I see people going way overboard in how they do show affection for animals...I have been witness to people pushing pets in baby carriages, providing the best foods for the pets fussy palate, letting it sleep in their beds, kissing the dog, and wiping or picking up its feces after it has made its doody. All these things people would do for a dog or a cat and yet would these same people bother to stop and talk to anyone about Jesus? Or, are they too busy taking care of their little distraction? I think PETA people are so zealous for animal justice that they would march in protests and burn animal test facilities to the ground yet these same people don't seem give a rip for babies ripped from the womb through murderous abortion. I never read of Jesus even once petting or loving on an animal. Nor, for that matter any of the Apostles after Jesus' departure. The times I did see animals mentioned in the New Testament it was in a working relationship with humans. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a foal of a Donkey, comes to mind. I don't care if a person has animals that have a valid working relationship to their owner I just think it is a major distraction from what we Christians should be doing and that is spreading the Word, encouraging the saints, building the kingdom of heaven. Now with this young man having committed these heinous murders at Virginia Institute of Technology I think what if someone had taken the time to put an arm around him and lead him to the truth. I know Jesus would have. And the only way we can find these types of lost souls is by opening our mouths. |
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3 | Animals in the New Testament? | Prov 12:12 | lionheart | 187339 | ||
MWLaine, Matthew 6:33 tells us to seek first the Kingdom of God. Where we run into problems is when we love things more than we love God.It's not necessarily things that are sin,it's when we elevate those things above God. God must be first in all things. So having pets is'nt sinfull,it's when we give them more attention than God. In Him, lionheart |
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4 | Animals in the New Testament? | Prov 12:12 | MWLaine | 187356 | ||
Thank you lionheart, I have been struggling with why I consider this over attention to animals sin and Matthew 6:33 nails it. I have always held to the idea that animals are animals. The dog I am petting today could be dinner tomorrow given my pressed need to feed my family. I suppose some people would find that a little twisted but I think God put all things here on earth for the good of men and women whom are made in Gods likeness. Plus, I also think that animals have a work purpose, as well, in deserving to have a relationship with the human they serve. Cats catch and eat mice and other vermin that bring disease around the household. Dogs provide an early warning system for danger. For this service we feed them thus maintaining their loyalty. It seems though that people pamper their pets as if they have a greater intrinsic value than what I can find to be biblical. My belief is that Idol Worship and False Gods, akin to the way Egyptians Worshipped Animals, is at the root of this problem. MWLaine |
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5 | Animals in the New Testament? | Prov 12:12 | lionheart | 187359 | ||
MWLain, This can be a problem with anything we lay our hands on if we don't Have our priorities on straight. Thus we gotta rember Matthew 6:33 daily. Check out Romans chapter 14 Paul discusses things that revolve around disputable matters and Lord only knows we have enough of em. Romans 14 will hopefully clarify things for you a little more. In Him, lionheart |
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