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NASB | Proverbs 12:12 The wicked man desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 12:12 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields richer fruit. |
Bible Question (short): Animals in the New Testament? |
Question (full): 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. |