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Comment by Melida 10 hours ago

Nope. All Adventists are not vegetarian. I was actually surprised by that myself. I just figured everyone was or they were at least striving to be. Nope....lol

Comment by KellyDenise 21 hours ago

So does this mean not all Adventist are vegetarian? Just curious, most of the Adventist I have known have been.

Comment by neo on August 13, 2008 at 7:31pm

i like Adventist FOOD!!!

Comment by Bethany on June 18, 2008 at 4:42pm

hi, hows life, God BLess............

Comment by Stanley K Kemboi on May 29, 2008 at 1:26pm

whether eating meat is sin or not depends on where u r and the environement. The most important thing is in what we know to be harmful to our health. Otherwise critizing meat may not solve all our problems related health and spiritaul matters. Meat is a livelihood to other ppl while the same is harmful to others. The except chemical materials like alcohol which r harmful in the instant other argument is that all foods are harmful if overused.

Comment by Sum Jepchumba Rael on May 29, 2008 at 1:55am

Whatever goes inside us does not matter,but whatever comes out of us matters.just to say eating meat is not sin but Ellen white in spirit of propecy warned about taking meat in this last days.For God elects we need not to because the spirit of the lord is talking to us and it will not do so for those who are not seeking chirst with all their hearts and obedient to his law and will.

we are Gods temple and we should be keen in all that we take.Ask ourself:was it Gods plan and does it Glorify him?

Comment by Y. Hutchinson on May 19, 2008 at 1:29pm

Eating meat is not a sin, but my dear friends if we are looking for the coming of Jesus to take us home, please start preparing for MANNA. Animal flesh is dangerous and injurous to our body in these days. Meat is also very harsh on the stomach, and encourages an acidic environmental system that can develope many chronic non-communicable diseases. We as a people are so versed on the many animal diseases, that there is no excuse to keep holding on to our favourite slices. Our bodies are the temple of God, we are also stewards, responsible for taking care of what God has given to us. Elen White warns us of eating meat in these last days, even though fish was one of Jesus' favorite while he was here, it is not wholesome any longer, quite recently a whale was found to be infected with measles. Many small fishes are washing up dead around the seas shores. Pollution in the seas, lands, and air - whats next. Let us wait, watch and prepare our hearts by the renewing daily of our minds, souls and body.

Comment by Joseph on May 6, 2008 at 1:26pm

For meating, it's not a sin, But when consumed it has consequences, just like the Bible says, "These thins happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfilment of the ages has come." I Corinth. 10:11. When we search the Bible how man started taking meat, It was NOT God's original plan neither humans or animals to consume meat. Every Living creature God created, He desired it to be vegetarian.

The Israelites asked for the "Flesh meat" and the Lord gave them the meat, they asked and many died because they refused what the Lord was offering them, food from above (manna). They wanted the flesh they were used to in Egypt. Many were slain because of disobedience and murmurings.

In this age, disease has increased, remembering that as the number of years increase sin increases so the animals are too diseased these days. Loss of life is majorly due to cancers and other diseases which have connections to meat diet.

So we as Advestists (Waiting for the second coming of our Lord and King Jesus Christ) we have to be in good shape, or else no one want's to wait for the King in bad shape, but we try with the help of the HolyGhost to be in good shape Spiritually, Physically and Mentally. That only happens when we obey God and His laws, for they don't change.
That said, an Adventist has to keep his/her body as a temple of the Lord. So why should an Adventist grieve the HolyGhost and our master if we know that meat is diseased, it causes life threatening diseases and also cuts our life short? A true Adventist will live to make his/her Lord happy by obeying the Health laws.

Vegetables are so not free, because of the massive use of pesticides, and the use of hormones and not to forget "GM foods - Genetically Modified foods", but still the Lord makes a way, where they seem to be no way.
Speak to the Lord as a friend, someone you trust and He'll surely make away and He'll surely provide for you fresh produce. In heaven there's not gonna be loss of life so meat eating wasn't God's original plan.

Some people argue that, in heaven there's not gonna be meat so we should eat the meat we need here. That argument is like saying okay in heaven we are not have night clubs, so we should go clubbing as much as we want on this planet earth and when the Lord appears we shall say bye to the clubs.

When you ask folks why they take meat, they will inform you McDs, KFC etc. their products are sweet ummmm. They mention that meat is sweet, I use a theory which goes whatever is sweet on this planet taken in much quantity isn't good. Much as we are Adventists, the remnant people with the testimony of Jesus Christ which is the spirit of prophecy, then let's utilize what was revealed to us!

The spirit of prophecy through E. White warned us that in the last days (1844 - present) animals will be diseased and those waiting for translation won't be lurking for flesh pots.
So let's not forget it's a counsel and at the sametime a warning, you fail to take the counsel you suffer the consequences. Better now to minimize flesh diet than when it's too late when you have cancer and you start thinking and wishing if you had taken the greenleaves, fruits and nuts.

For soymilk i think, with the increasing level of Technology it's possible to make your own at home. Go to your local store and get some bio/ organic soy beans and a soy milk maker and that's all you need to make soy milk and other soy related products like Tofu etc. When you search the web all those gadgets are available on sale for home and they don't cost that much.

I summarize by saying for an Adventist, it'd be good to minimize meat and take more of fruits, nuts, legumes and vegetables until you'll completely take no McDs, KFC and other products with meat in them.

If the longest living people on the planet are vegetarians, and by the way the cows themselves are vegetarians so why kill them?, let's take vegez.

Comment by Treasha Toussaint-Massicotte on April 10, 2008 at 7:02am

Does anyone knows the latest with the soy products. I heard some rumor sometime back that there were certain preservatives used in it that was cancerous, even in the box milk as well, can anyone comment more on this.

Comment by Stacey Sampson on April 4, 2008 at 11:08am

No it's not a sin for us to eat meat. But the thing is that nowadays almost every food (stuff) is unhealty (through contamination), and it would be wise for us to go back to eating nuts, legumes and other vegetarian stuff just as they use to in the beginning (before sin).

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