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“One believeth that he may eat all things: another…eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him” (Romans 14:2-3).
Today there are many people who have chosen to eat “vegan” or “vegetarian.” Others feel free to eat meat and animal products. After the flood of Noah, God gave man the right to eat meat, as we find in Genesis 9:3—“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you.” It does not appear that people ate meat before the flood of Noah.
There is sometimes a tendency for us to think that our way is the right way, and I have known people who did not eat meat try desperately to persuade other people not to eat meat. On the other hand, I have heard those who feel free to eat meat make fun of those who are vegan or vegetarian, for the diet they eat.
In our verses today, God warns us all not to do that. It really does not matter spiritually whether we eat meat or not, and the Lord wants us to respect one another, and go on happily together.
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