“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” (Matt. 5:5), Jesus teaches. Meek means humble. Jesus describes Himself as “gentle and humble in heart” (Matt 1:29). Moses is also described as “very humble, more so than anyone else on the face of the earth” (Num 12:3). If we are humble, we will not be so humanocentric as to think that only we are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27) and therefore all other creatures are made for us to (ab)use. If we are humble, we will n

Many a cow weeps when she ends up in a slaughterhouse. She is mourning her own imminent death. Her tears embody the mourning that Jesus blesses. They are not symbolic but real—an expression of grief, terror, and loss in a place of blood and death. When Jesus declared, “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matt 5:4), he spoke not only of human sorrow but of the universal mourning that runs through all creation subjected to violence. To mourn is to feel th

Introduction: In Luke 13:1-9, Jesus warns murderers of animals that unless they repent, they will perish like the Galileans whose blood Pilate has mixed with their sacrifices, or they will be cut down by God just like a fig tree which fails to bear fruits. The following is inspired by Pastor Frank Kaufman’s 2019/03/24 sermon, “Animal Exploitation Needs Repentance”:- Jesus teaches about the necessity of repentance from a unique angle, emphasizing that true repentance leads to

“Do you have eyes but fail to see?” (Mark 8:18), questions Jesus. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light” (Matt 6:22), Jesus reassures us. He’s hereby urging us to see through distortions, delusions and illusions by “the true light” (John 1:9). 1. The World is An Illusion Projected by the Kingdom Within Jesus makes it clear that “I am not of this world” (John 8:23); that “whoever wants to be my disciple must deny the

Summary: In Genesis, upon consuming the forbidden "fruit" (Gen 3:6) from "the tree of the knowledge of good and evil" (Gen 2:9), “which is in the midst of the garden” (Gen 3:3 KJV), Adam and Eve were deported from the Garden of Eden and they went from immortal to mortal. By examining the Hebrew original of the words concerned and their context, this article, inspired by Jeff Popick (2007) and Jane Erwin (2010), argues that the forbidden fruit of Eden is meat; that the origin

“ Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God,” says Jesus ( Matthew 5:9 ). 1. We Are Not Peacemakers to Animals Toward animals, we are not agents of peace. We aren’t even fair opponents—since the term “warrior” implies some degree of justice, parity, or honour. Rather, we act as oppressors—despots, tyrants, dictators. The way we treat animals is fundamentally violent. We strip them of their God-given right to live in accordance with their natu

Executive Summary: The original Eucharist was a vegan thanksgiving Messianic Banquet, subsequently transformed into a bizarre, abstruse, cannibalistic cult by Paul (cf. Tabor 2012, pp. 14-15, 44-47, 148-151). Luke juxtaposes the Messianic feast (Luke 22:15-18) with the cannibalistic cult (Luke 22:19-21) in his own account of the last supper, making one wonder whether Jesus will drink His own blood with the disciples in the future Kingdom of God. That Jesus regards the Last

Summary : The immediate cause of Jesus’ death is His direct action to liberate animals from the Second Temple (Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46; John 2:13–16), which severely offended the Chief Priests and scribes by greatly compromising their lucrative commercial interests (Tabor 2012; Akers 2020). Secondary causes include long-standing grudges or religious discrepancies between the Jewish priests and Jesus, and the Romans’ concern about the subversive, anti-co

Contrary to the belief of many theologians — including Thomas Aquinas, Pope Benedict XVI, Craig Keener, Scott Hahn, and N. T. Wright — Jesus did not consume the Passover lamb. Per the Gospel of John, the Last Supper took place before the Passover (John 13:1). Since the Jewish day begins at sunset, this places the meal at the beginning of the Passover Preparation Day, which John explicitly identifies later (John 19:14). During the Last Supper, bread instead of animal flesh was

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O God, how tender is Your light, robed in the brilliance of morning, You stretch the heavens like silken cloth. You walk on the breath of the wind, and sing through the wings of doves. You set the earth on its sure foundation, and plant peace in every meadow. The springs gush forth in hidden places, quenching the thirst of all who wander. Birds nest safely among the branches, and sing psalms where no temple walls rise. You water the hills wit

Jesus teaches us to pray in this way: “Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10). What matters most, therefore, is God’s will, not our own. Our prayer becomes effective only when it is aligned with God’s will. If you pray for immense power so that you may exploit other fellow humans and animals and trample on their heads, such a prayer will not be fulfilled. For a prayer to be effective, it must be compassionate and directed toward the good of sentient being

Today (4 March) the Church commemorates Gerasimus of the Jordan (c. 400/410–475). Born in Lycia in southern Asia Minor into a wealthy family, Gerasimos renounced family ties, riches, and worldly concerns, and embraced the monastic life in the desert of the Thebaid in Egypt. Later, around the year 450, he came to the banks of the Jordan River in Palestine, where he founded a vegan lavra and became its abbot. The discipline of the community was very strict. The advanced anchori

Today (Feb 18) marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day season of repentance and preparation for Easter. As Jesus fasted in the wilderness before beginning his ministry, so believers are invited to humble themselves, seek purification of heart, and return to God with renewed commitment to compassion and righteousness. The following is a suggested vegan Lenten plan. 1. Guiding Vision “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness… to let the oppressed

Introduction : “ A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Prov. 17:22). “Emotional wounds need emotional healing,” as the Hong Kong saying goes. Jesus must have healed Mary Magdalene’s ostracization and trauma (note 1) not only through exorcistic healing, but through love, inclusion, trust, camaraderie, and companionship. This aligns with His broader pattern of healing—not merely curing physical ailments, but restoring dignity, breaking so

“Vegetarian” Christian theologian Stephen H. Webb (1961–2016) argued that MxDxxxxd’s provides inexpensive, calorie-dense food and implied that Christians should accept fast food and factory farming as unavoidable features of modern life. He even suggested that because Jesus identified with ordinary people and ate simple food, He would likely patronise MxDxxxxd’s were He to return today (Webb 2011:20–24). 1. Jesus Desires Compassion, Not Sacrifice! Such a claim fundamentally m

Summary : In the OT, there are graphic descriptions of animal sacrificial rituals that make them sound like an evil cult dedicated to Satan. E.g., in Exodus (29:15-17) and Leviticus (7:1-6), there are phrases like "hands on its head", “slaughter”, "Cut... into pieces", "blood... to be splashed against the sides of the altar", "internal organs", "the head and the other pieces", "both kidneys with the fat", "liver", etc. In these two books, as well as Numbers and Ezekiel, it’s

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” (1 John 4:7) This verse presents love not as a feeling but as evidence of spiritual rebirth. To “know God” is not defined by correct doctrine, ritual observance, or religious identity, but by the active expression of love that reflects God’s own nature. Since the epistle goes on to say that “God is love” (4:8), love is not merely something God does — it is

James the Just (early 1 st century – 62 AD) is Jesus’ biological brother (Mark 6:3; Matt 13:55–56; Galatians 1:19) though later Catholic patristic writers, like St. Jerome, deliberately denied that James and Jesus came from the same mother, not on historical grounds, but to defend the doctrine of Mary’s perpetual virginity. James is also Jesus’ official successor ( Acts 15:13-21, 21:18; The Gospel of Thomas , saying 12; Clement of Alexandria, qtd. Eusebius, Ecclesiastical H

According to 2 Kings 22, two versions of Moses’ Law were in circulation, one corrupt and one authentic. The latter was discovered by Hilkiah the priest during the reign of King Josiah. When it was presented to the king, he tore his robe and acknowledged that the nation had been acting wrongly. 1. “Christ has Revealed this to me!” According to Kam Waters (2024), the corrupted version of the Law was anti-vegan, whereas the authentic Mosaic Law was vegan. This understanding was

In Book of Revelation 18:23, the seer declares that “all nations were deceived by your pharmakeia .” In the Greek text, φαρμακεία denotes substance-based enchantment—potions, drugs, or poisons employed to manipulate, control, or deceive. This charge appears within Revelation’s sustained critique of Babylon (Rev 17–18): an imperial system that intoxicates the nations, enriches elites, traffics in bodies and souls, and presents exploitation as salvation. 1. Domination Masked as