Ingabe abantu abathi bangamaKristu banezizathu ezikhethekile zokudlulela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni? Okokuqala, kunezizathu ezine ezivamile: ukukhathazeka ngendawo ezungezile, ukukhathalela izilwane, ukukhathalela inhlalakahle yabantu, nesifiso sokuphila ukuphila okunempilo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaKristu angase aqondiswe isiko lenkolo eselinesikhathi eside lokudeda inyama neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane ngesikhathi sokuzila ukudla.
Ake sibheke lezi zizathu ngokulandelana. Nokho, ake siqale ngombuzo obaluleke kakhulu: kungani ukuqonda komKristu ngoNkulunkulu nomhlaba kunganikeza ugqozi olukhethekile lwempilo esekelwe ezitshalweni.
AmaKristu akholelwa ukuthi yonke into esendaweni yonke ivela kuNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wamaKristu akayena nje uNkulunkulu wawo, noma ngisho uNkulunkulu wabo bonke abantu, kodwa uNkulunkulu wabo bonke abantu. Imibhalo yeBhayibheli ikhazimulisa uNkulunkulu owadala zonke izidalwa futhi wathi zizinhle (Genesise 1); owadala umhlaba lapho zonke izidalwa zinendawo yazo (IHubo 104); ohawukelayo yonke into ephilayo futhi ayiphakele ( IHubo 145 ); othi, esesimweni sikaJesu Kristu, enze isenzo sokukhulula zonke izidalwa zakhe ebugqilini (KwabaseRoma 8) futhi ahlanganise yonke into yasemhlabeni neyasezulwini (Kolose 1:20; Efesu 1:10). UJesu waduduza abalandeli bakhe ngokubakhumbuza ukuthi akukho nyoni ekhohlwa uNkulunkulu ( Luka 12:6 ). UJohane uthi indodana kaNkulunkulu yeza emhlabeni ngenxa yothando lukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni (NgokukaJohane 3:16). Ukutusa nokunakekela kukaNkulunkulu zonke izidalwa kusho ukuthi amaKristu anesizathu sokuzithanda nokuzinakekela, ikakhulukazi njengoba abantu bebizelwe ukuba babe umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Umbono umhlaba wonke, njengoba kwasho imbongi uGerard Manley Hopkins, uthweswe icala lobukhosi bukaNkulunkulu, uyisici esiyisisekelo sombono wezwe wobuKristu.
Ngakho, amaKristu aqaphela indawo yonke nazo zonke izidalwa ezikuyo njengezikaNkulunkulu, ezithandwa uNkulunkulu, futhi zingaphansi kwesivikelo sikaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kungase kuyithinte kanjani imikhuba yabo yokudla? Ake sibuyele ezizatho ezinhlanu esiziphawulile ngenhla.
Okokuqala, amaKristu angashintshela ekudleni kwemifino ukuze anakekele indalo kaNkulunkulu, indawo ezungezile. Ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa ngenxa yenani lemfuyo eyandayo kuyimbangela enkulu yenhlekelele yesimo sezulu iplanethi yethu ebilokhu ibhekene nayo eminyakeni yamuva nje. Ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yezilwane kungenye yezindlela ezisheshayo zokunciphisa i-carbon footprint yethu. Ukufuywa kwezimboni nakho kubangela izinkinga zendawo zendawo. Isibonelo, cishe akunakwenzeka ukuhlala eduze kwamapulazi ezingulube ezinkulu lapho indle ilahlwa khona emiseleni, kodwa ngokuvamile ibekwe eduze kwemiphakathi empofu, okwenza ukuphila kube lusizi.
Okwesibili, amaKrestu angadla inyama ukuze enze ezinye izidalwa ziphumelele futhi zidumise uNkulunkulu ngendlela yazo. Izilwane eziningi zikhuliswa ezimisweni zezimboni ezizifaka ekuhluphekeni okungadingekile. Izinhlanzi eziningi zitshalwa ngokukhethekile umuntu ukuze azinakekele, futhi izinhlanzi ezibanjwa endle ziyafa isikhathi eside futhi kabuhlungu. Ukukhiqizwa okukhulu kwemikhiqizo yobisi namaqanda kuhlanganisa ukubulawa kwemfuyo yesilisa eningi. Amazinga amanje okukhulisa izilwane ukuze zidliwe abantu avimbela kokubili izilwane ezifuywayo nezisendle ekuchumeni. Ngo-2000, inani lezilwane ezifuywayo ladlula izikhathi ezingu-24 kuzo zonke izilwane ezincelisayo zasendle. I-biomass yezinkukhu ezifuywayo icishe iphindwe kathathu kunezo zonke izinyoni zasendle. Lezi zibalo ezishaqisayo zibonisa ukuthi abantu balawula amandla okukhiqiza oMhlaba ngendlela yokuthi kungabi khona indawo yezilwane zasendle, okuholela kancane kancane ekuqothulweni kwazo okukhulu.
Okwesithathu, amaKristu angashintshela ekudleni kwe-vegan ukuze asindise izimpilo zabantu ngokwabo. Imboni yemfuyo ibeka engcupheni ukuvikeleka kokudla namanzi, futhi labo asebevele beswele basengozini enkulu. Njengamanje, ngaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yokukhiqizwa okusanhlamvu emhlabeni kuya kondla izilwane zasemapulazini, futhi abantu abadla inyama bathola u-8% kuphela wama-calories abengatholakala uma esikhundleni salokho bedla okusanhlamvu. Imfuyo iphinde idle amanzi amaningi emhlabeni: kuthatha amanzi aphindwe izikhathi ezingu-1-10 ukukhiqiza u-20 kg wenyama yenkomo kunokukhiqiza ama-calories afanayo emithonjeni yezitshalo. Yiqiniso, ukudla kwe-vegan akusebenzi kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba (ngokwesibonelo, hhayi kubafuyi baseSiberia abathembele emihlambini yamanyamazane), kodwa kusobala ukuthi abantu, izilwane kanye nemvelo bazozuza ngokushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni. lapho kungenzeka khona.
Okwesine, amaKristu angalandela ukudla okungenamsoco ukuze alondoloze impilo nenhlalakahle yemindeni yawo, abangane, omakhelwane, kanye nomphakathi uwonke. Ukusetshenziswa okuphezulu okungakaze kubonwe kwenyama neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane emazweni athuthukile kuyingozi kakhulu empilweni yabantu, njengoba amazinga enyuka esifo senhliziyo, unhlangothi, uhlobo 2 lwesifo sikashukela kanye nomdlavuza. Ukwengeza, izinqubo zokulima eziqinile zinomthelela kokubili ekukhuleni kwezinhlobo zamabhaktheriya amelana nama-antibiotic kanye nengozi yezifo eziwubhadane ezivela ezifweni ze-zoonotic ezifana nomkhuhlane wezingulube nomkhuhlane wezinyoni.
Okokugcina, amaKristu amaningi angase agqugquzelwe amasiko obuKristu akudala okugwema inyama neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane ngoLwesihlanu, ngesikhathi seLent nangezinye izikhathi. Umkhuba wokungayidli imikhiqizo yezilwane ungabhekwa njengengxenye yomkhuba wokuphenduka, osusa ukunaka enjabulweni yobugovu kuNkulunkulu. Amasiko anjalo akhumbuza amaKristu ngemingcele ehambisana nokuqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungumdali: izilwane ngezikaNkulunkulu, ngakho abantu kumelwe bazihloniphe futhi abakwazi ukwenza noma yini abayifunayo ngazo.
Amanye amaKristu athola izimpikiswano eziphikisana ne-veganism kanye ne-vegetarianism, futhi impikiswano ngalesi sihloko ivulekile njalo. UGenesise 1 ukhomba abantu njengezithombe eziyingqayizivele zikaNkulunkulu futhi ubanikeza ukubusa phezu kwezinye izilwane, kodwa abantu banqunyelwe ukudla kwe-vegan ekupheleni kwesahluko, ngakho ukubusa kwasekuqaleni akubandakanyi imvume yokubulala izilwane ukuze zidliwe. KuGenesise 9 , ngemva kukaZamcolo, uNkulunkulu uvumela abantu ukuba babulale izilwane ukuze badle, kodwa lokhu akuwathetheleli amasu anamuhla okukhulisa izilwane ezimisweni zezimboni ngendlela esobala elimaza abantu, izilwane nendawo ezungezile. Amarekhodi evangeli athi uJesu wadla izinhlanzi futhi wanikela ngezinhlanzi kwabanye (nakuba, ngokuthakazelisayo, akazange adle inyama nezinkukhu), kodwa lokhu akubangeli ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yezilwane zanamuhla zezimboni.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-veganism kumongo wobuKristu akufanele neze ibhekwe njenge-utopia yokuziphatha. AmaKristu ayaqaphela igebe ebuhlotsheni bethu nezinye izidalwa elingenakuvinjwa ngokuthatha umkhuba othile wokudla noma ukwenza noma yimuphi omunye umzamo onjalo. AmaKristu angama-Vegan akufanele athi ukuphakama kokuziphatha: ayizoni njengawo wonke umuntu. Bamane balwele ukwenza izinto ngendlela efanele lapho bekhetha ukuthi bazodlani. Kufanele bafune ukufunda kwamanye amaKristu indlela yokwenza kangcono kwezinye izici zempilo yabo, futhi bangadlulisela okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kwamanye amaKristu.
Ukunakekela abantu, izilwane, nendawo ezungezile kuyisibopho kumaKristu, ngakho umthelela wokufuywa kwezimboni zesimanje kufanele uwakhathaze. Umbono wobuKristu nokutuswa kwezwe likaNkulunkulu, ukuphila kwabo ngokuqaphela phakathi kwabantu abathandwa uNkulunkulu, kuyoba umfutho kwabaningi ukuba badle ukudla okudliwa yizilwane noma banciphise ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yezilwane.