Dear All,
Pls note that scarifying animals in the name of God is done in Hindu, Muslim & Christian religion. Iam a Hindu girl I have seen this things is all the religions. I can also give you many examples. I personally feel this is too bad. We are taking one life to make our life comfortable. I personally feel it is pathetic.
And there is no use in arguing if you don't like the things ignore it you dint practice that. All the religions they teach us the same things like love, mercy, truth etc. If there are good things some things are bad also which wont fit in your ethics or morals.
So dear friend STOP THIS COLD WAR. Stop praising your religions and holy books. All are same.
I just want to share one mail by one of our member Shanu, with a small mail and simple lines she gave such a beautiful message.
Pls read the following mail
Dear Group members,
I would like to share some thoughts which I learnt in my short period of life is...
All the Religion is accepting in GOD. So there is no arguement in acceptance of GOD.
All of them says Believe in GOD and pray to GOD, the creator of all the living and non living things in the world.
The GOD sent messengers to all the world for his people From Adam....mosa, ....Jesus etc... etc......Mohd in different period of time.
The God's world is not only Arabia, so wherever the peoples available he might have sent messenger to them. All the messengers said to us is to pray to GOD. So GOD is one. there is No HINDU GOD, NO CHRISTIAN GOD , NO MUSLIM GOD ETC....... The way to
God might be different but the goal must be one.
We all are following different messengers path, but the ultimate destination is ONE. So We all will pray for a better tomorrow for the whole humanity.
So believe your own messengers and follow their path.
I dont think NO messenger from GOD came with a mission to destroy the world.
So Let us live in a Happy world as brothers and sisters.
Regards
AS
----- Original Message ----
From: Mathews Wilson <wpmathews43@
yahoo.com>
To: Keralites@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 4:11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [www.keralites.net] Dear Mr. Dhanesh Narayanan [Why did God require animal sacrifices in the O.T.?]
In Mahabharata, Bhagvan Krishna joined with Pandawas and killed all Kauravas and all their army? Is that not a deed of " sin" killing people? So what is wrong if a sheep is sacrificed for the sake of God?
If you spit when you are lying down..it will fall on your face only..this should be a lesson for all and stop these discussion on all religions.
--- On Wed, 4/6/08, Somasundaran Chakkambath <cschakkambath@ yahoo.co. in> wrote:
From: Somasundaran Chakkambath <cschakkambath@ yahoo.co. in>
Subject: Re: [www.keralites. net] Dear Mr. Dhanesh Narayanan [Why did God require animal sacrifices in the O.T.?]
To: Keralites@yahoogrou ps.com
Date: Wednesday, 4 June, 2008, 7:39 AM
THE IDEA OF 'SIN' AS SUCH MAY NOT BE CORRECT! GOD IS ALL LOVE AND MERCY! ALL HIS CREATIONS ARE BELOVED FOR HIM. THEREOFRE, IT IS LOVE THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE AND NOT ANY KIND OF SACRIFICE?! Rahul Alex <rahulisation@ gmail.com> wrote: Dear Abraham, I dont think Mr.Dhanesh will need more explanation than this..tht is a perfect answer,But i dont know wheather he will understand tis?? Thankyou !*R*!
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:50 PM, abraham varughese < abraham_689@ yahoo.com> wrote: God required animal sacrifices so that mankind could receive forgiveness for their sins (Leviticus 4:35; 5:10). To begin, animal sacrifice is an important theme found throughout Scripture. When Adam and Eve sinned, animals were killed by God to provide clothing for them (Genesis 3:21). Cain and Abel brought sacrifices to the Lord. Cain's was unacceptable because he brought fruit, while Abel's was acceptable because it was the "firstlings of his flock" (Genesis 4:4-5). After the flood receded, Noah sacrificed animals to God. This sacrifice from Noah was an aroma that was soothing to the Lord (Genesis 8:20-21). God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham obeyed God, but just as Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac, God intervened and provided a ram to die in the place of Isaac (Genesis 22:10-13).
The sacrificial system reaches its climax with the nation of Israel. God commanded the nation to perform numerous different sacrifices. According to Leviticus 1:1-4, a certain procedure was to be followed. First, the animal had to be spotless. Next, the person offering the sacrifice had to identify with the animal. Then the person offering the animal had to inflict death upon it. When done in faith, this sacrifice provided forgiveness of sins. Another sacrifice called the day of atonement, described in Leviticus 16, demonstrates forgiveness and the removal of sin. The high priest was to take two male goats for a sin offering. One of the goats was sacrificed as a sin offering for the people of Israel (Leviticus 16:15), while the other goat was released into the wilderness (Leviticus 16:20-22). The sin offering provided forgiveness, while the other goat provided the removal of sin.
Why, then, do we no longer offer animal sacrifices today? Animal sacrifices have ended because Jesus Christ was the ultimate sacrifice. John the Baptist recognized this when he saw Jesus for the first time, "Behold, the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). You may be asking yourself, why animals? What did they do wrong? That is the point, in that since the animals did no wrong, they died in place of the one performing the sacrifice. Jesus Christ also knew no wrong but willingly gave Himself to die for the sins of mankind (1 Timothy 2:6). Many people call this idea of dying in place of someone else substitution. Jesus Christ took our sin upon himself and died in our place. As 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, "He (God) made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." Through faith in what Jesus Christ accomplished on the cross, the individual can receive forgiveness.
In summation, the animal sacrifices were commanded by God so that the individual could experience forgiveness of his sins. The animal served as a substitute-- that is, the animal died in place of the sinner. Animal sacrifices have stopped with Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was the ultimate sacrificial substitute and is now the only mediator between God and mankind (1 Timothy 2:5). Animal sacrifices foreshadowed Christ's sacrifice on our behalf. The only basis on which an animal sacrifice could provide forgiveness of sins is the fact that Christ would sacrifice Himself for our sins, providing the forgiveness that animal sacrifices could only illustrate and foreshadow.
Hope that clear to you.
Thanks!!!!
Abraham Varughese ----- Original Message ---- From: Dhanesh Narayanan < dhaneshnarayanan@ yahoo.co. in> To: Keralites@yahoogrou ps.comSent: Tuesday, June 3, 2008 4:35:32 PM Subject: Re: [ www.keralites. net] "Is the Bible truly God's Word?" Dear Friends,
Pls dont consider this as my disgrace with Bible. I would like to ask one question, If bible is the words of God, then what about the attitude of God against animal sacrifice (Killing animals in the name of God and telling it is for pleasing God.). Bible is telling about some incidents like that. And Bible is giving a description of animals to be killed for the happiness of God. Bible is clearly telling killing animals in the name of God is a good work and Bible is giving examples also.
This is not the words of a guy who read only the errors. Please consider it as a doubt from your own brother…..
Love & Regards, Dhanesh Narayanan | |
